Jason Helton takes apart the science of Konami’s classic videogame Time Pilot.

Issues:

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I.

You are SERIOUSLY fucking up your ancestors.

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So, that being considered, how long will it be before you shoot on of your ancestors?

Even further still, what if you kill someone instrumental toyourhistory?

When you get back,ifyoucanget back, your Commanding Officer might be Roddy McDowell.

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But 228 is practically genocide.

Other anachronisms include:

IV.

Basically the same game, but here you actually have futuristic weapons, and a bit of a challenge.

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Command one of two foot soldiers trying to escape being sucked through time.

Why is this a historically bad game?

Spinal Breakers V-System (Horizontal Rail Shooter, 1990) Wow….just…..wow.

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At least it tries to create a fantasy story line.

Trust me, youll never forget it.

Needless to say, 84 was nowhere near as popular as the original.

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The game has been released for home environments for the Atari 2600, Colecovision, and MSX systems.

One final note: I like how this game begs you to play it.

At least it is polite.

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