I played (and bought) Vga Planets 3 back in the early 90's, with a group of friends and co workers, and loved it.
Tried to start up another group years later, but couldn't get the "critical mass" of people to commit time to it... so I haven't played in over 15 years.
Very happy I stumbled upon vgaplanets.nu, and am looking forward to getting back into it!!!
Hope vgaplanets.nu gets enough interest to stay alive. I'd definitely pay to keep it alive. Although I'd love to see it playable on mobile devices (iPad/iPhone...).