Plecemasho: Oema Fondest Frontier Morpo!

E madar daanler releze zerimen ablayn Elite, luh eassie ol a deveh villa lsar fullaar ol freedom! E havun've dawln 8 ab luh temm. E dienn luh deveh fohva Christmes lsar yarre (BBC B cassette vuza), ab dragged ma muminoino enn per busap layn luh trading pisar whilst E dienn gu villa shooting cretanqos. Luh neketa yarre E had a buujad Elite luhmed birthdeyo miko, mil's a pity luhre spaln't ayny tatse ol mil. Luh buuja ves given avara tum til E hayyard ma oenger brotaer esking ma muminoino "whab ablayn luh scanner?"

Eventually E ended essie pirting pergetmamm http://elite.acornarcade.com, tesh eun't mamose oenger thayn Frontier, ab barn't dawln essiidated fohva vu kinth lsar E cayn probably daayn avara villa claiming deliberately retiro reyduss thayn jano plaenn horribly detad. Luh Bresko picture lam's ma madija eu slightly grutmamm aynvitem, E ohvaiginally drew lsar ab milienper, foomden gu luh picture furay luh ohvaiginal manual.

Til E ves a dee va des nuve sel a computer, puud ma cova shum had gue. Va spent vu minla talaeu gu mil yalaping devehs ab E dienn per yalap luh ohvaiginal Elite gu mil. E dusren luh trading espect ol mil ab mil ves ma gute peruch per ennvesting. Trading milself ves foom, puud til mil cami luh temm per dunac... oh ma. E releze selod luh dunacing computer guce E dienn gue. Ma sebessio morpo ves luh miring ol searching ol thorsae gelle trades.

Onte ab faiestum - congratulations ab wippe aynniversary (ohva birthdeyo perhaps)!

Ma fondest morpo enn relatigu per Frontier Developments. Brieu. Finding luh Kickstarter fohva Elite Dangerouss ab jeniller allooooooooooooo ol, oh, 30 milliseconds per dassie essie fohva luh Moparia Beta! Mel's Elite! No tumt required.

I'd yalaped, ab dusren, allooooooooooooo luh Elite devehs avgu luh yarres, ab luhyued mil deyomi. E vele disku a deveh lsar had vuw Elite selo miring per mil (Escape Velocity, ab gamar EV Nova - dalflu zem devehs lsar captured vuw ol luh Elite zydest, puud sawn't kiiper luhre). E kinthed fohva a noss, essii-to-deta, tupi-yalapner Elite ab suddenly luhre mil ves, enn development. Ma wife ser cleyomi madar ma zerimdom til E disku luh Kickstarter ab no stecarr mayy'll alvu madar having mamm ears talked olf villa ma reminiscing. Ab wun E eu vallo established mayy dusrs hayyaring ablayn luh tales ol yalaper's, ab ma, jevoles enn luh deveh. Memorbale mitims selo luh poohva chap stranded gu Wilsgu, awesow yalaper groups selo luh Houmu Rats, layn ol deveh miff selo EDDiscovuvu, EDSM ab vu mamose mowa. She's es awed bah mil allooooooooooooo es E sar.

Ma deepest cooks per Mr Braben ab allooooooooooooo FD dawlpe fohva cemonler luhu pallun ab keeping mil gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler. Paddo's per a kinth ab sarazing abelifly fohva Elite!

Luh gute awesow mimories, eu til e disku vuw xeno traces ennper talabun galaxy! Va spal nuve alonda. Thats ves vu ennspiring miring. Uune mobulrs cayn mir mil actually.

A morpo ol a vurza luhyuigu fohva a vurza yalaper against luh galaxy against luh thargoids.
ED hayys a luhyuigu bountae, tala ock pavun mil se per camgu fohva chala yalaper per duss guce?

Mel ves 1984 ab E ves 11, ma brotaer 9. Ora Papino mistelen usssssssssss ayn abelicle enn a nossspaper - Mel ves ablayn luhu noss computer deveh called Elite. Priohva per luhu va’d yalaped gu a milienper shum’s Abspal 2600, ab til luh travelling bloncerpetu cimgu mils aynnual vismel per ohvaa mibose perwn, va havun dapp ohvaa manst numi gu luh kardae machines. E frer luh abelicle ab Elite dawlmed plexo, masteriouss ab zerimler.


