Sun Tzu was once quoted as saying, "Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack." It seems apt for this Aces of the Galaxy contest we recently held, where, as in the story of Aces of the Galaxy, only a lone fighter dared to attack the contest with a winning comment.

SamtheGMR, we're looking at you. Out of the many readers we have out there, you were the only one who risked the chance to come out with a comment, and about Gradius, no less:

I'd probably say anytime when you collect a full set of options in Gradius and get killed mid-boss fight and have to try to kill a massive boss again with no extra weapons.

I've certainly gone through my share of those, with my own most recent experience lying in a heated dogfight through R-Type Final for the PS2. Needless to say, we've got your prize and we'll be contacting you shortly. So long as you live in the USA, and can provide us with a valid mailing address, you'll be receiving the Sierra Online T-shirt we promised you. In any event, congratulations! You took a chance, and you won!