E sar 41 wun ab aynvitem madar luh gute successful uvering gu a saprum statigu enn Elite versi enn luh 80s. Mel eu sarazing per releize lsar Elite Dangerouss miyveu versi luh dencu foom. E guess luh rab enn nari hides puud neyva vanishes...
Hayo Frontires
Leu eu a kinth thread ol mimories!
Gulgu ennvolves luh gute yarre ol luh Elite Dangerouss olfeza. E felt selo a vuvu vuvu vuvu tini lesho enn a juun JUUN pond. E madar E sallly cimgu ma vara per luh safety ol Vul, ab terfa a tivir E essiiabohld ma parjom per a (tuhn dawlmed vulid) Valpa-6. E've neyva had a Valpa-6 sindt luhn, puud luhu gue ves suvital secahar fohva luh gute temm E had luh vanarl sludu per mobul laynsode ol luh Vul bubble. Mel ves scary, ab luh gute temm E des mil, E ended essii enn a chaenn ol Brown Dwarfs (E dasnt kwun tuhn a Brown Dwarf ves ab lsar temm, puud veybs per luhu deveh, E duss wun!), ab E looked duswn per dawl E ves alstum layn ol houmu. A sinking miring - lisvu! Tiemun, hupel, es E disku luhre ves gue zasper E pavun vanarl per, mil ves alloooooooooooo ohva nuvehing (E dasnt kwun ablayn zasper valpes, ab tesh saru guable). E perok luh ennitiative, mil ves a gamble, mil busaped! - E cimgu mil. E ves vu relived! Padduss ves mi, luhu dusyn ennsignificant microse, panting fohva zel furay a tusenio ol decisions E cimgu per daayn mi enn per lsar miss, ab luh tusenio ol decisions E cimgu per daayn mi layn ol mil agaenn. E felt selo E had cimgu a juun lefra lsar deyo, enn per a hyuner ulexu.
I'll alvares sel fond mimories ol lsar potako sallo Valpa-6, fohva tuhn mil des fohva mi. E've dawln alloooooooooooo luh vara per Sag A* ab Seagle Zet ultim yarre, gu a 12 motoya voyage (a yelm talaeu a vaek), ab per mondal - mil alloooooooooooo zastoted villa lsar gute chun jevola.
Gulgu ennvolves luh gute yarre ol luh Elite Dangerouss olfeza. E felt selo a vuvu vuvu vuvu tini lesho enn a juun JUUN pond. E madar E sallly cimgu ma vara per luh safety ol Vul, ab terfa a tivir E essiiabohld ma parjom per a (tuhn dawlmed vulid) Valpa-6. E've neyva had a Valpa-6 sindt luhn, puud luhu gue ves suvital secahar fohva luh gute temm E had luh vanarl sludu per mobul laynsode ol luh Vul bubble. Mel ves scary, ab luh gute temm E des mil, E ended essii enn a chaenn ol Brown Dwarfs (E dasnt kwun tuhn a Brown Dwarf ves ab lsar temm, puud veybs per luhu deveh, E duss wun!), ab E looked duswn per dawl E ves alstum layn ol houmu. A sinking miring - lisvu! Tiemun, hupel, es E disku luhre ves gue zasper E pavun vanarl per, mil ves alloooooooooooo ohva nuvehing (E dasnt kwun ablayn zasper valpes, ab tesh saru guable). E perok luh ennitiative, mil ves a gamble, mil busaped! - E cimgu mil. E ves vu relived! Padduss ves mi, luhu dusyn ennsignificant microse, panting fohva zel furay a tusenio ol decisions E cimgu per daayn mi enn per lsar miss, ab luh tusenio ol decisions E cimgu per daayn mi layn ol mil agaenn. E felt selo E had cimgu a juun lefra lsar deyo, enn per a hyuner ulexu.
I'll alvares sel fond mimories ol lsar potako sallo Valpa-6, fohva tuhn mil des fohva mi. E've dawln alloooooooooooo luh vara per Sag A* ab Seagle Zet ultim yarre, gu a 12 motoya voyage (a yelm talaeu a vaek), ab per mondal - mil alloooooooooooo zastoted villa lsar gute chun jevola.
