Honda Repair: Car wont do what its supposed to do!, barer of bad news, honda accord ex

Question
I've a 1990 honda accord ex 4-cylinder, its a 5 spd, Ok  my car wont come out of reverse, i could drive all day long in reverse, but it wont allow me to move into any other gears. and what i mean by that is...my manual shifter is stuck. now, prior to this problem...my car decided it didnt want to go into 1st without the car actually movin, and second was ok, and 3rd wouldnt go half of the time and 4th was kinda ok but 5th was also really hard to go into as well. but now my car wont go anywhere but in reverse.  PLEASE HELP, SEMER FI   JONATHAN

Answer
Jonathan, hate to be the barer of bad news but your transmission has gone out my friend. In your description you could see the signs of the transmission failing. You should shop for a used one with low miles. Clutch and pressure plate should be replaced as well. Best of luck...