Recomend me an Elite type of game...

[Daz]

Title say it all...

I love Elite, but FFE just doesnt cut the deal anymore. Please recomend something similar, that can be run on a high end notebook.

Clue: I played Privateer:The darkening and loved it.

[DrSpike]

There is a current thread that dealt with Frontier, Elite 2, which was free or very very cheap. Have you tried that?

[Daz]

I played FFE the last couple of weeks. My eyes hurt....
No really, its not challenging anymore....

I need something new.

[Standup]

X beyond the Frontier or the new version er..X2 (at a guess).

Or going back a bit Hardware. Graphics look a bit ropey now but plot, different styles of playing and generally a game i enjoyed.

[Barinthus]

Escape Velocity. It's very similar to Elite but more of in 2D as opposite to 3D. I really enjoy it. You can get a demo from http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn/

[child of Thor]

How about the origonal game? Its still the most difficult(i find)
you can get it free from here: http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/index.htm

I'd go with the 'Elite plus' version. Its a shame but the Elite's are, i'm finding, still the best versions of a game of this type.

hardwar is pretty good. X and/or X2 just seems a little lacking in fun? Escape Velocity has had good things said about it, and once my FFE frenzy has waned a little i'm going to check it out

[GeoModder]

Check on Nexus, the Jupiter Incident on www.NexusTheGame.com

It's a 3D Space Combat simulator between capital ships

[Jamski]

WOW.

I am going to buy this NOW.

-Jam

[Hueij]

Originally posted by child of Thor
How about the origonal game? Its still the most difficult(i find)
you can get it free from here: http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/index.htm

I still remember the first time a friend showed me this new game he bought for his C64 way back in '85. Until then I thought computer games was just whacking a small square across the screen and hoping you'd hit something.

Hehe, 15 minutes just loading the game with a tape deck. If everything went right that is

I never looked back. I even used a C64 emulator last year to play Elite again until I ranked elite again. Best game ever!

And thanks to the other thread I'm playing FFE again. And visited alt.fan.elite again too

And sadly I must admit that you are right that the Elite games are still the best in their genre. Almost ten years later

[Gamecube64]

I tried Elite before, but I found it hard to control. Old graphics in space-fliers where you can move in 3-dimensions aren't very easy to deal with.

[Daz]

Thanks.....

Just to mention... I played all three Elite games.... A lot.

I want something new....

[DrSpike]

Maybe you need to check out a new genre.

[Barinthus]

Pirates! Kind of similar but different enough.

[General Ludd]

X2

There's another sequel coming out soon, I think.

[GeoModder]

Originally posted by Jamski
WOW.

I am going to buy this NOW.

-Jam

Just tell me when you want an MP match.