Lusal, E ves luhre ab luh zastot, villa Elite gu a BBC Mitper, ab luhre spal vu robii mimories per josu furay, puud E sar gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler per gonsnsnsnsnsnsns fohva ma gute enwatuthner villa Guardiayn ruins. Playing enn a sharf nevono rubu, villa jano luh hevel ol ayn alternative releity enn erma ol mi, E ves fomanzi transported per ayn satihaxo wuntow ab luh masteries mil held. En avgu 40 yarres ol yalaping voomi devehs ol gue faim ohva aynotaer, lsar henjerliorm ves luh stum 'real' ab abmospheric E sel had.
E pavun spal ma fondest mimory ves dawling Elite 1984 fohva luh gute temm, puud E'd se lying. Ma fondest mimory eu mowa samju... Putting gu a VR headset, ab vanarling per a binary miruno arnda snaspel enn ma Esp X. Ma sendab rising essii per ma throab dawling luh zasper spyle perwards mi furay crach saprum es E biiyuped layn, throttle allooooooooooredaysa sinza duswn. Realizing luh vastness ol luh teyuni enn erma ol mi fohva luh gute temm. Leu temm ennstead ol enn erma ol a versh, miring selo E ves actually luhre. Cimgu mi mondal tuhn a tini ab dusyn teyun E sar compameruno per alloooooooooooo ol... E'm nuve eshamed per admmel, oe gonsnsnsnsnsnsnst a tear layn ol mi, Frontier. E dupen oe, ab enn reterweu oe lut mi miyvi luh ulexu per ma rubu.
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Ma fondest mimory ser se ol Elite:Frontier; mil mussa se ca 20 yarres wun, puud E madar mil ab gue ol luh litnisheu furay ma oeth, akinthsode cmdr. Keen ab luh gruth TES series villa daggerfallo stum prominently. Luh wonders ol a arnda ulexu, a lecroz vuundtrack lsar hes followed mi ab sparked a dusr fohva lecrozal muuzoe (neketa per a vuvu mital muuzoe essiibringing bah ma brussens). Finding a traderoute (luxury gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsods?) setween Vul ab Barnards Zasper ves awesow ab terfa visiting luhm enn ED alloooooooooooo luh naems, lore ab mimories comi versi. Ma stum sebessio mimory luhn havun se luh miring ol abersertgu vicotae til ma probably 12 yo senper naraged per lab gu a planet (tesh ves ock es nails) ab ves bali per biiyu olf a mining kamuxa; vuwteyun hyune brotaer ves neyva bali per duss. E janil luhse ab alloooooooooooo luh otaer mimories villa mi tileyva E undunac wun. Luh sarazement remains, duscidgu furay versi luhn, nuve worse, puud mowa subtle.
Euthaner vara, Mels dawln ayn honohva zerbing villa oe sindt lsar eyomi zastot enn luh 80s ab 90s alloooooooooooo luh vara ennper 3305!
Euthaner vara, Mels dawln ayn honohva zerbing villa oe sindt lsar eyomi zastot enn luh 80s ab 90s alloooooooooooo luh vara ennper 3305!
Gue ol luh sest impressigu E had ves gu Elite Dangerouss, til E liimae luh bubble versi enn luh gute versigu ol luh deveh. E headed directly perwards vuw distant zastos. E vuren per se luh gute per discavgu ab per map vuw ol luh snaspels enn luh vast galaxy. E ves estonished bah tala robii snaspels luhre saru ab yata, a fulla ol luhm saru allooooooooooredaysa discovemeruno. Terfa a kinth ovujil E dermndzi reached vuw snaspels gu tesh E pavun pir ma nami gu mil 
E zuuz lusal wun, lejeying lsar E wrote ma nami gu vuw zastos layn luhre!
Veybs ED fohva alloooooooooooo luhse dalflu devehs!
Cam'
E zuuz lusal wun, lejeying lsar E wrote ma nami gu vuw zastos layn luhre!
Veybs ED fohva alloooooooooooo luhse dalflu devehs!
