Ian Bell - the co-creator of Elite - has agreed to be interviewedWhat should we ask him?
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:03,
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Thargoid or chips?Daddy or Thargoid?
Thargoid or Thargoid?
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binster, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:05,
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I can't fucking hummus.How many times must I remind you people?
I can, however, fucking thargoid. To continue a theme.
Binst
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binster, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:45,
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Excluding Elitewhat's his greatest professional accomplishment?
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bob dinosaur, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:05,
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When was the last time you headbutted someone?Or felt like headbutting someone?
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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:08,
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Yeahthat's a much better question. Sorry for getting all serious for a mo there ;-).
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bob dinosaur, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:09,
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Maybe they'll both have the same answer... just maybe.
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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:13,
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I'd feel I'd accomplished somethingwith my life if it worked out.
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bob dinosaur, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:20,
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Do you often get confused with the co-creator of the telephone?Will the Acorn Electron ever overtake the I-Mac?
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pickledpizza I have feet. And fucking arms, get me!, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:06,
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Why did you fall out with David?.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:06,
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If truth is beautyAnd beauty is therefore truth, how can we trust Anne Widdecombe?
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Has your cat ever made you laugh?.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:07,
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Is he colour blind or just tasteless?[after looking at his website]
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bob dinosaur, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:07,
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Havingseen aforementioned web site... isn't there some weird mathematical stuff on there...
Does anyone have a link to it?
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armaitus Sheep Casings!, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:11,
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FantasticCheers :)
He has a shed loads of chaos magick links on there as well...
I'd like to know who he thinks would win in a bare knuckle fight between famous chaos magicians Phil Hine And Pete Carroll?
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armaitus Sheep Casings!, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:24,
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Favourite b3ta toy?And will he pay to have some made for us?
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bob dinosaur, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:08,
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can youdock or did you
get fed up and
h@c& the code
to buy a docking computer as soon as you got off Lave
too?
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And were you awarethat if you left the station then turned around and went straight back in, but hit hyperspace just before you docked so that the count down coincided with entry to the station, it took you straight into the new station.
True, but boring as you never got to shoot anything.
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A serious one...Why, after the very first elite game (which was fantastic if a little repepitive after a while), were there 2 mmore games made which, lets face it had nothing on the original playability-wise...
How about a remake of the original with all the missions and options and stuff from the more recent versions, so it can actually be played like i (and probably most people on this board) remember...
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what you are looking foris here
http://www.cjpinder.clara.co.uk/darkness.htm
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Were solid polygons a step backwards?.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:09,
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What do you think of the wap version of Elite?.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:10,
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who told you wher babies come from?also, could you tell me?
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mikeisbrill, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:10,
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What is your favourite Joke?.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:10,
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.what is the strangest thing you have 'hidden' within a game?
do you think a game manual which has more pages than the computer it was written for has memory could confuse a young child?
Which game do you wish you had written?
Did you know that elite would work on 8-bit computers or did you constantly worry about running out of memory?
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monkeon schmonkeon : twitter.com/ricomonkeon, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:10,
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The strangest thing Ian bell has ever hidden in a game<REPOST>
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What websites do you read?.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:11,
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What is the best game ever made?.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:11,
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i can dislocate my left shoulder.what tricks can you do?
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mikeisbrill, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:13,
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.do you often use any unusual phrases?
how much would you be willing to pay for a trip into space?
what would you most like to see invented?
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monkeon schmonkeon : twitter.com/ricomonkeon, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:13,
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Did you cry when Lady Di died?.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:13,
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Ooogood one.
Follow up: did you cry when Mother Teresa died?
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bob dinosaur, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:15,
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Why is eliteso popular?
(this is a question i ask myself whenever i try and play it... :/ )
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Lumpbucket says: Try Giddy 3! http://www.giddy3.co.uk, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:18,
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Follow-up follow up...Did you cry when the Queen Mum (Bless 'er Guvnor) popped her metaphorical clogs?
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TunaBoy should be old enough to know better by now, Sat 25 May 2002, 18:49,
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Did you Photoshop Lady Dia) When She died?
b) as she died?
c) after she was dead?
NOTE; candates should not attpemt to write on both side of the paper at the same time.
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oceanhippie, Thu 16 May 2002, 19:20,
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.when you breed your asian cats - do you watch or simply put them together and leave the room?
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monkeon schmonkeon : twitter.com/ricomonkeon, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:16,
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when the s*dding hell is elite 4 coming out...and will it have a decent flight model, & a randomly generated multi-player networkable persistant universe....
or an elephant?
