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Article #506607Re: Might be OT: Game hoaxes
From: Rich Goranson
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 03:32
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 03:32
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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... Rich Goranson (Lord Stephan Calvert deGrey) Buffalo, NY (Barony of the Rhydderich Hael, Æthelmearc) Diplomacy addict, F&E guru, Expos fan and medieval re-creationist "I could have conquered Europe, all of it, but I had women in my life." - Henry II
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