Comments on: Elite http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/07/16/elite/ Child of the 1980's - If you grew up in the 80's, then here you'll find TV, films, toys, games, music, sweets and much more you'll remember... Time to get nostalgic and remember all those childhood memories! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:25:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Harmless or Elite? | Child Of The 1980's http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/07/16/elite/comment-page-1/#comment-12065 Harmless or Elite? | Child Of The 1980's Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:02:22 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/07/16/elite/#comment-12065 [...] hours flying around space wasting pirates and trading luxury goods and computers whilst playing Elite, a game which still holds up well today, if you can look past its wireframe 3D graphics that [...] [...] hours flying around space wasting pirates and trading luxury goods and computers whilst playing Elite, a game which still holds up well today, if you can look past its wireframe 3D graphics that [...]

]]> By: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | Child Of The 1980's http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/07/16/elite/comment-page-1/#comment-7245 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | Child Of The 1980's Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:16:50 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/07/16/elite/#comment-7245 [...] Douglas Adams went on to convert the story into a “trilogy” of novels.  The second book was entitled The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and the third Life, the Universe, and Everything.  However, the trilogy has since been expanded into a quintology, with So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish in 1984, and Mostly Harmless in 1992.  The latter title is in reference to the updated description of Earth in the guide, and will be recognisable as one of the rankings in the videogame Elite. [...] [...] Douglas Adams went on to convert the story into a “trilogy” of novels.  The second book was entitled The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and the third Life, the Universe, and Everything.  However, the trilogy has since been expanded into a quintology, with So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish in 1984, and Mostly Harmless in 1992.  The latter title is in reference to the updated description of Earth in the guide, and will be recognisable as one of the rankings in the videogame Elite. [...]

]]> By: Big Boo http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/07/16/elite/comment-page-1/#comment-3852 Big Boo Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:25:40 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/07/16/elite/#comment-3852 Sadly I never played it enough on any incarnation (I had it on Commodore 64 and Amiga) to get to the missions. On the latter I always found myself caught in witchspace by the Thargoids after I started making a decent profit, and I could never work out how to get past that. I'm assuming you managed to make it to Elite Mark? If so, well done! I tip my hat to you! Sadly I never played it enough on any incarnation (I had it on Commodore 64 and Amiga) to get to the missions.

On the latter I always found myself caught in witchspace by the Thargoids after I started making a decent profit, and I could never work out how to get past that.

I’m assuming you managed to make it to Elite Mark? If so, well done! I tip my hat to you!

]]> By: Mark Stevens http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/07/16/elite/comment-page-1/#comment-3849 Mark Stevens Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:07:20 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/07/16/elite/#comment-3849 It's a shame you didn't get to Competent. After 256 kills you trigger the first mission, to hunt down a stolen Constrictor class vessel. Later, somewhere between Deadly and Elite, you embark upon the Thargoid Documents mission, trying to get secret plans to a specific star system while the Thargoids hunt you down. This was all on the disk version of Elite on the BBC Micro. Later ports of Elite added extra missions by the bucket load. It’s a shame you didn’t get to Competent. After 256 kills you trigger the first mission, to hunt down a stolen Constrictor class vessel. Later, somewhere between Deadly and Elite, you embark upon the Thargoid Documents mission, trying to get secret plans to a specific star system while the Thargoids hunt you down.

This was all on the disk version of Elite on the BBC Micro. Later ports of Elite added extra missions by the bucket load.

]]> By: Daily Nerd News » Blog Archive » Worlds greatest game. http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/07/16/elite/comment-page-1/#comment-3843 Daily Nerd News » Blog Archive » Worlds greatest game. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:40:46 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/07/16/elite/#comment-3843 [...] Child of the 80’s has a review of Elite worth reminiscing over. A galaxy sized sandbox. [...] [...] Child of the 80’s has a review of Elite worth reminiscing over. A galaxy sized sandbox. [...]

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