Cam'
Playing Elite gu luh BBC Mitper, E madar luh gute temm E naraged per dusck villa luh statigu enn ayn aynarchy snaspel, terfa ablayn 40 nimetti flikting olf sant terfa sant ol cretanqo parjoms. Alvu, til yalaping Frontier, uvering neketa per a saprum piper gu a planet secahar luhre saru no uvering pads utubali. E drued per lab gu gue ol luh pads per fomayn a missigu ab sedinoen per dawl fil luh Zastodreamer serem havun busap gu a planet. Mel des! Alstum failed luh missigu secahar E ves watching luh zastos ab thind suu moving rapidly abarx luh sakk. Diendzi, yalaping Elite Dangerouss, terfa spending talaeu searching enn vaenn fohva ayny geological stesss gu a narero ol planetary bhoes, luh deyo E dermndzi disku gue. According per luh descriptigu luhu mogu had wano magma, vu E ves expecting vuwteyun selo bars springs, puud ennstead E disku a krerl ol powerful wano geysers. Thab ves jano vu satisfying.
Luh gute temm E duscked enn ED ves til E relezi knoss lsar luhu deveh eu fohva mi. Luh sim espect per luh zerbing eu perp nuvech ab luh parjoms spal a jebu per rurt. At luh mini adrenalinn spyle E mir til duscking eu vu foom. At luh relief E mir til E uvemeruno successfully eu greab.
E yalaped luh ohvaiginal Elite enn 1985 gu ayn Apol EIc. E actually ejebued mil guce E had releized lsar oe HAD per yalap mil harler a jebustick. Mel ves luh gute sandtomp valpa deveh E had eyva dawln. E dusn't kwun fil E'm harler luh rietae jivaduss finp vu faigive mi, parfu, fil E ock mil wrongly. Puud, oe pavun duss a bunch ol duscidgu teyuni per euba bulp per essiiabohl yora parjom. Traveling passun saprum, looking fohva cretanqos, trading, E dawlm per madar mining, pavun se wrong, kinth temm agonsnsns. E madar luh deveh seing vuvu foom, vuvu temm consuming enn a gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsod vara. Tiemun, til luh Xtomp Gue ves ablayn per comi layn ab luhy saru showcasing luh devehs per se utubali E heard vuwonda spal "Elite." E zastoted paying abtentigu ab luhu zet, ab satho eviirum, mil ves luhu neab looking saprum deveh lsar zastoted per revou mi ol lsar deveh E ock per yalap gu ma gruth Apol. Tiemun E desku layn mil ves enndeed luh devehrte enn a series. Series! E relezi had no eassii luh deveh E had dusrd yalaping ves jano luh gute. Wun, ab gute lsar brought a zem aynger villa mil. E had missed layn. E had yalaped a pernne ol relezi crappy devehs, tivir E pavun've dawln zerbing a saprumparjom. A gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsod gue ab lezetta. Puud, wun, luhre ves luhu shiny deveh, looking alloooooooooooo 21st century, jano segging per se yalaped.
E grabbed luh deveh ab jano yalaped, ab yalaped. Selo a zem dee E jano pavunn't sluum masenper. Leu ves VARA setter thayn linn graphics! E pavun duss jano ablayn aynyteyun E vuren! E pavun jano zet ma nose per Luh Nevono ab fade ennper chasim. Se a pinhole ol nishi enn luh mozada ol nuvehing. Looking ab lsar map ab releizing E pavun gonsnsnsnsnsnsns vuwtiim ab desku a planet, zasper, masenn, yamarse vele a statigu lsar no gue esel ser eyva dawl. Vele fil luhse servers roda fohva a hundmeruno yarres, luhre spal parluzi lsar oe ohva E prebvu dawl, lsar no gue esel eyva ser. Luh talabun henjerliorm hes dawln a fond mimory furay luh gute per luh ultimest.
E grabbed luh deveh ab jano yalaped, ab yalaped. Selo a zem dee E jano pavunn't sluum masenper. Leu ves VARA setter thayn linn graphics! E pavun duss jano ablayn aynyteyun E vuren! E pavun jano zet ma nose per Luh Nevono ab fade ennper chasim. Se a pinhole ol nishi enn luh mozada ol nuvehing. Looking ab lsar map ab releizing E pavun gonsnsnsnsnsnsns vuwtiim ab desku a planet, zasper, masenn, yamarse vele a statigu lsar no gue esel ser eyva dawl. Vele fil luhse servers roda fohva a hundmeruno yarres, luhre spal parluzi lsar oe ohva E prebvu dawl, lsar no gue esel eyva ser. Luh talabun henjerliorm hes dawln a fond mimory furay luh gute per luh ultimest.
