Man, the tension of those few seconds, during Rescue on Fractalus, waiting to see if the pilot you just landed to rescue is really human, or a horrible alien trying to destroy your cockpit, were excruciatingly heart pounding.None of you got to enjoy the true terror a 6 year old can experience playing fucking Dungeons of Daggorath. The most atmospheric TRS-80 game ever made.
This is impractical and a step backwards when they already have that info stored for easy use.