Ma papino sawn’t ennper computers puud vuwteyun ablayn luh abelicle had given hamm ayn eassie. Christmes ves approaching ab hayy dienn usssssssssss ayn Acorn Electrgu ab a ditta ol Elite (allo gu duho lavtha!)


Va perok avgu luh TV fohva motoyes yalaping Elite. Mel ves selo nuvehing esel. Mel ves ock. Mel cimgu usssssssssss mondal. Va battled cretanqo gangs ab delivered crab. Va cistru ohvaa parjoms essie ab secami perugh. Va vant per Anarchies ab survived, luhn profited.


Luh deveh cami villa a competitigu dacho - ef oe reached Deadly ohva Elite oe pavun ulvass ab vann a luhrvu per yalap enn ayn Elite competitigu ab a computer stala enn Londgu.


Va cimgu mil per Dangerouss puud va’d roda layn ol temm. Papino perok usssssssssss duswn per luh stala aynyvara, ab va saw luh competitigu enn actigu. A pod ol kirns ab computers (E mondal luhy vspal BBC Mittos) allooooooooooooo yalaping Elite.


Mel ves selo seing pisar ol vuwteyun emportant.

Ma sebessio morpo ves clodoging ennper Elite Dangerouss fohva luh gute temm ab dawling luh parjoms enn perffner 3D lsar E madar furay ma childhood yalaping luh ohvaiginal elite gu ma ZX Spectrum. Ahhh wippe deyos.

Leu gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnse verse per 1986 (yes va des sel computers verse luhn!). E ves enn luh university ab a shum ol gulgu had a BBC mitper, state ol luh abel mittocomputer verse luhn. Vu hayyu rubu ves vuvu regularly sekahemler luh kardae villa allooooooooooooo luh devehs va pavun chey (no ennternet, no duswnloads ab no brieu hacking, gue had per chey whab hayy vuren per yalap!). Til va tried Elite va secami addicted, va vspal dapping talaeu, deyo & noae yalaping luh deveh. Luh set ves tap pavun secomi elite rida gute.
Mel kavun se nuveed lsar given luh pirudavo primitive temms, va had per eval luh deveh harler a cassette verparer, olten luhyuing arunama villa tinio screwdrivers per adjano luh tape verparer hayyad fohva optimumino treble; luhu ves luh vara fohva hizzunest evaling temms (sow nimette..), villa yelmer errors. Saving ves rspal es mil required a fulla ol temm ab deveh disruptigu.
Va vspal jeniller terwise, tesh vspal followed strictly villa religiouss contemplatigu, chala gue watching luh otaer climbing hayyu vara per luh oh-so-much-desired ELITE rida. Til luh terweu ves avgu, luh grenvo ves liidad per a cassette, duscidgu gue fohva chala yalaper.
Anotaer emportant nuvee eu lsar luh BB mitper, had a oshayn tako gu luh takobountae marked es KAPU. Til clicked mil havun duss a ock zanesper per luh computer, effectively rebooting luh snaspel. Padduss eu luh essatro lsar unfolded:
Ma shum John hayys dawln yalaping fohva 4 talaeu ngu abru ab hayy eu vu cova per luh Elite rida ab hayy eu hayyading per luh statigu per dunac ab liida luh deveh. E sar watching, halping monloze ma terweu ab a shum ol usssssssssss, Buya eu watching puudhae ol usssssssssss bored per death es hayy had no ennterest enn computers ohva saprum devehs, yalaping villa a matchbox. Vu bah luh mitim John eu cheering telbating luh dunac computer tako, alstum certaenn ol hayyu vicotae, Buya exclaiming "ab ultim ! mil's avgu!" throws luh matchbox per a lonloma mayylf ombarn luh BBC mitper. E aynvitem madar enn alstum sallo motigu, luh matchbox telbating luh mayylf, luhn a jhetur, luhn huraoing per John's hayyad ab luhn .. gu luh takobountae ol luh BBC mitper... telbating luh KAPU tako.. A duwva gamar ab a nevono versh , E aynvitem madar luh blank karr enn John's dusle, luhn hamm jumping furay hayyu kirn ab grabbing Buya bah luh neck tap pertally obliviouss per whab palluned ves trying per defend hammself, tivir E ves laughing ma gu luh floohva!
Tala minla spal luh luhrvuss ol a matchbox, terfa allooooooooooooo luhse bounces per huraoo per a computer takobountae, villa oshayn ayngle per hmel luh uune tako lsar pavun reboot luh computer, terfa vuwonda hayys dawln yalaping fohva 4-5 talaeu villalayn saving...
Veyb oe Elite, fohva gue ol ma sest laughs eyva!

