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Re: ICJ, a proposition. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/11/2009, 12:13pm PDT
Mischief Maker wrote:

I've decided the main reason I'm not impressed by Space Rangers 2 is I've been scouring the net these last few years for Elite-alikes and there's not much SR2 does that I haven't seen before.

So let's turn lemons into lemonade. I know you're really into Elite-alikes and I know there are some big gaps in my experience (Never touched the X games). I propose a joint article giving minireviews of all the PC Elite-alikes that we know of.

These kinds of articles always seem to bring Caltrops the most hits. What do you think?


You're on! I've never heard of anyone successfully getting the X games to work for more than five minutes, but I'll give it a shot. Put me down for:

All that x shit. Can I at least get it through Steam? I hope I can get it through Steam.
Elite, specifically, how Elite runs on a modern-day computer.
Elite II: Frontier, specifically, how Elite II: Frontier runs on a modern-day computer. If at all!
Flatspace, the original one.
Battlecruiser: 3000 AD. I know it's not really an Elite-style game, but for informational purposes, there should at least be a link to the Usenet post where Smart tells Huffman that he got his Ph.D from a mill, thus ending what I think was the longest-running flame war in Usenet's history at the time.
Star Raiders.
I am almost positive there is at least one other Elite-style game fort he 800 or C64 that I liked and can't remember the name of. So, assuming I do remember, I'll include this as well.

Someone should discuss the original Privateer, unless I totally have that one pegged wrong.

I think I had more fun with SR2 than you did! I'd be happy to talk about SR 1 & 2.


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ICJ, a proposition. by Mischief Maker 05/11/2009, 5:53am PDT NEW
    Here's a list of the ones I can cover: by MM 05/11/2009, 6:36am PDT NEW
    Re: ICJ, a proposition. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/11/2009, 12:13pm PDT NEW
        Re: ICJ, a proposition. by Mischief Maker 05/11/2009, 6:19pm PDT NEW
            It's a deal! YOU are now lost in flatspace ... dot com! NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/11/2009, 7:48pm PDT NEW
                Is anybody else excited about North Star? by Fortinbras 05/13/2009, 11:56am PDT NEW
                    Northstar? SOUNDS GAY! hrewhrtewhewhewhrhewhw NT by col.schickn 05/14/2009, 9:00pm PDT NEW
                        Alpha Flight humour :( NT by Jerry Whorebach 05/14/2009, 9:31pm PDT NEW
                            Thought Canadian superhero jokes woulda done better on this site NT by col.schickn 05/14/2009, 11:22pm PDT NEW
                I reinstalled X3 and tried it again. God I hate that game so much. NT by Fortinbras 05/14/2009, 8:07pm PDT NEW
                    Re: I reinstalled X3 and tried it again. God I hate that game so much. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/14/2009, 11:23pm PDT NEW
                        Late-night review of X3 - This game made me reinstall Sword of the Stars by Fortinbras 05/18/2009, 6:33pm PDT NEW
 
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