You shouldn't be embarrassed at all about getting dusted in 30 seconds. Most of us did. The game was designed to be hard, almost too hard. I was lucky enough to be able to visit it many times weekly over a period of months. I also had a paper route and could dedicated some money every week to learning and pushing forward. Playing, failing, watching others helped me to the point to where I could beat this game. But it took time and there is no way I was doing it without that time. So I don't blame anyone for saying, "This is cool, but it's too hard" and then moving on. Galaga was way more manageable and fun. Can't wait to write up Burgertime which is next.