Go and play Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. It is the best thus far in the mainline series. I see too many people who say that they are fans of Shin Megami Tensei when they are really just fans of Persona 3 and 4.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megaten/megaten3.htm
Read up on it (scroll down...
I just wanted to add in that I am also one of the cheap ass few that still have their four year old cards from long ago (M3 Lite represent!) and I am eagerly awaiting this aforementioned patch.
You have a very skewed look on "adults" if you think all of us in the supposed "adult section" needs to be polite to someone who obviously did not take the time to read his own google results given from someone who had been trying to help.
I have the same problem, except that i'm running it on an M3 Lite with the latest firmware and game manager.
Anyone else have this happen to them?
EDIT: Went for another round, and I guess it was just a slight connection issue with the M3 Lite. Games's running smoothly now.