Excellent way of demonstrating the concept. Of course, it should be noted that some games just can't be played without a game manual, and some even require handouts to remember all the keys and shortcuts. Sometimes, you can trial and error part of the game, but unless you read the manual and learn you can do something more, you limite yourself to only a part of the game.
BTW, this same principle applies to learning almost every computer program, not only games.
The programing seems nice, but I don't like havin no visual reference about my position, a simple dot posing as the tip of the missile noose would have made wonders.