The Last Starfighter (Taito, 1983) v1.01 Review!

[xenonph]

Smaug just posted this video review of The Last Starfighter (Taito, 1983) VPX v1.01 by Xenonph and HiRez00.

Love the intro!!
Keep up the great work!!

 

[GeorgeH]

I loved the movie even though the special effects were only fair. The table looks cool.

 

[xenonph]

I loved the movie even though the special effects were only fair. The table looks cool.

While TRON stole most of the thunder just the year before for groundbreaking special effects, The Last Starfighter was made with the best special effect technology at the time.

 

[inkochnito]

Now that is a movie which needs a remake.
With the new technology this can be great again!
Very good effects in the game.
Love the call-outs!
What a great intro, well done.

 

[Originaltrilogy]

I loved the movie even though the special effects were only fair. The table looks cool.

At the time the special effects were groundbreaking. Full rendered 3D CGI from a CRAY supercomputer. It looks a bit odd now, but it blew my mind at the time. Still a really fun movie.

 

[madmrmax]

Now that is a movie which needs a remake.
With the new technology this can be great again!
Very good effects in the game.
Love the call-outs!
What a great intro, well done.

Ok, now hear me out -- what if the remake was done but instead of sending out "video games" to find and groom Starfighter piolets, they send out .... pinball machines!