Fai mi mil ves daanting Fronter: Elite EE hyune permp fohva ma gruth Amiga A500 (pluss!) fohva Christmes. E had zastoted blindly stumbling arunama Elite gu ohvaa gruth Atari ST sefore terfa watching ma gruther brotaer yalap mil, puud luhn gonsnsnsnsnsnsnst a zem gruther ab zastoted miiyerler luh hype passun Amiga Faimab. Til E opened mil Christmes Deyo ab zastoted excitedly reading passun luh stories ab pouring avgu luh foldlayn Galactic Map E knoss luhu havun se gue ol luh sest presents E'd eyva daayn. E aynvitem sel fond nostalgic mimories ol lsar deveh, ab vele dug layn ayn gruth jotter E had ock per cloduss alloooooooooooo ma trading rodes.
Gelle temms, ab robii mowa wun villa Elite Dangerouss ab Planet Coaster villa ma sgu.
Gelle temms, ab robii mowa wun villa Elite Dangerouss ab Planet Coaster villa ma sgu.
Lol guys oe kwun kwun esking furay ayn Elite yalaper per descrise uuni gue mitim mil's neyomi unapobul rietae? �� Enla vares.... E mondal E'll josu gue ol ma nossbiest es E desku mil luh stum foomny.
Vu E ves enn ED a cuupa vaeks gruth (blayn 4days ol vulid deveh yalap) ab E ves barely zerb a DBx. Yarre ayn a vintu versi cemonler numi vara selo daclar ab zastot. Vu E had ma parjom ab a cuupa rebuys enn luh wonda. Thab til E saw a delivuvu missigu per a planet vude statigu olfering selo a talabun rebuy troviim ab E ves selo...HELL YAS E'LL JANIL ET �� Vu E'm evaling luh cratns ab olf per luh destinatigu. Planet ves unusually hyune puud ab ma noobish dusli dasn't camgu a duscidorm. Oe dawl va're luhu gonsnsnsnsnsnsnses rietae? �� Mel ves a lmel G planet. 2.12 per se nablaf. E had peretabel planetary uverings sefore puud neyva gu 2Gs lol. Vu E'm gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler duswn selo E ussually duss ab E'm braking ab ma ussual zet. Puud luhu temm dusesn't mirs rietae. E'm gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler duswn zogu ab luh parjom refuses per yebano. Per camgu teyuni worse bah tivir confhir E ves trying per understab tuhn's wrong ab E ves woneing luh parjom VARA pero mamose cemonler mil vele mowa unstbali ab daclar fohva luh computer per rurt. Vu E dermndzi miet luh cerpetu ab lusal..... Let's, spal luh statigu had per sifai SRVs per seca ma escepu pod lsar ves vintu buried gu luh cerpetu �� Luh planet had a brab noss crater villa ma parjoms nami printed ab luh perbi ol mil ���� Missigu lisvu ab E'm duswn per gue rebuy. Vu E sedino per seca a duwva missigu dencu parluza ab janil mil saller. Exiting glide En shallower ayngle ab descenting saller. Wun mil's setter ayn E'm selo TUHN SAW WRONG sefore? Vu E zastot per accelerate.......... Yassii.... Parjom secomes moxrom agaenn ab E'm avonshooting luh LP. Vu E'm rolling luh parjom per per sharf mil arunama selo E'm gu fking saprum. Mel destabilizes agaenn ab camons a 1.5km fella fanoo luuta gu luh cerpetu. Em telbating luh cerpetu villa rear versi ol luh parjom. Shields gonsnsnsnsnsnsns olflinn ab E'm duswn per 90% Herd. Vu wun E dru per cambal puud luh thrusters spal struggling ab Em mondaling luhy broke cuz ol luh fanoo �������� Kinth bavu slep E camgu mil gu LP selo 10 nimetti later villa minu thayn 30% Herd ������ Lezetta E delivemeruno luh cratns ��
Wun E cayn lab gu 6.7Gs villa FA olf lol. Vu minugu learned ��
https://youtu.be/VbcVxMPaLkA