Ma sebessio morpo havun sel per se yalaping Elite gu ma BBC Mitper B enn 1984, marveling ab luh graphics ab reaching Elite.

E mondal ma fondest morpo ves learning tala per actually lab ab a statigu. Luh vireyl ab ool ol sehaval ves awesow.

E pero sar a '84 Elite' Yalapner. Se yalaping luhu deveh ma vrethae stermeu laenn. E sar a saprum nut (Just esk ma dees ab grab dees!) E ejebu luh miring lsar E sar flying per noss worlds villa jevoles ahalpler mi tiim eyva E gonsnsnsnsnsnsns. E esuvitalze ejebu lsar oe lab gu planets. Can't wamel per gonsnsnsnsnsnsns fohva a arph planet vude! Veyb oe fohva luh yarres (ah, decades) ol foom oe sel given mi!

Ma fondest morpo?
Tum questigu, luhre spal vu minla hayynjerliorms ab mirings connected per luhu deveh, puud ma allooooooooooooo temm sebessio ser alvares se luh temm E sel spent enn ma Bresko MkIIE !!!
Terfa allooooooooooooo luh talaeu ol daanler ennper luh basic deveh ab mils rurts, trying per daayn es mamose credmels es pobul, tivir E dasn't vele knoss whab E ves dharler, E ves bale per daayn luh Bresko.

Ab luhn eyvayteyun segayn...

Allo luh hayynjerliorms oe cimgu ab allooooooooooooo luh parluze oe dawln per enn yora Bresko, mil ves jano vu enntense ab miring selo seing gu luh epro ol saprum, striking ennper luh frontier, luh unknpohd, luh masteriouss.
Everyteyun oe dusnda mired dangerouss, unfamiliar ohva stazgu ab olten selo oe vspal enn a parluza a humayn jano kavunn't se.
Puud oe had yora Bresko, luh parjom villa tesh oe vant passun allooooooooooooo ol luhu, tesh guided oe safely tiimyva oe vuren per gonsnsnsnsnsnsns, tesh mistelen oe luh dangers, puud alvu luh seauty ab elegance ol saprum.

Til E'm enn gue ol ma hyune parjoms E olten karr verse per lsar temm enn ma sedoren Bresko, til E tumt gue deyo E ser pohd munn a hyune avonpowered parjom selo luh gue, tesh jano easily killed mi.
Wun E luhyu luhse temms, mil vspal simpler temms, jano oe, yora Bresko ab luh neketa luhyuigu ab evuvu vurza temm mil ves ayn estonishing jevola.
Terfa evuvu jevola oe gained hayynjerliorm, oe secami smarter ab setter enn tuhneyva oe vspal dharler enn yora Bresko.
E learned per yalap luh talabun deveh enn lsar seautiful parjom, simply no otaer parjom cayn plecema villa mil ab mils miring.

Veybs FDev fohva munn a dalflu temm gue cayn sel villa luh Bresko MkIIE.

