# The Last Starfighter on The No Agenda Show

The Last Starfighter comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2011 to March 2024.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** August 2011 – March 2024
- **Related topics:** [Video Games](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/video-games.md), [1984](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/1984.md), [Call Of Duty](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/call-of-duty.md), [Columbine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/columbine.md), [Military Recruitment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/military-recruitment.md), [Military Training](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/military-training.md), [Russia Today](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/russia-today.md), [Simulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/simulation.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### The Last Starfighter and Ender's Game Film Comparison

- **Episode:** [1647: Carbon Bomb](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1647-carbon-bomb.md)
- **Published:** 2024-03-31
- **Time:** 38:29–39:18
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1647-carbon-bomb/chapter/the-last-starfighter-and-ender-s-game-film-comparison.md

A review of the 1984 film "The Last Starfighter" notes its premise of a teenager being recruited by aliens after mastering a video game. The discussion compares this concept to "Ender's Game" and observes that while the original film has not been remade, its themes of gamified military training persist in modern cinema.

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### Video Games and Flow State, The Last Starfighter

- **Episode:** [1646: FLOW](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1646-flow.md)
- **Published:** 2024-03-28
- **Time:** 1:43:00–1:47:55
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1646-flow/chapter/video-games-and-flow-state-the-last-starfighter.md

Psychologists suggest that video games can help people manage stress by inducing a "flow state," a period of deep engagement with a challenging task. The hosts discuss the history of video games as simulators for the military and revisit the 1984 film "The Last Starfighter." They debate whether the "flow state" in gaming is a positive mental tool or a gateway to addiction and social detachment.

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### The Last Starfighter and Military Recruitment Games

- **Episode:** [1010: Spin the Bottle](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1010-spin-the-bottle.md)
- **Published:** 2018-02-22
- **Time:** 27:41–30:33
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1010-spin-the-bottle/chapter/the-last-starfighter-and-military-recruitment-games.md

The 1984 film "The Last Starfighter" depicted a scenario where a video game was used to recruit and train space combat pilots, a concept mirrored by modern military-funded games like "Call of Duty." Analysis of the 1999 Columbine shooting suggested the perpetrators used tactical movement techniques learned from video games. These games are increasingly viewed as sophisticated simulation tools rather than mere entertainment.

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### Military Recruitment, Video Game Tournaments, The Last Starfighter

- **Episode:** [330: You Can Take That To The iBank!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/330-you-can-take-that-to-the-ibank.md)
- **Published:** 2011-08-14
- **Time:** 2:06:09–2:08:31
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/330-you-can-take-that-to-the-ibank/chapter/military-recruitment-video-game-tournaments-the-last-starfighter.md

A Russia Today report describes how U.S. military recruiters are targeting teenagers at video game and paintball tournaments. The hosts compare this to the plot of the movie "The Last Starfighter," where a youth is recruited by aliens after mastering a video game.

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