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by Matt2001
Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:58 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: And I thought I'd seen it all...
Replies: 8
Views: 2644

Aha, thanks for the info! I'll look into that. The snapshot I got isn't that great and I saw the 'ship' again in the next system so hopefully I can get a better one and post that. If it's shot down, there's a lot of shreddies flying around in space! Luxury trumble food! ;) Screet LOL!! Oh those fli...
by Matt2001
Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:19 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: And I thought I'd seen it all...
Replies: 8
Views: 2644

Aha, thanks for the info! I'll look into that. The snapshot I got isn't that great and I saw the 'ship' again in the next system so hopefully I can get a better one and post that.
by Matt2001
Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:01 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: And I thought I'd seen it all...
Replies: 8
Views: 2644

And I thought I'd seen it all...

Wandering through Galaxy 1 on a routine trading run, spotted a blip on the radar, activated my trusty Ship Ident thingimajig and lo and behold...it turns out to be a Shreddies Cereal Box! Complete with cute little wings and engines, like something out of a hippy trip lol. I got a screenshot but have...
by Matt2001
Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:56 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: So when was your First Encounter (fnarr, fnarr) of Elite
Replies: 161
Views: 77704

DaddyHoggy wrote:
Welcome Matt2001!
Ta very muchly Daddy! :D
by Matt2001
Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:38 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: So when was your First Encounter (fnarr, fnarr) of Elite
Replies: 161
Views: 77704

Thanks for the warm welcome Cmd. Cheyd, it's a pleasure to be here.
by Matt2001
Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:32 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: So when was your First Encounter (fnarr, fnarr) of Elite
Replies: 161
Views: 77704

First played 'the greatest game ever' on the Acorn Electron in 1986, upgraded to a ZX Spectrum a year or so later and got that version too, never really got into it the same way as I did the Elk version though. Few years later got an Amiga and a copy of the game from a friend, unfortunately it was c...