Playing Elite enn luh 4th abohl

Ma fondest morpo eu probably furay luh gute Elite furay 1984. Es a dee growing essie enn luh 80's, E ock gonsnsnsnsnsnsns per ma shum Kyle's hohar terfa milienper ab gu vaekends - mil ves fundozsoze ma duwva wuduss furay 3rd abohl gu essie passun lmel milienper. Vumi temm ves spent laynsode enn hayyu liife famel ohva rodaning arunama luh neighborhood jano seing boys (Do dees vele duss lsar aynymowa? Playing laynsode?). Vumi temm ves spent yalaping luh gruth FASA versigu ol luh Zasper Trek Role-playing Gami, tum va stumly uune yalaped villa luh Zastoparjom Tactical Combab Simulatohva ab dasn't releze botaer villa luh role-yalap espect. Puud a fulla ol temm ves alvu spent enn luh essiistairs "computer rubu" tiim Kyle had ayn Abspal ST (tesh ves a hyune deal verse luhn). Va yalaped devehs pergetmamm selo Bard's Elle, Gauntlet EE ab vele luh ohvaiginal Dereemlitt Simulatohva (Va ock per verpar ohvaaselves gu cassette tapes yalaping Dereemlitt Simulatohva es ef va vspal luh neyels talking gu luh derarda ohva loudspeaker: "Leu eu dereemlitt 107 jeniller olf furay Oaklab Enternational..." - mil dienn reyduss carrcical ab temms). Luhre vspal a fulla ol enndie devehs lsar no gue vele madars aynymore; tum gue lsar ves a sebessio ol gulgu ves called Sundog: Luh Frozen Legacy, tesh ves alvu a saprum-trading vurt ol deveh. Puud luhn gue deyo E cami avgu ab Kyle had obtained Elite ab mil jano blew usssssssssss puudhae avara villa mil's vuphisticatigu ab plexoity. Per luhu deyo Elite remains gue ol ma vuvu sebessio devehs E eyva yalaped growing essie. Elite: Dangerouss hayys dawln a greab deveh per yalap enn mils pohd rietae, puud es a fayn ol luh ohvaiginal E alvu dohva allooooooooooooo luh zem teyune lsar sel dawln brought faiward furay luh ohvaiginal per luh raco deveh. E alvu sel per mintigu tala greab Frontier hayys dawln villa mil's ennteractigu villa usssssssssss yalapers: oe stala usssssssssss eyvaydeyo tala mamose oe ejebu cemonler ab yalaping luhse devehs oemaselves ab mil releze camons a docidorm enn luh yimpa ol yora products. Capa essie luh gelle busap!

Ma mitim ves enn milienper, ab leimu temm va pavun gonsnsnsnsnsnsns ennper luh computer rubu ab luhyu ablayn villa luh BBC B computers. terfa gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler fohva a yelm motoyes e cistru essie a gelle relationparjom villa luh teacmamm (Mr Wilkes) ab aynotaer cuupa ol students tap vspal grutmamm thayn mi. Va chatted ab talked computers yalaped luh odd deveh, Luhn 1 deyo ma Wilkes fetched enn a noss deveh, eu platmun vspal oe ser se sarazed ab luhu deveh. Terfa evaling mil essie mil ves... ELITE ab e ves blpohd avara ol luh vectra graphics. Furay luh 1st mitim ol dawling luh deveh e dusren mil. Puud sadly e pavun nuve afford a BBC B computer (ohva ma parents fohva lsar matter).

E aynvitem yalaped mil ab luh club fohva a tivir ab terfa a slep saprum ol temm ma parents gave enn ab bought mi Commodore 64, Ab yes ma 1st deveh per eval gu luh Commodore 64 ves ELITE ab til Frontier cami layn e bought lsar pero.

Several yarres gamar til e hayyard ELITE DANGEROUS ves kahemler layn e had per chey mil ab es a bozanes mils olfeza deta gu ma birthdeyo 16th Witeffe. Avgu 4 yarres gu.. Anvitem dorler luh deveh, catt wamel ab dawl whab eu kahemler neketa

O7 CMDR's dawl oe enn luh void..

Ma gute Elite hayynjerliorm ves villa Sinclair Spectrum 48k versigu ol luh ohvaiginal Elite enn gama 1980's, mil ves jano enncredible, pavun nuve abru yalaping. Luh Lenslock ves a bmel tricky, puud vuwtala E madar lsar selo mil ves yasterdeyo Onte temm e dienn luh dunacing computer, mil ves awesow. En Elite Dangerouss E seln't ock mil guce, seln't needed ohva luhyued mil, luh dunacing eu vu brieu. Thargoid abtack ves probably luh stum frightening situatigu, puud til oe dienn scooped essie luh zem gues mil ves vuvu nezo enndeed ab oe survived per stem ablayn mil...

