On the flight home yesterday I beat Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance again with Maxim. The game flies by using Maxim.

I was actually able to listen to the music for the first time while playing Lumines. Usually my wife asks that I not play the music, since she finds video game music to be maddeningly repetitive, so I have gotten into the habit of not hearing it. But the game's music was just as trance-inducing as the addictive gameplay. It is a shame my wife doesn't listen to it since she claims to enjoy techno muzak. . . because that is what it is. Some of the tracks are really good too.