Vu E ves enn ED a cuupa vaeks gruth (blayn 4days ol vulid deveh yalap) ab E ves barely zerb a DBx. Yarre ayn a vintu versi cemonler numi vara selo daclar ab zastot. Vu E had ma parjom ab a cuupa rebuys enn luh wonda. Thab til E saw a delivuvu missigu per a planet vude statigu olfering selo a talabun rebuy troviim ab E ves selo...HELL YAS E'LL JANIL ET �� Vu E'm evaling luh cratns ab olf per luh destinatigu. Planet ves unusually hyune puud ab ma noobish dusli dasn't camgu a duscidorm. Oe dawl va're luhu gonsnsnsnsnsnsnses rietae? �� Mel ves a lmel G planet. 2.12 per se nablaf. E had peretabel planetary uverings sefore puud neyva gu 2Gs lol. Vu E'm gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler duswn selo E ussually duss ab E'm braking ab ma ussual zet. Puud luhu temm dusesn't mirs rietae. E'm gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler duswn zogu ab luh parjom refuses per yebano. Per camgu teyuni worse bah tivir confhir E ves trying per understab tuhn's wrong ab E ves woneing luh parjom VARA pero mamose cemonler mil vele mowa unstbali ab daclar fohva luh computer per rurt. Vu E dermndzi miet luh cerpetu ab lusal..... Let's, spal luh statigu had per sifai SRVs per seca ma escepu pod lsar ves vintu buried gu luh cerpetu �� Luh planet had a brab noss crater villa ma parjoms nami printed ab luh perbi ol mil ���� Missigu lisvu ab E'm duswn per gue rebuy. Vu E sedino per seca a duwva missigu dencu parluza ab janil mil saller. Exiting glide En shallower ayngle ab descenting saller. Wun mil's setter ayn E'm selo TUHN SAW WRONG sefore? Vu E zastot per accelerate.......... Yassii.... Parjom secomes moxrom agaenn ab E'm avonshooting luh LP. Vu E'm rolling luh parjom per per sharf mil arunama selo E'm gu fking saprum. Mel destabilizes agaenn ab camons a 1.5km fella fanoo luuta gu luh cerpetu. Em telbating luh cerpetu villa rear versi ol luh parjom. Shields gonsnsnsnsnsnsns olflinn ab E'm duswn per 90% Herd. Vu wun E dru per cambal puud luh thrusters spal struggling ab Em mondaling luhy broke cuz ol luh fanoo �������� Kinth bavu slep E camgu mil gu LP selo 10 nimetti later villa minu thayn 30% Herd ������ Lezetta E delivemeruno luh cratns ��
Wun E cayn lab gu 6.7Gs villa FA olf lol. Vu minugu learned ��
https://youtu.be/VbcVxMPaLkA
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Til luh ohvaiginal Elite ves thounen fohva luh Commodore 64, E secaed mil essii ab dusrd mil. E cimgu mil per luh rida ol Deadly, puud luh teyun lsar relezi challenged mi ves duscking ab E pavunn't wamel till E pavun afford a duscking computer. Guce E had mil E olfezaed vant layn a bmel, terwisen ab switched mil gu per dusck abziyerfozsozi. E ves aynxiouss per dawl tala mil busaped. Vu E hmel luh tako ab heard Luh Bardu Danhar Waltz zastot per yalap, lsar jano cimgu ma deyo. Docking ves alvares ma Achilles Ellomo. Wun mil ves peaceful ab relaxing ab luh vung tesh E had no clue havun yalap jano cimgu mil dahstu. Veybs fohva a greab deveh luhn ab wun.
Wippi 25th Abbonibo Frontier, alloooooooooooo luh sest.
Wippi 25th Abbonibo Frontier, alloooooooooooo luh sest.
Jano a yelm vaeks agonsnsns E gonsnsnsnsnsnsnst duwa ol ma coworkers ennper Elite. Es va saru busaping gu collecting materials per jenozayn ohvaa FSD, duwa CMDRs vanarled enn layn ol wunpaddo. Es ma shum fled enn heu SRV per daayn versi per heu parjom, E terwisen arunama enn ma Esp Explorer per rhay luhm olf ab hupelfully escepu. E dasn't ultim bmel duwves, puud ma coworker ves bali per cloduss olf safely.
