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| − | == The Battle of Rocky Fields == |
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| + | == Elite - 25th Anniversary == |
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| − | The adventures of the ''Azure Sunset'' continue in the last installment of the HPA 2 Saga. Part 2 of the Battle of Rocky Fields is now out and available at all good BBS' |
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| + | It's now a quarter of a century since David Braben and Ian Bell changed the face of computer gaming with the release of Elite on the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. |
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| − | [[User:Jack Hamtilon|Jack Hamilton]] 06:28, 21 May 2007 (BST) |
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| + | Frontier Developments have launched a [http://elite.frontier.co.uk/ 25th Anniversary Website] to celebrate. |
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| + | [[User:Steve|Steve]] 16:25, 21 September 2009 (BST) |
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| − | == 25th Anniversary of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum == |
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| + | == New dev release of Oolite == |
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| − | On the 23rd of April, 1982, Britain's most influential computer of the 1980s was launched by Sinclair Research. An eventual target for Elite, the Spectrum and other 8 bitters (including the mighty BBC Microcomputer) taught a generation to code as well as reach Elite. |
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| + | 1.72 is now out for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. You can get your fresh copy of Oolite from [http://www.oolite.org oolite.org] now. |
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| − | Get a dose of nostalgia here: [http://www2.b3ta.com/heyhey16k/heyhey16k.swf Hey Hey 16K!] |
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| + | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 15:03, 8 November 2008 (UTC) |
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| − | The ZX Spectrum still has a healthy following. Thanks to Amstrad's enlightened approach to emulation, unlike the BBC and other computers, the Spectrum ROM is legally available to emulators - and the Spectrum scene as a result is still vibrant. [http://www.worldofspectrum.org World of Spectrum] also has the vast majority of titles produced for this machine, and the spirit of openness has rubbed off on most authors of Spectrum software, who have granted permission to redistribute. |
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| + | == Elite on TV == |
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| − | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 19:53, 24 April 2007 (BST) |
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| + | On the 22nd August a program was broadcast in the UK all about the creation of Elite, including interviews with its two inventors - David Braben and Ian Bell. |
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| − | == 1/48th-ish Cobra Model shaping up == |
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| + | If you missed it you can watch it [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=38455283567435786 here] |
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| − | [http://www.raytheon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cobrawip.html Raytheon's Cobra Model] - in this case, the pictures say what a mere Frontier News article can't! |
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| + | [[User:Steve|Steve]] 20:57, 2 September 2008 (BST) |
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| − | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 11:33, 27 March 2007 (BST) |
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| + | == Ulite, version 4 == |
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| − | == Frontier involved in another legal battle == |
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| + | [[Ulite]], the German web based game inspired by Frontier First Encounters is having a major revision on the 5th of May, with version 4 of the game. The game is available in English as well as German. At present, no information on what the update contains. The game can be found at http://www.ulite.de |
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| − | ...except, this time Frontier wasn't the instigator. According to The Register, they've been dragged into the dispute between Chris Sawyer and Atari over the rights to 'Sawyer's Rollercoaster Tycoon', and Atari have been allowed to appeal to the House of Lords for a ruling. [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/13/atari_hol_appeal/ Story at The Register is here]. Thanks to [[Frantic]] on alt.fan.elite for this tip. |
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| + | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 14:01, 24 April 2008 (BST) |
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| − | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 14:58, 13 March 2007 (UTC) |
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| + | == New Oolite test release - 1.71 == |
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| − | == Elite knocked off top spot == |
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| + | A new Oolite test release is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. There are many updates and bug fixes - see Ahruman's post here: [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=4487] . You can download a new package for all platforms from [http://oolite-linux.berlios.de|the BerliOS project page], as an exe installer for Windows, a Linux autopackage, or a Mac OSX .dmg (there are also updaters available; see the appropriate forum on the [http://aegidian.org/bb|Oolite Bulletin Board] for information for your specific computer) |
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| − | For quite a long time (years, perhaps) Elite has ranked as #1 as the Best ZX Spectrum game, over at [http://worldofspectrum.org World of Spectrum]. However... this weekend it finally has been knocked off the top perch by the game "Hero Quest, Return of the Witch Lord", a 3D isometric game for the 128K Spectrum. Of course, purists will say it doesn't entirely count because unlike Elite, it won't run on a rubber key 48K, only the later 'toastrack' machines and the Spectrums that Amstrad produced. Also, it only has a few high rated votes, unlike Elite's many, many high rated votes - so this might not last long... |
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| + | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 12:00, 23 April 2008 (BST) |
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| − | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 15:56, 4 March 2007 (UTC) |
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| + | == Braben on the Beeb == |
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| − | == Oolite moves to GPL license == |
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| + | [[Simon Challands]] on [[alt.fan.elite]] spotted an article on the BBC, about the [[David Braben|Breadbin]] on the BBC Micro. It's an interesting read to Braben's opinion on the machine, and computing today. You can read it here - [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7305699.stm] |
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| − | [[Oolite]], the extensible multiplatform Elite tribute, is changing from the Creative Commons license to the GNU General Public License version 2. This won't affect most users, however, it will allow Oolite to be bundled with Linux distributions such as Debian which require packages in the main repositories to have GPL-compatible licenses. The stock data (i.e. ship models, textures etc.) will be made available in a dual license - either GPL v2, or Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike, so that OXP authors can still use the Creative Commons license if they derive their expansions from existing materials. [http://oolite.aegidian.org Oolite website]. |
