General: Should I get an Aerospoke or refinish my kitchen?

Coulda been a funny thread. May still be. But I'm not about that right now. What I'd like to know is if anyone remembers the NES game Gradius? If you do remember Gradius did you ever play it? If you did play it were you any good at it? If you were any good at it could you please tell me HOW IN THE WORLD AM I SUPPOSED TO GET ANYWHERE IN THIS DAMN GAME?!?
You guys it's sooooooooooo hard. I don't see how any of us ever handled this kinda stress when we were kids. I'm quite sure I broke at least 5 or 6 controllers over this stupid, but rather amazing game when I was 12.
So yeah. I dusted off the old NES and I was trying to show my girl how much I pwn at old games and I got straight laughed at tonight.
Girl ain't got compassion is the thing.
I need to show her how it's done. I need to at least get past the goddamn second stage.

Good lookin out if anyone's got any tips on the matter.

Ooh, and my response WAS gonna be..... Use the money to redo your bathroom instead, you can install the aerospoke in place of a toilet and used it to, well, you know....

Posted By: jayohachenDid you use the up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start command?

Are you going with a Granite Aerospoke?

Yeah I even used the konami code. Thing is you can only use that at the start of the level and not if you die halfway through and continue from there so like if you don't make it all the way through the level with full option weapons you're comin up short for real!
Hate this damn game.

I was gonna go with granite but someone told me it's just not worth the money so I think I'm gonna stick with a formica Aerospoke in the front and a rolling pin laced up to a salad bowl in the rear. Pics soon.

Posted By: iron jaiden

Poop on the wheel?

Yep

Just make sure you don't poop on the sticker. No one likes poop on their aerospoke sticker.

Will you be using the 3 spoke card method instead of toilet paper?