alt Hacker Newsugh i had forgotten all about this game until I clicked your link and then promptly closed the tab. Carrier landing was frustrating enough but the re-fueling was another level. I played this at my friend's house whenever I would go there and spend the night.
That was an actual thing back in the day, you'd get your parents to let you stay the night at a friend's house and then you'd stay up all night playing NES, eating pizza and watching movies.
Uh, this is still a thing? Kids have sleepovers. And there often isn't much sleeping involved.
(Okay, maybe they aren't playing the NES explicitly, but same thing.)