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.which dog qualities would you like to breed into a cat?
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monkeon schmonkeon : twitter.com/ricomonkeon, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:18,
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Why don't girls like videogames?Especially the ones about shooting, blood, murder, stealing cars and running over innocent people.
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Your Mum, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:19,
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I've been training my girlfreind to like gamesshe now addicted to collapse and bejewelled. Puzzle games. Gets them every time.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:22,
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Ifonly bejewelled had a deathmatch blood'n'gore option then my girlfriend and I could play happily for hours... on the PC that is...
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armaitus Sheep Casings!, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:26,
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Dance games tooEspecially one's with maraccas called 'Samba D'Amigo'.
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Your Mum, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:28,
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What music are you listening to at the mo?.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:20,
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.who would you like to see knighted?
if you could be guaranteed to get away with it - would you murder? If yes, who?
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monkeon schmonkeon : twitter.com/ricomonkeon, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:22,
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who wouldyou like to ignite ?
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bacon and egg roll is going to be big downunder, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:37,
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yeughkI laughed at that lots, I feel disgusted with myself now.
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Craymen, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:32,
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i cryeverytime you masturba.......oh, mike does too. maybe we should form a support group. we can get through this - together.
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big daft dave, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:26,
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OKForm a big circle and with your right hand, reach out and hold your partner's...
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.what is the critically worst thing that you actually really like?
tell us a joke.
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monkeon schmonkeon : twitter.com/ricomonkeon, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:24,
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Worst your worst holiday experience?.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:26,
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Are your parents happy with your life?.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:28,
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.which do you find it less embarissing to walk into - an adult shop or games workshop?
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monkeon schmonkeon : twitter.com/ricomonkeon, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:28,
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Tell us a nice recipe for quick lunch ?.
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:29,
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how big was the biggest crab you ever saw?eh? how big?
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big daft dave, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:30,
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If a tree falls in the woods....What is the sound of one hand clapping?
If ignorance is bliss; why do we seek knowledge?
Etc.
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Your Mum, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:30,
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In all seriousnessBeing interested in chaos magick, has Ian ever perused Peter J Carroll's web site ( Specularium) and if so? What does he think to the theories within?
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armaitus Sheep Casings!, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:35,
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can you paraphrase his theory so that peopledon't have to read a website to understand the question?
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rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Thu 16 May 2002, 16:37,
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Notwithout some serious mental reprogramming... I think his theories can explain time spazzing though... honest.
They're mainly to do with quantum physics, mathematics and the application of such to magickal workings.
A lot of it seems to hypothesise about further physical dimensions than the standard 4 science currently accepts.
I particularly enjoy his theories on shadow time... but any further explanation might be seen as being as illegible as his own site.
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armaitus Sheep Casings!, Fri 17 May 2002, 8:27,
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whatwas the last thing you took a polaroid instant picture of?
how do you cool down on a summers day?
electric razor or traditional?
addidas or nike (or converse)?
what do you use to get staples out with?
where's me coat?
was ben elton ever funny?
/crap questions
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bazman, Thu 16 May 2002, 17:06,
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Do you miss the dayswhen a one or two person team could make a game in their bedroom?
(I do - I missed the bandwagon :()
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chthonic, Thu 16 May 2002, 17:09,
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What was the trickiest partto do in elite, graphics, game play, getting it to fit in a beeb?
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nicey, Thu 16 May 2002, 17:10,
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Has he seenThe project to make Elite a
Wap game? What does he think?
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Ironz, Thu 16 May 2002, 17:47,
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if you could play with breasts all daywho's breasts would they be?
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weebl Mashed farts, Thu 16 May 2002, 17:48,
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you have a choicebetween saving the girl of your dreams from some horrific accident, and if you successfully save her, not only will she fall madly in love with you, but she will become your personal concubine and do whatever you ask of her
OR
you can see a monkey ride on a unicycle juggle chainsaws
which is it?
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.You list Bill and Ted's excellent adventure as one of your favourite films. What's the most excellent adventure you've ever had, and why was it excellent?
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giblethead2000, Thu 16 May 2002, 18:21,
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And don't you think'Bogus Journey' was better?
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TunaBoy should be old enough to know better by now, Sat 25 May 2002, 18:52,
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ASk him if the bug on the BBC was delibarareBuying a pulse laser where U already had one resulted in a gain of 400 credits.
