PS2 Plans

PS2 Plans

I ordered a new (used) PS2 (SCPH-77001) to replace my dying 70001 I've played for around a decade, 'cause the motor is finally going in it.
I need to lay this out so everything is organized, since there is more than a little I want to do.
This is mostly about cleaning up categories, than getting really good times, so don't expect a lot of time on the following.

Gran Turismo 1 Any% - I have the in-game WR (Sough says he has the NTSC-U WR, which is dumb, 'cause he doesn't), but my loads killed any chance of WR RTA.
Gran Turismo 1 Arcade - My time sucks and I want to improve it, and the run is mostly about loads.
Gran Turismo 2 Low% (Both) - I want to see if the neGcon or d-pad is faster, and if 2:37 is possible for No License Prizes. License Prizes, I just need to get a good run.
Ridge Racer 4 - I want to see if my loads affected my 27:45, or the run is what it is. And who knows, maybe try to get my WR back. (3 seconds is all I need)
Gran Turismo 4 Any% - I'm gonna say this right now, don't expect daily streams of this, or even weekly. GT4 is honestly not a speedgame. 9+ hours is too fucking long for a run. And this is coming from someone who ran Forbidden Memories, with races every weekend, multiple 24+ hour runs, etc. I'm doing this for you guys, please support me along the way, so I don't learn to hate GT4. I'm probably going for WR, and that's it. This is gonna sound awful, but you guys joked about this when I was testing stuff for Any% the other day. You'd have to pay me to do GT4 100% Segmented. Single-Segment will never happen. Never.

After all this, I want to really put a lot of time into learning Pokemon Fire Red Round 2. I keep getting side-tracked, and it's something I really want to do. And, since I got an SP from a friend I haven't talked to in quite some time, I get to practice even when I'm not at my Gamecube.
Other than that, can't really think of anything else on the PS2 I want to improve on. If GT gets more competitive, I'll put more time into it, but that's not now. I'm gonna sit back and see how everything plays out.