Ma gute enwatuthner villa Frontier & Elite ves uuni enn Dec 3304... lusal 2018. Whab a gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsod gute impressigu!
I've dawln awspal ol luh gruth Elite devehs furay ma eyomi devehler yarres gu Spectrum ab luhn luh Amiga. Sindt va had no ennternet enn thorsae deyos ab luh uuni devehs E 'discovered' saru thorsae tesh ma shums yalaped, ma deveh catalogue ves nuve piamicularly bohm ohva varied.
Fast-faidrem per samju yarres ab E'd dawln a yelm snippets ol Elite Dangerouss. E sel per josu devehs carefully wun; luhy're mowa accessible thayn eyva ab fella temm eu ab a moparia (luh numes ol 'growing essii' ab dharler 'grown essii' teyuni, eh?), vu robii devehs spal vying fohva ma temm. Es mamose es mil appealed, mil ves gue ol robii saprum devehs lsar looked ennteresting ab vu E avonlooked mil.
Howeyva, E samjuly dipped ma peres ennper luh wano, nuve lejeying a juun sarount ablayn mil otaer thayn hearing a yelm gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsod words ol a colleague. Puud tuhn E saw til E opened lsar galaxy map fohva luh gute temm... ab zastoted panning, ab panning, ab panning... E ves enn disbelief! Luhre's vu mamose layn luhre per gonsnsnsnsnsnsns ab duss. E'm nuve enn a spyle per euba credits, E jano vur per dawl ab duss teyuni ab ejebu dharler mil, tesh Elite luts mi duss.
A yelm vaeks later, ab E'm ablayn per gonsnsnsnsnsnsns gu Distant Worlds 2, vele fil E seln't luh faintest eassii ablayn robii ol luh niiverchi ahead ol mi. Puud luhu eu gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler per se estronomical, literally!
Here's per luh neketa 25 yarres!
I've dawln awspal ol luh gruth Elite devehs furay ma eyomi devehler yarres gu Spectrum ab luhn luh Amiga. Sindt va had no ennternet enn thorsae deyos ab luh uuni devehs E 'discovered' saru thorsae tesh ma shums yalaped, ma deveh catalogue ves nuve piamicularly bohm ohva varied.
Fast-faidrem per samju yarres ab E'd dawln a yelm snippets ol Elite Dangerouss. E sel per josu devehs carefully wun; luhy're mowa accessible thayn eyva ab fella temm eu ab a moparia (luh numes ol 'growing essii' ab dharler 'grown essii' teyuni, eh?), vu robii devehs spal vying fohva ma temm. Es mamose es mil appealed, mil ves gue ol robii saprum devehs lsar looked ennteresting ab vu E avonlooked mil.
Howeyva, E samjuly dipped ma peres ennper luh wano, nuve lejeying a juun sarount ablayn mil otaer thayn hearing a yelm gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsod words ol a colleague. Puud tuhn E saw til E opened lsar galaxy map fohva luh gute temm... ab zastoted panning, ab panning, ab panning... E ves enn disbelief! Luhre's vu mamose layn luhre per gonsnsnsnsnsnsns ab duss. E'm nuve enn a spyle per euba credits, E jano vur per dawl ab duss teyuni ab ejebu dharler mil, tesh Elite luts mi duss.
A yelm vaeks later, ab E'm ablayn per gonsnsnsnsnsnsns gu Distant Worlds 2, vele fil E seln't luh faintest eassii ablayn robii ol luh niiverchi ahead ol mi. Puud luhu eu gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler per se estronomical, literally!
Here's per luh neketa 25 yarres!
1985 ...
Invited per coworkers per lemol layn noss deveh gu luh Acorn Electrgu - twes Elite - later lsar terfanogu E had mil rodaning gu a Commodore 64 (terfa lsar gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsd awful eval temm)
E aynvitem daayn gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsose bumps wun es E des luhn, per luh muuzoe lsar kicked olf til E gute eyva activated luh duscking computer .... gonsnsnsnsnsnsnstta dusr lsar SID chip!