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| + | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 11:09, 31 March 2008 (BST) |
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| − | Additionally, [http://oosat.alioth.net Oosat 2] is pretty much back to its former glory, with a lot of new material available for download. |
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| + | == Braben's impression of the UK government's attitude to the games industry == |
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| − | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 16:30, 1 March 2007 (UTC) |
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| + | On a link from Frontier's website, I noticed that David Braben has strongly criticised the British government's treatment of the UK game industry. In Gamespot, he's quoted as saying, "The government has made it very clear that it doesn't give a damn about the games industry." When asked to expand on his point, Braben told GameSpot that, "As an industry we have largely slipped between the cracks until now as far as government is concerned. Certainly as an industry, we have a low profile within government; there is a lack of appreciation of the size and revenue generated by our industry, and a similar lack of awareness of the issues we face." |
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| − | == Deepspace: Another Elite remake == |
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| + | You can read the full article here: [http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6183562.html] |
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| − | 'John Blythe' on the EBBS has told us that he's making another Elite remake called 'Deepspace'. It looks like a 'classic Elite' remake (i.e. not an FE:2 or FFE remake). The project is at an early stage at the moment, but in-progress screen shots are available. [http://www.jblythe.f9.co.uk/Deepspace/deepspace.html Deepspace website] |
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| + | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 11:02, 14 March 2008 (UTC) |
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| − | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 16:23, 1 March 2007 (UTC) |
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| + | == News Archives == |
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| − | == Starlance: Online Elite tribute game == |
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| + | '''Present archives:''' |
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| + | * [[Wikinews Archive 1]] |
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| − | 'Smith' on the EBBS writes to tell us about a new massively multiplayer online tribute game at http://www.starlance.co.uk/. Called Starlance, it's a Web 2.0 online game - just play it with your browser, and it works with any connection of 28.8K or better. It looks a bit different in emphasis to [[Ulite]] (http://www.ulite.de) whose emphasis is more on alliance and station building - and more aimed at one-on-one kinds of encounters. |
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| + | * [[Wikinews Archive 2]] |
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| + | * [[Wikinews Archive 3]] |
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| − | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 17:25, 20 January 2007 (UTC) |
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| + | * [[Wikinews Archive 4]] |
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| − | == 2006: The Year In Review == |
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| − | Happy new year! |
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| − | As is traditional, the Frontier News has [[2006 In Review]], along with some predictions for 2007. Read it to recap on the last year's happenings. |
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| − | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 16:50, 1 January 2007 (UTC) |
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| − | == Cambridge Evening News talks to The Breadbin == |
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| − | David Braben's local newspaper recently interviewed the man himself. The article of course mentions Elite (in the very first paragraph) - but there's no news about Elite 4 - just a little about "The Outsider", and Braben's ambitions for future gaming. You can read the article at the following link: [http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/business/news/2006/12/19/b6961c08-88e6-4075-948b-91fdc734fd63.lpf] |
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| − | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 14:23, 28 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| − | == Elite 5 Rumours == |
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| − | Yeah, so it's satire. But Timski posted a link to a site he made about Elite 5, satarising the current Elite 4 speculation... you can read it on his website: http://www.capsu.org/e5/ |
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| − | [[User:Winston|Winston]] 17:44, 16 December 2006 (UTC) |
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Contents
Elite - 25th Anniversary
It's now a quarter of a century since David Braben and Ian Bell changed the face of computer gaming with the release of Elite on the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron.
Frontier Developments have launched a 25th Anniversary Website to celebrate.
Steve 16:25, 21 September 2009 (BST)
New dev release of Oolite
1.72 is now out for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. You can get your fresh copy of Oolite from oolite.org now.
Winston 15:03, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
Elite on TV
On the 22nd August a program was broadcast in the UK all about the creation of Elite, including interviews with its two inventors - David Braben and Ian Bell.
If you missed it you can watch it here
Steve 20:57, 2 September 2008 (BST)
Ulite, version 4
Ulite, the German web based game inspired by Frontier First Encounters is having a major revision on the 5th of May, with version 4 of the game. The game is available in English as well as German. At present, no information on what the update contains. The game can be found at http://www.ulite.de
Winston 14:01, 24 April 2008 (BST)
New Oolite test release - 1.71
A new Oolite test release is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. There are many updates and bug fixes - see Ahruman's post here: [1] . You can download a new package for all platforms from BerliOS project page, as an exe installer for Windows, a Linux autopackage, or a Mac OSX .dmg (there are also updaters available; see the appropriate forum on the Bulletin Board for information for your specific computer)
Winston 12:00, 23 April 2008 (BST)
Braben on the Beeb
Simon Challands on alt.fan.elite spotted an article on the BBC, about the Breadbin on the BBC Micro. It's an interesting read to Braben's opinion on the machine, and computing today. You can read it here - [2]
Winston 11:09, 31 March 2008 (BST)
Braben's impression of the UK government's attitude to the games industry
On a link from Frontier's website, I noticed that David Braben has strongly criticised the British government's treatment of the UK game industry. In Gamespot, he's quoted as saying, "The government has made it very clear that it doesn't give a damn about the games industry." When asked to expand on his point, Braben told GameSpot that, "As an industry we have largely slipped between the cracks until now as far as government is concerned. Certainly as an industry, we have a low profile within government; there is a lack of appreciation of the size and revenue generated by our industry, and a similar lack of awareness of the issues we face."
You can read the full article here: [3]
Winston 11:02, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
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