Posted on 06/03/2015 5:19:20 PM PDT by icwhatudo
Great book! I think I’m going to re-read that.
A large portion of my brain was optimized for Asteroids. I could destroy while completely, er, “handicapped” shall we say.
“You can be my wingman anytime Maverick.”
“I’ll be your huckleberry.” ‘Doc’ to Ringo
Creepy is the word for Curley, that’s for sure.
I don’t remember actors like John Wayne, Clark Gable, Lee Marvin or Kirk Douglas talking like that.
They expressed their feelings by beating the hell out of one another.
IIRC that is Old West slang for I'll Oblige you... So in the Context of Doc to Ringo "I'll draw on you and I'll send ya ta hell and carry you to your grave."
First game I was hooked on was Bersekers.
Got lousy good at Defenders and PacMan.
Love Tempest to this day!
I wonder if the ROM is available...I’d never played that one.
Defender, maybe ?
The fight in Donovon’s Reef with Marvin was a good one. Of course The Quiet Man fight scene is epic.
I still say “I’ll be your huckleberry” sounds like something you could get punched for saying in The Seekers, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon or Unforgiven.
And Val was close to being a bath house towel boy in Top Gun.
Yes, the ROM data is available. It should play in MAME.
And McGillis.....
I was a young military pilot, so I liked he flying scenes.
One of the real Navy pilots who flew the A-4s in the mock combat sequences went on to become a 4-star admiral.
YES!!
My brain got stuck on "gravitron", and I couldn't figure it out. I LOVED that game. I hated that game. I could never finish all the planets. I wasted lots of coin trying. If I saw that game, it was the ONLY thing I played. It actually kind of pisses me off watching that Youtube video of an effortless wiping out of that first level.
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