[Anonymouse]

I'm a retro fan. I used to love Defender (useless at it, but I played it for the gameplay!), Asteroids, Gorf, Discs Of Tron and Space Invaders via MAME on my laptop. Now I play Space Invader 7 on my tablet. Also the Microsoft games like Solitaire.

Also a version of Minesweeper. But I have a tendency to tap a square other than the one intended (owing to my stroke having played merry hell with my coordination), and I have about an ignisecond* to realise it's wrong!

Loved X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter and X-Wing Alliance on an old PC. I learned the importance of proper keyboard hygiene. Picture: I'm in my X-Wing with 4 TIE Advanced on my six. I want to raise shields, get some distance and tackle 'em one at a time. But every time I pressed F10 to increase shields, it went to weapons instead (can't remember what F9 did, but it wasn't 'increase power to weapons')! I was overwhelmed and blown away.
Tried again. Same result.
I scanned for a keyboard virus. Nothing. Settings were correct.
Then my cat Tigger walked across the keyboard, and I had a thought. I opened the keyboard...to find it clogged up with cat hair!
I cleaned it, tried again - and this time it worked properly and the Empire felt the force (the Force? ) of my payback!

* Ignisecond, n.: the moment of time between your closing the car door to lock it and realising: "My keys are still in there!" It's that 'oh, how could you be such a prat?' moment.