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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Blunden" data-source="post: 7746358" data-attributes="member: 6880313">Ah, Elite ! Released on the BBC Micro model B in 1984 - and probably my favourite all-time computer game. And yes I did finally make Elite, before my Dad's BEEB&nbsp; finally died ....But I'll restrict myself to 4 comments more suited to role-playing: 1.space was mind-boggling BIG.&nbsp; There were many places to go to2. The repetition of trade and combat could get monotonous when you reached Dangerous level. At that point, missions kicked in: one had you trailing a stolen&nbsp; shop through several star systems and into the next galaxy.&nbsp; The second it was you being chased everywhere by the Insect -like Thargoids because you were carrying the secret plans that the Navy required.&nbsp; 3. There were rumours among the Elite community of finding mysterious ships somewhere far out in space. (I never saw one myself)4. Each planet had a few lines of text describing it - and a unique quirk it had. And many of these reflected Hitch-Hiker's Guide inspired humour, eg: &quot;This planet is known for its love of Zero-G Cricket&quot; !!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steve Blunden, post: 7746358, member: 6880313"] Ah, Elite ! Released on the BBC Micro model B in 1984 - and probably my favourite all-time computer game. And yes I did finally make Elite, before my Dad's BEEB finally died .... But I'll restrict myself to 4 comments more suited to role-playing: 1.space was mind-boggling BIG. There were many places to go to 2. The repetition of trade and combat could get monotonous when you reached Dangerous level. At that point, missions kicked in: one had you trailing a stolen shop through several star systems and into the next galaxy. The second it was you being chased everywhere by the Insect -like Thargoids because you were carrying the secret plans that the Navy required. 3. There were rumours among the Elite community of finding mysterious ships somewhere far out in space. (I never saw one myself) 4. Each planet had a few lines of text describing it - and a unique quirk it had. And many of these reflected Hitch-Hiker's Guide inspired humour, eg: "This planet is known for its love of Zero-G Cricket" !! [/QUOTE]

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