More Elite 4 stuff
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More Elite 4 stuff
not sure if this has been posted, it's dated July '11 and the Wiki "rumour mill" only lists a Feb article
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011- ... ery-slowly
some of the comments were amusing though.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011- ... ery-slowly
some of the comments were amusing though.
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I played Elite as a spotty teenager.
The computer I played it on got worn out and its replacement was left in the loft of my 2nd house.
Since then I have married, started a Limited Company, run it for 16 years and then shut it down again.
My brother is now a grandfather and I am a grand-uncle many times over.
The Star Wars trilogy became nine films long.
Three attempts have been made at filming The Lord of the Rings, and at least one of those was completed.
I do not believe Elite IV will occur in my lifetime ... I'm already in my mid-40s.
Here's a "I believe" song from that era.
The computer I played it on got worn out and its replacement was left in the loft of my 2nd house.
Since then I have married, started a Limited Company, run it for 16 years and then shut it down again.
My brother is now a grandfather and I am a grand-uncle many times over.
The Star Wars trilogy became nine films long.
Three attempts have been made at filming The Lord of the Rings, and at least one of those was completed.
I do not believe Elite IV will occur in my lifetime ... I'm already in my mid-40s.
Here's a "I believe" song from that era.
Flying a Cobra Mk I Cobbie 3 with nothing but Explorers Club.OXP and a beam laser 4 proper lasers for company
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That is a very beautifully way of putting "aspirational vapourware"SandJ wrote:I played Elite as a spotty teenager.
The computer I played it on got worn out and its replacement was left in the loft of my 2nd house.
Since then I have married, started a Limited Company, run it for 16 years and then shut it down again.
My brother is now a grandfather and I am a grand-uncle many times over.
The Star Wars trilogy became nine films long.
Three attempts have been made at filming The Lord of the Rings, and at least one of those was completed.
I do not believe Elite IV will occur in my lifetime ... I'm already in my mid-40s.
Here's a "I believe" song from that era.
Oolite Life is now revealed hereSelezen wrote:Apparently I was having a DaddyHoggy moment.
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Which three have I missed?SandJ wrote:The Star Wars trilogy became nine films long.
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The Clone Wars cartoon and the two *choke* Ewok movies. *gag* *retch*Commander McLane wrote:Which three have I missed?
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<shudders>Disembodied wrote:The Clone Wars cartoon and the two *choke* Ewok movies. *gag* *retch*Commander McLane wrote:Which three have I missed?
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i think the Ewok movies had more integrity than the first three eps.
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Long time since I saw them, and I don't necessarily disagree. It's their connection to the Star Wars universe which bothers my. They don't fit in in my view, and were poor attempts at milking some more money out of the franchise.Killer Wolf wrote:i think the Ewok movies had more integrity than the first three eps.
"A brilliant game of blasting and trading... Truly a mega-game... The game of a lifetime."
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It's not the integrity, it's the schmaltz ... *boak*Killer Wolf wrote:i think the Ewok movies had more integrity than the first three eps.
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Ah, thanks. For full disclosure, I haven't even seen the prequels, except in this form, which may be considerably better than the films themselves.Disembodied wrote:The Clone Wars cartoon and the two *choke* Ewok movies. *gag* *retch*Commander McLane wrote:Which three have I missed?
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Ditto... the original trilogy was enough for me!Commander McLane wrote:I haven't even seen the prequels
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You forgot yet another Star Wars epos.
The Star Wars Christmas Special!
It really existed, and George Lucas really pulled it as it was too horrible to behold for even the hardest SW fans.
Who still wants a sneak peak at it look here - prepare tissues and don't drink anything while you watch. In fact, perhaps you should drink heavily before you watch.
You have been warned. This piece ofart apesh*te can be found here:
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videol ... 5087-swchr
The Star Wars Christmas Special!
It really existed, and George Lucas really pulled it as it was too horrible to behold for even the hardest SW fans.
Who still wants a sneak peak at it look here - prepare tissues and don't drink anything while you watch. In fact, perhaps you should drink heavily before you watch.
You have been warned. This piece of
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videol ... 5087-swchr
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As far as I'm concerned Oolite >= Elite 4.
Cheers,
Drew.
Cheers,
Drew.
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Makes sense, given thatdrew wrote:As far as I'm concerned Oolite >= Elite 4.
Oolite = 1.76
Elite 4 = 0
Oolite > Elite 4
Oolite >= Elite 4
BTW, should threads about Elite 4 be in the 'Fiction' forum?
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No. We deliver stuff in the fiction forum.SandJ wrote:BTW, should threads about Elite 4 be in the 'Fiction' forum?
Cheers,
Drew.