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[challenge entry] journeys probably get a bit tedious after a while...

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(I helped save b3ta! brianftang www.brianftang.co.uk, Sat 11 Apr 2009, 16:20, archived)
# ris
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Sat 11 Apr 2009, 17:08, archived)
# Look at the sat-nav unit
Or, rather, the "space-nav" unit.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0120199/
(I helped save b3ta! flake has nothing against your right leg, Sat 11 Apr 2009, 17:56, archived)
# I think it's referring to the game "Elite"
An early computer space-trading game, which could feature long and boring flights between planets, with little else to look at but a small radar screen and a 'moving starfield'. Occasionally the tedium might be relieved by being attacked by another crudely-modelled spaceship.

Thus, sweetening your tea one granule of sugar at a time is a fair way to pass the time waiting for a small circle to get bigger (appraoching a planet).

Check wikipedia "Elite (video game)" for futher information.

(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Sat 11 Apr 2009, 19:06, archived)
# I could never get into it
but the title sequence for "Frontier" on the amiga was amazing.
(I helped save b3ta! baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Sat 11 Apr 2009, 19:11, archived)
# oh yeah
I was recently watching that on YouTube out of nostalgia... A couple of times in a row...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEJ603FAqXs
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Sat 11 Apr 2009, 23:43, archived)
# what game is this?...
...???????
(I helped save b3ta! atomic A-bomb-a-nation, Sat 11 Apr 2009, 17:13, archived)
# Camping Stove Coffee brewer 3 I think.
Very popular in the mid 90's.
(I helped save b3ta! Zumf Ham banjo, Sat 11 Apr 2009, 17:15, archived)