Elite fan?

[J0hn]

Then you must be at least as old as me!

But don't you wish there was something so fantastic on the pooter today?

Well, apparently, there is - only beta at the moment, but growing exponentially into an entire galaxy, hundreds of thousands of light years wide!

http://youtu.be/9iJJrk9wGj8

It's 45 minutes - but if you are a true Elitian, you will love it!

I never actually owned Elite back then (I had a Speccy, which wouldn't run it. I used to sit for hours in the barrack room, watching my mate play it on his Vic-20!), though I do now, but I have wished for something similar for some time. This might just be it.

Although it seems to be following the "in" thing at the moment, of releasing a game for a full game price, but restricting it massively and releasing each enlargement of the game for about a fiver a go. That way you end up with a full game, but it cost you about £100 or more!

Here's the product page:

http://www.elitedangerous.com/

[DaveG]

I bought the beta about a month ago. Loving it so far.
Just trading my way ATM and upgrading my ship, then popping off to do some bounty hunting / pirating
Not taking it too seriously for now, as all progress will be wiped when the full release happens anyway.

[J0hn]

Ah, thanks for the vote of confidence in it - I took a look at the price and, after picking my chin up from the floor, bookmarked it for when it's on sale!

Mind you, Christmas is around the corner...

[Vancouver]

Looks interesting. As for the pricing, it equates to a night out which is over and done with one night whereas this if it is your thing just keeps on giving.

[J0hn]

That's if you have "nights out"

If I did, it would be unlikely to cost me more than a tenner, as I am on a miserly government pension scheme.

By the way - I don't smoke, either, and alcohol is restricted to one bottle of Drambuie (in my coffee - not all at once) per year.

[rohan]

At that price, I'll stick with X3: Terran Conflict ...

[Paul K]

It looks great, and I enjoyed the original Elite immensely. Not sure its enough to lure me away from Eve Online, though.

[J0hn]

Prepare for a real trip down memory lane:

http://youtu.be/x6m4DwkYgGs

Those who are old enough to remember, of course! Ahem... think that's probably most of us...

By the way, I've read that the expected retail price of Elite: Dangerous will be £35 - so about the same as most current games, which isn't as bad as first thought.

[DaveG]

You can the original BBC Elite, with a Beeb emulator from the Frontier store for free https://store.zaonce.net/elite1984.html

[J0hn]

Hurrah! SWMBO just offered to buy me the beta!

It's a Chrimbo pressie, though, so I hope the beta will still be available that long.

Thanks for the link, Dave, I'll be sure to grab that as well.