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oceanhippie, Thu 16 May 2002, 18:32,
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Some legitimate questions:Was David Braben that fat kid who got bullied a lot at primary school, and the personality defects only started to manifest later in his life?
Are you really fucking bored of Elite now?
Everyone says the Archemedes version of Elite is the best, but no emulators work properly. I'm taunted by a "best version" I can't even play. So my question is: arrrgggerrgghh?
Like most famous programmers from the 80's, are you sexually attracted to animals?
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SqueakyG, Thu 16 May 2002, 18:45,
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Question For Ian BellIf you were one the spacecraft in Elite,
Which one would you be ???
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Why do half the plannets in the universeHave an irrational fear for food blenders???
I've wondered about that since i was about 10 when I first got elite... Didn't know what a blender was.
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oceanhippie, Thu 16 May 2002, 19:26,
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Why would someone make up the Generation ship?and why didn't I realise it was bullshit till I read it in a magazine?
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Jay, Thu 16 May 2002, 19:38,
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Why is the text version of elite so additive?I downloaded it at work, there is no ships or anything, just the trade bit, and I've been playing for 4 days solid now.
I got loads of points.
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Loz 10 years, and still no one knows who I am, Thu 16 May 2002, 20:33,
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Do you thinkthat Elite for the Gameboy Advance would be the most loveliest thing ever, or is it just me?
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What games have youbeen involved with since Elite?
Did you ever play Zarch?
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IanDo you know how many hours I could have spent doing homework instead of playing Elite?
And who is Sara? You know, the cheat thing from Elite?
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vulga is a foul mouthed cunt, Fri 17 May 2002, 0:00,
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Couldn't you have made more effort on the graphics?The game was great, true, very playable. But the graphics were shit, how come?
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Why did you make the docking bays a rectangle?Why did you make the docking bays a rectangle? Couldn't you think of a more interesting shape, like a heptagon, which has FIVE sides!
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Doesn't a heptagonhave seven sides?
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TunaBoy should be old enough to know better by now, Fri 17 May 2002, 10:22,
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yeppentagons have five sides
pendragons have fire-breathing Biros
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which version of elite had the best explosionsmy favorite was the speccy....
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could you do this for me?create a really simple wire frame, multi player, networkable over TCP/IP, multi-player, space trading shoot 'em up with a real time (apart from warp speed of course) persistant universe...
if you do i'll build the web site for free!
or are you really bored of all that sort of thing...?
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T-Shirtshow do you feel about every nerd in christendom wearing NTK t-shirts with Elite screenshots on?
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Heh, I designed that t-shirt......here an old 3D version
for those lovely 3D glasses you get.
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Soooo 2001...I bought one... but everyone I see on the TV (and there are plenty!) wearing one is a...
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questions for IanWhy is he so mean to Laura? and why does he waste his time and money on that cheap slaaaaaag Janine?
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curry monster, Fri 17 May 2002, 8:27,
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.Have you ever met an edible poet?
Have you ever ate an edible poet?
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ConstrictorI remember my friend and I sitting up for a week trying to catch a Constrictor... what was that all about then? We always wondered what happend if you caught the Constrictor... did you get to fly one...
Oh and why Commander Jameson? Who inspired the name?
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armaitus Sheep Casings!, Fri 17 May 2002, 8:31,
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Do you thinkYou and Jeff Minter should get together and make some messed up pschydelic version of Elite (Elite 3000)?
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A few questions...Who is Jameson?
Couldn't you think of anything better than "Right On! Commander"
I could play Elite in total darkness and control every aspect of the game without looking at my beeb once, is there anything you can do without looking?
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What do you envisagethe Thargoids actually look like? Is it anything like 'The Fear'?
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TunaBoy should be old enough to know better by now, Fri 17 May 2002, 11:40,
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Have you ever tried any shamanic drugs?Salvia divinorum (used by the Central American natives) is quite good...
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TunaBoy should be old enough to know better by now, Fri 17 May 2002, 12:02,
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heheIan Bell is an upcoming cricketer whos gonna be playing for England for the rest of his career soon. Does it piss you off that he stole your name?
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ian bell is an anagram of ill beanso are you one? or is that where you shop for clothing? (L.L. Bean)
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Right on CommanderElite was partly responsible for me failing my A-levels (drink was the other part). Did you realise how addictive it really was? And where can I cash in the three million credits I finally earned for real money?
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Scaryduck squeezed an owl until an egg came out, Sat 18 May 2002, 4:22,
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Solid...Ask him if he has a thing for snakes and if so, is the Cobra his favourite. Ta.
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