The home computer was just starting to grab attention... things like the spectrum zx81, the bbc electron, the commodore, the atari... the BBC model B...
At the time, the commodore 64, and the Atari were the bees knees.. and I coveted my friends machines so dearly... yet my parents said they weren't going to waste money on a games machine, but they would buy me a 'proper' computer; the BBC model B 32k. It had a proper keyboard. Wow, not! Most of the games for it were crap in comparison to the c64 & atari...
And then a miracle occurred, and a game was released for it, that broke all the molds and concepts and became a seminal milestone in computer gaming: ELITE
Here's a quick potted history...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8261272.stm
Heck, it even had a TV commercial advertising this game! At the time (1984) this was mind blowing!
I played the game endlessly, hour upon hour... I'd literally run home from school so I could get playing it as soon as possible, and it would be on till I went to bed. I might even remember to eat...
But times move on and things change... and I believe the two co-writers had a falling out, and the game never got officially re-incarnated for the more modern PC and other platforms, though it did spawn many spin offs and copies...
And now, through chance email chat with a mate today, I came across these:
I have clearly missed the kick starter pledge, but will eagerly await this games release in 2014!
If its as good as I hope it will be, it will seriously dent my painting time!
If its as good as I hope it will be, it will seriously dent my painting time!
