Elite

[Paul K]

To be fair the new version is £35, it just isn't available yet, the £100 and £50 options are for early access and a few extras. Personally I'm tempted by a key ring...

Ah okay, that makes sense now. Thanks for the clarification, Skippy.

[J0hn]

Ah, well that key ring has gotta be worth shelling out the hundred squids for!

[Swanoir]

I had the later version of Elite, 'Frontier' for my Amiga. I was never any good at it, but I played it for hours anyway! I think the magic was in the revolutionary (for the time) concept that you could do whatever you wanted, in whatever order you liked. Despite the graphics (or maybe because of), I remember feeling as if I really was exploring strange new worlds. I can't recall which planet it was, but I remember seeing the planetary rings from the point of view of looking up from the surface! Awesome!

[Swanoir]

You may want to check this out too, as it's much more in my price range! http://www.oolite.org/

Just downloaded this and had a quick play, it's really good! Just like the original and free, thanks Dave

[J0hn]

By the way, moving on a little from Elite to those who may have enjoyed Freespace2 (1999). There is a fantastic update pack available and I have just bought the latest FreeSpace 2 Win7 version from GOG for $5:

http://www.gog.com/game/freespace_2


and then the update pack

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index. ... ic=86475.0


and all the goody bags full of extra campaigns etc and it's just great fun!

http://sectorgame.com/f2s/downloads.php ... gory&id=28


HERE is a thread at SimHQ, with some nice screenshots from the game. The nicest shots are further down the page

Sorry to go OT - thought it was worth a mention and shares a similar nerdiness to Elite