Comments on: To all the Games I’ve loved before… http://ready-up.net/2008/07/30/to-all-the-games-ive-loved-before/ We Play Games Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:05:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Skill http://ready-up.net/2008/07/30/to-all-the-games-ive-loved-before/comment-page-1/#comment-1229 Skill Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:17:49 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=718#comment-1229 I've heard people make a case for GTA being a spiritual successor to Elite. And there's no doubting the impact those games have on the scene. I’ve heard people make a case for GTA being a spiritual successor to Elite. And there’s no doubting the impact those games have on the scene.

]]> By: CrunchbiteJr (John) http://ready-up.net/2008/07/30/to-all-the-games-ive-loved-before/comment-page-1/#comment-1220 CrunchbiteJr (John) Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:30:32 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=718#comment-1220 Elite was flight sim meets space trader meets shoot em up. Elite was flight sim meets space trader meets shoot em up.

]]> By: Michael http://ready-up.net/2008/07/30/to-all-the-games-ive-loved-before/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 Michael Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:06:30 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=718#comment-1219 What genre was Elite? Not everyone played it, you know. What genre was Elite? Not everyone played it, you know.

]]> By: John http://ready-up.net/2008/07/30/to-all-the-games-ive-loved-before/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 John Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:00:10 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=718#comment-1218 Ok.. here's a question for everyone... has there been a game in the last 2-3 years which has changed the genre as much as Elite did back then? Ok.. here’s a question for everyone…
has there been a game in the last 2-3 years which has changed the genre as much as Elite did back then?

]]> By: Tony http://ready-up.net/2008/07/30/to-all-the-games-ive-loved-before/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Tony Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:50:16 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=718#comment-1217 I'd forgotten about Arkanoid 2. Do you think while the author was writing the name he stubbed his toe really badly on his desk? "Arkanoid 2... Hmmm, what to call it? How about; Arkanoid, Revenge of... D'oh!" I’d forgotten about Arkanoid 2.

Do you think while the author was writing the name he stubbed his toe really badly on his desk?

“Arkanoid 2… Hmmm, what to call it? How about; Arkanoid, Revenge of… D’oh!”

]]> By: Dave http://ready-up.net/2008/07/30/to-all-the-games-ive-loved-before/comment-page-1/#comment-1211 Dave Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:45:01 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=718#comment-1211 Chuckie Egg - best of gear! I had it on my ZX Spectrum though, still ace. Chuckie Egg – best of gear! I had it on my ZX Spectrum though, still ace.

]]> By: Skill http://ready-up.net/2008/07/30/to-all-the-games-ive-loved-before/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Skill Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:09:26 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=718#comment-1208 Yes, you do really want to pay for the retrospection. What is is? £2.60 or something for 400 MS points. Or just try all the demos for free! And God, I adored Elite too. :-) Yes, you do really want to pay for the retrospection. What is is? £2.60 or something for 400 MS points. Or just try all the demos for free! And God, I adored Elite too. :-)

]]> By: CrunchbiteJr (John) http://ready-up.net/2008/07/30/to-all-the-games-ive-loved-before/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 CrunchbiteJr (John) Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:03:45 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=718#comment-1207 God I adored Elite! God I adored Elite!

]]> By: John http://ready-up.net/2008/07/30/to-all-the-games-ive-loved-before/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 John Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:24:57 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=718#comment-1205 Actually I should take a fresh look through the XBLA stuff, but do I really want to pay for the retrospection? Actually I should take a fresh look through the XBLA stuff, but do I really want to pay for the retrospection?

]]> By: Michael http://ready-up.net/2008/07/30/to-all-the-games-ive-loved-before/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Michael Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:58:21 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=718#comment-1203 I've played a version of Arkanoid (though I think it was under a different name) and it was quite good. I also quite liked, erm, Snoopy Magic Show on the GameBoy... OK, so it's not a classic but I was quite young when I played it! I’ve played a version of Arkanoid (though I think it was under a different name) and it was quite good. I also quite liked, erm, Snoopy Magic Show on the GameBoy… OK, so it’s not a classic but I was quite young when I played it!

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