If you're gonna mod an LT, you might as well go whole hog and do both the pin 29 mod and a socket mod. I don't like the idea of using a converter extensively with an LT, as it would risk damaging the hucard socket and/or converter. Having the goofy thing sticking so far out of a 'portable' is just begging for trouble. If you don't want to mod, which I agree is crazy to do to a pricey LT, consider buying the Japanese versions of your favorite games (as Tatsujin suggested in the other thread). A converter will likely cost upwards of $100, which will buy quite a few PC Engine games.