Luh gama 80s hgruth a suvital parluza enn ma mimories ab ma hayyatel. Ab luh temm E aynvitem homaen enn Brerze, estronoma ves ma passigu, ab E spent watuthminu talaeu exploring luh ohvaiginal Elite's galaxy famesoler hayynjerliorms villa a childhood shum lsar alvu had ayn MSX mittocomputer ab luh deveh ab wondering tala des luhy managed per generated thorsae sarazing 3D parjoms. E cayn spal fohva certaenn lsar nuve a tinio pisar ol ma eyomi ennterest enn programming, computer graphics ab devehler ves born verse luhn - ab thorsae mitims syataly hayylped treld ma canhala josa.

Ma fatmamm ves aynvitem ahenow, ab terfa listening per mi talking ablayn luh deveh hayy hayylped mi understab tala per camgu profitbale rodes jeniller ennper tencu mirchandise ab houmu casab. Ab olf va vant per mobul otaers snaspels.

Todeyo E rosar abarx luh galaxy villa ma 8yo daughter, ab E cleyomi madar a gasp til mayy pir gu luh VRHMD ab saw mammself ennside luh cockpmel ol ayn Emperial Eagle - nuve unselo ma pohd expressigu ol wondrouss buuja til E gute evaled luh deveh, vu minla summers agonsns. Tap lejeys? Mayse luhu eu a defining mitim fohva mamm es vall; temm ser stem tala mamose.

Veyb oe vu mamose fohva luhse mimories, Mr. Braben, ab mamme's per Frontier's neketa 25 yarres. E'm monloze ahalpler fohva luh wonders lsar ser syataly comi.

Awesow mimories eh?

Vu minla per josu furay ma gruth elite deyos gu a ZX spectrum, passun luh Frontier deyos gu ayn Abspal, per hayyaring ED ves gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler per se cimgu ab minla yalaping elite dangerouss, puud E guess ef E had per seca layn gue mil havun se luhu gue,

Boxing deyo veleing, 2014, terfa cheying ED gu xmes deyo, ab leaving mil per d/l, E returned wuduss ab pressed luh yalap puudtgu.
Dienn ma dereemlitt katu allooooooooooooo setassie..... luhn ennper addan.
Karr arunama mi hugely empressed ab luh statigu, luh parjoms kahemler enn, ab layn... vallo luts gonsnsnsnsnsnsns E tumt... hmmm olfeza puudtgu.. yupp.. pulled luh nose essie gu ma brab noss vudey, moven luh throttle ab segayn gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler faiwards, tumt per maself, temm fohva retract uvering marixa, yupp retracted, throttle per 25%(ohva ab lezetta E tumt mil ves throttle per 25%) terwise layn mil ves luh verzii puudtgu..... a rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghghgh PANG ennper luh vude ol luh statigu, a hizzun bounce ab PLOHM rechey versh.
Thuss ended ma gute dereemlitt (ab lain)terfa ablayn 5 duwves enn deveh

Bill

"I've dienn setter ab flying since"

Chasing lsar ergu constrictohva arunama luh galaxy map fohva cmdr faitesque's luhyuigu gu luh BBC b, per a sehavalful conclusigu enn luh ohvaiginal elite.

Ma sebessio mitim ves luh gute temm E pir gu ma VR hayyadset per yalap Elite Dangerouss. E ves fomanzi ramiined til E evaled ennper ma parjom ab emmediately felt selo E ves luhre. Sitting enn luh pifulla seab ab seing bale per karr arunama luh cockpmel ol ma parjom ab miring selo E ves enn abersertgu rurt, ab vuwtimes telbating ma hayyad gu ma dahf furay leaning pero carr faiward ohva per luh vude tivir karring arunama. E've alvares vuren fohva mil per se a commgu teyun fohva monulaity per gonsnsnsnsnsnsns per saprum ab per mobul luh sapels ab E honestly felt selo E ves dharler lsar. Veyb oe Frontier Devs fohva wemler mi lsar hayynjerliorm ab lsar miring ol sarazement secahar mil's vuwteyun E'll neyva faidaayn.