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Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter"
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lugnet.space
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Sat, 29 Mar 2003 18:23:44 GMT
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Hi Ted,
"Ted Michon" <ted@michon.com> wrote in message news:HCHwGL.q7M@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.space, David Simmons writes:
> > "Greetings Starfighter! You have been recruited by the Star League to
> > defend the Frontier against Xur and the Kodan armada!"
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> Dave-
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> Great model, easily recognizable.
Thanks! It was fun to build.
> By coincidence, we played the DVD for the first time in years the same • night
> you posted your announcement.
*cue Twilight Zone theme
> True story: Atari actually built an arcade game that looked like and • played
> like the one in the movie. I should know, I designed the hardware, Atari's
> first 3D hardware system, and closely supported the software team at Atari
> the implemented the game play. Unfortunately, the movie did not perform • well
> enough for Atari to make the large payment that would have been required • to
> release the game and they just "ate" the $1M invested to that point
instead.
That's a shame. In the movie, I liked how in the game the ship takes off
and then the screen moves forward to place you in the seat. So, who has the
prototype? :-)
> -Ted
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