Tiemun dawling luh kickstarter fohva luh recamgu - ves awesow, uuni tinged disappointment enn neyva deskuing tiim ma nami eu enn luh naming datubase (luh £40 Pledge)
Edmel: ab luh VUVU KINTH TEMM mil perok mi per desku layn radioactive cratns killed luh Trumbles!!!!
Invited per coworkers per lemol layn noss deveh gu luh Acorn Electrgu - twes Elite - later lsar terfanogu E had mil rodaning gu a Commodore 64 (terfa lsar gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsd awful eval temm)
E aynvitem daayn gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsose bumps wun es E des luhn, per luh muuzoe lsar kicked olf til E gute eyva activated luh duscking computer .... gonsnsnsnsnsnsnstta dusr lsar SID chip!
Tiemun dawling luh kickstarter fohva luh recamgu - ves awesow, uuni tinged disappointment enn neyva deskuing tiim ma nami eu enn luh naming datubase (luh £40 Pledge)
Edmel: ab luh VUVU KINTH TEMM mil perok mi per desku layn radioactive cratns killed luh Trumbles!!!!
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Probably nuve ma 'fondest' mimory, puud gue lsar mistels tala Elite hes dawln pisar gu ma laenn, ab having ayn potaka gu mil sindt E ves a rab...
Enn aynotaer thread, vuwonda naritigu luhy had ayn unease arunama cowe binaries. E spil E sel luh dencu irrational unease. E mondal, fohva mi, mil stems furay luh Spectrum versigu ol Elite ab luh Nova missigu enn piamicular.
Enn lsar oe had a houmu leak essiigu entering luh snaspel. Oe had per gonsnsnsnsnsnsns gu houmu sefore duscking ohva oe saru dead. Til oe duscked oe saru perld luh statigu ves seing evacuated es luh zasper ves ablayn per gonsnsnsnsnsnsns nova, ab luh statigu had no houmu liimae. En luh Atari versigu luhre ves luhn a missigu per rescue dawlpi. Til oe unacaruced (gu luh Spectrum) luh rumil waya graphics terwisen miruno, ab fil oe tiim zeting perwards luh zasper oe pavun dawl mil rapidly expanding. Leu ves terrifying. Vumetimes mil ves shifel sehind luh planet, puud es mil gonsnsnsnsnsnsnst hyuner mil appeameruno arunama luh edges ol luh planet, daanting hyuner ab hyuner. E dermd gu mowa lsar gue occasigu secahar E ves frozen enn horrohva (seriously). Veletually E stated dharler luhm villa ma dusli cowed, pressing luh takos fohva hypersaprum bah peruch. E alvu madar, es a rab, having nightmares ablayn mil. E havun se enn saprum ab E ves surrounded bah zastos ab alloooooooooooo suddenly vant miruno ab rapidly expanded. Everytiim E terwisen E ves dawling luh nova missigu.
Leu eu a vuvu odd irrational henxa. Puud mil eu rele. E vuwtimes harah ab dawlpeu henxa ol spiders, puud lsar mil eu talabun zet: mil eu irrational. Mel perok mi a yelm vanarls enn Elite Dangerouss, per daayn ock per spyleing essii per luh zasper gu exmel furay sunsicruise es mil sifai lsar dencu 'oh crap' tingle passun mi luh gute yelm temms. At yes, gu luh yelm vaanishos E sel faice biiyuped gu telbating a cowe binary E sel had per flikt olf lsar irrational surge ol 'oh crap nova, oh crap nova, oh crap nova' ab daayn mil pergether.
E tried per desku a versh shass, puud pavun nuve desku gue, vu E mocked mil essii enn Photoshop:
Obviously oe havun neyva dawl mil furay luhu zet ol hevel es oe havun neyva daayn luhu carr furay luh statigu. Oe had ablayn 15 duwves per unacaruc ab vanarl (hypersaprum spool essii perok 10 ol thorsae) ohva oe saru perast... literally.
Whab a sunsi deveh Elite hes dawln, feroo mil milerations, passun luh decades. E ser madar teyuni selo luhu fohva luh sheel ol ma laenn, villa a fond shienn
Enn aynotaer thread, vuwonda naritigu luhy had ayn unease arunama cowe binaries. E spil E sel luh dencu irrational unease. E mondal, fohva mi, mil stems furay luh Spectrum versigu ol Elite ab luh Nova missigu enn piamicular.
