As Mr. Spock might say, "A turd, sprinkled with sugar, is still a turd."

At least, in my mind, I always hear that in Spock's voice. Go figure.

If this does become a problem, perhaps NASA will need to actively hunt down and recruit those champion asteroid blasters who dominated the arcades back in the 80s.

Anyone know the whereabouts of the ace pilots known only as FUK, ASS, and DIK?

Just out of curiosity, if the one complaining was a Hopi, or Cherokee, or Navajo, or Apache, or perhaps Salish, to which destination would you purchase a one way ticket for them?

Of course, that would only be meaningful if Menkar, also known as Alpha Ceti, is discovered to have at least 5 planets.

I would suggest Urectum, but that is already reserved for use in 2620.

Is Google one of the country's owners? Do they pull the strings of any of our lawmakers in D.C., lawmakers that were hired (aka voted in) by the citizens of this country? If they are controlling lawmakers, like other highly influential corporations do, then they should be considered to be acting on behalf of the government and the people that the government is supposed to serve. And thus, they should be required to observe and submit to the same safeguards and restrictions outlined in the Bill of Rights and the rest of the Constitution to which anyone else working under the banner of government is subject.

And it is a bloody shame that any organized mythology can have such a deep impact on public policy and the governing of a nation that is supposed to be hands off on such beliefs.

Just as long as I don't have to see Uranus...

I just hope it doesn't discover the Goatse Nebula, or the Goatse Galaxy.

Actually, it would be pretty damn hilarious if either of those were actually out there somewhere in the vast cosmos.

It would obviously have to be before 2620. After then, Uranus will be renamed.

Were you at any time, the gamer who signed any of the countless vanity boards out there as either ASS or FUK?

Another great feature of Omega Race was that you could still control the ship to a degree in attract mode if you were out of quarters. If I remember right, you could at least control the thrust and weapons fire. It was a good way to get just a little more of your fix even if you were broke but still not ready to go home.

Oh, and amazingly, I found that the best home port ever for Omega Race was on the Commodore VIC-20 (need to see about getting Omega Chase Deluxe for my Vectrex to see how it compares). That was one of the most faithful renditions ever of the arcade version. And back when I was a big time classic video games collector, I discovered the best controller to use with it was the Starplex. Back when I had time to have my systems set up, that I totally kicked ass on Omega Race and several other games with that controller.

Did you recommend the Lost Ark blend, with room for scream? I hear that one is quite the face melter, it's so hot.

But did you manage to beat the scores of ASS and FUK? Or are you either ASS or FUK?

While checking out the video, I found myself realizing that it needed a soundtrack added. In particular, they should have added the sound effects from the original arcade version of Asteroids. That would have been awesome, and those forever top Asteroids champs ASS and FUK would have been so proud.

When there is stiff competition, the big winner is typically the customer.

Great, I just made myself hungry again...