Pass me the Parodius Da!

Playing Gradius on PSP has really restored my love for the classic Konami shooter. One game series that never made it to the US from Konami is a parody of the Gradius games aptly named Parodius. It featured the same intense shooting action, but instead of killing space ships, you are killing brightly colored happy things. Also, the music is top notch featuring whimsical Nutcracker type tunes. Most game level music will be recognized by everyone in some shape or form. There are some questionable content in the games too. For example, in Parodius 2, in your choice of ships, you can pick a little guy who glides on a giant paper airplane. When you get his shield upgrade, a giant condomn appears to protect you from damage. There are also some matters of scantily clad characters as well. Check out this vid for the last level of Parodius 2 before the boss. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kACndacawMc
Parodius series appeared in arcades, Famicom, PC Engine, Game Boy, Sega Saturn, Super Famicom, and Sony Playstation. So that means it has been about 10 years since the latest Parodius game. C'mon Konami! At least give us Parodius Collection for PSP..or Salamander Collection! Please!
In Everquest news, I did the naughty and renewed my subscription to EQ2 for one month just to check out the latest adventure pack, the Fallen Dysnasty. I have had about 1 hour with it so far and I can't complain. Very Asian atmosphere with new story and music. The first quests are simple fetch quests and start at level 55. Since my healer is level 62, I feel good about fitting in the adventure. I probably wont play past 1 month, but I would like to see what Sony has done with Fallen Dynasty. Their adventure packs are $8, but the content is good enough to indulge, even if WoW offers patches for free.