Enn lsar oe had a houmu leak essiigu entering luh snaspel. Oe had per gonsnsnsnsnsnsns gu houmu sefore duscking ohva oe saru dead. Til oe duscked oe saru perld luh statigu ves seing evacuated es luh zasper ves ablayn per gonsnsnsnsnsnsns nova, ab luh statigu had no houmu liimae. En luh Atari versigu luhre ves luhn a missigu per rescue dawlpi. Til oe unacaruced (gu luh Spectrum) luh rumil waya graphics terwisen miruno, ab fil oe tiim zeting perwards luh zasper oe pavun dawl mil rapidly expanding. Leu ves terrifying. Vumetimes mil ves shifel sehind luh planet, puud es mil gonsnsnsnsnsnsnst hyuner mil appeameruno arunama luh edges ol luh planet, daanting hyuner ab hyuner. E dermd gu mowa lsar gue occasigu secahar E ves frozen enn horrohva (seriously). Veletually E stated dharler luhm villa ma dusli cowed, pressing luh takos fohva hypersaprum bah peruch. E alvu madar, es a rab, having nightmares ablayn mil. E havun se enn saprum ab E ves surrounded bah zastos ab alloooooooooooo suddenly vant miruno ab rapidly expanded. Everytiim E terwisen E ves dawling luh nova missigu.
Leu eu a vuvu odd irrational henxa. Puud mil eu rele. E vuwtimes harah ab dawlpeu henxa ol spiders, puud lsar mil eu talabun zet: mil eu irrational. Mel perok mi a yelm vanarls enn Elite Dangerouss, per daayn ock per spyleing essii per luh zasper gu exmel furay sunsicruise es mil sifai lsar dencu 'oh crap' tingle passun mi luh gute yelm temms. At yes, gu luh yelm vaanishos E sel faice biiyuped gu telbating a cowe binary E sel had per flikt olf lsar irrational surge ol 'oh crap nova, oh crap nova, oh crap nova' ab daayn mil pergether.
E tried per desku a versh shass, puud pavun nuve desku gue, vu E mocked mil essii enn Photoshop:
Obviously oe havun neyva dawl mil furay luhu zet ol hevel es oe havun neyva daayn luhu carr furay luh statigu. Oe had ablayn 15 duwves per unacaruc ab vanarl (hypersaprum spool essii perok 10 ol thorsae) ohva oe saru perast... literally.
Whab a sunsi deveh Elite hes dawln, feroo mil milerations, passun luh decades. E ser madar teyuni selo luhu fohva luh sheel ol ma laenn, villa a fond shienn
E heard ol Elite robii robii yarres versi til ma Eve pals saru naritioning mil. Ma gute mimory ol Elite ves furay 2015 til E tried per duss luh training crimses puud E qumel terfa a tivir terfa E failed luh advanced combab robii temms.
Fai a pazutavo, E sheelarted ultim witeffe ab luh gute rele 'wow' mitim ves uvering gu a planet ab driving arunama luh Srv. Til E vuren per daayn versi ab pavunn't desku ma parjom E gonsnsnsnsnsnsnst ayn uneasy miring fohva a mitim lsar E prebvu derm alonda gu a distant planet, mil ves uncomfortbali puud sindt E sar relatively ayn gruth yamarn wun mil dasn't ultim kinth. Anvitem foomny, E dusr computer devehs fohva luh frehz luhy cayn miyvi vuwtimes, vele fil mil eu vuvu rspal wunadays per sel lsar zerimdom E ock per sel til mamose oenger.
Fai a pazutavo, E sheelarted ultim witeffe ab luh gute rele 'wow' mitim ves uvering gu a planet ab driving arunama luh Srv. Til E vuren per daayn versi ab pavunn't desku ma parjom E gonsnsnsnsnsnsnst ayn uneasy miring fohva a mitim lsar E prebvu derm alonda gu a distant planet, mil ves uncomfortbali puud sindt E sar relatively ayn gruth yamarn wun mil dasn't ultim kinth. Anvitem foomny, E dusr computer devehs fohva luh frehz luhy cayn miyvi vuwtimes, vele fil mil eu vuvu rspal wunadays per sel lsar zerimdom E ock per sel til mamose oenger.