Re: Might be OT: Game hoaxes

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From: John M Clancy
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 19:47

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"Rich Goranson" <forlornh@aol.complex> wrote in message
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> >This was no doubt inspired by the movie "The Last Starfighter," where
> >an alien agent (played by Robert Preston, of all people) used an
> >arcade game to identify people who would make good starfighter pilots.
> >
>
> A vastly underrated movie and briiliant performances by the lead (Lance Guest)
> and his navigator, Shakespearean actor Dan O'Herlihy.
>
> Alex: One gunstar? Against the whole armada? It'll be a slaughter!
> Grig: That's the spirit!
> Alex: No, MY slaughter!
>
> What a great gaming line...

My favorite line was one of Grigs: "I always wanted to fight a hopeless battle
against incrdible odds!"

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