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Re: Favourite space sim <<from the past if possible>>

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From: Memnoch
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:31
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:56:38 +0100, "MindFever" <MindFever@blowme.org> wrote:

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>"Memnoch" <memnoch@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> wrote in message 
>news:qsfll49l2ag65tof68lomcq4t14bcro8i2@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:24:39 +0100, "MindFever" <MindFever@blowme.org> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>The one that REALY blew my mind were:
>>>
>>>Freelancer (friggin awesome MP support) and Tachion. I mean,the story was 
>>>so
>>>friggin compelling...
>>>
>>>Ofcourse X3 Reunion is cool ,but gets kinda boring from time to time...but
>>>it is fucking interesting ! ;) excuse my language ( i ment to say that it 
>>>is
>>>indeed well done)
>>>
>>>
>>>But i seriously want another one that has a compelling story.Remember the
>>>days where space-sims had a verry cool dialogue and "atmosphere" ? (heh,in
>>>figurative terms ofcourse).
>>>Indipendence Wars was a prime example.Though i hated the fact that in the
>>>2nd one you were a lame kid ...but okay,it was a great story and the
>>>interface just rocked the world.
>>>
>>>I use childish grammar (and ofcourse my grammar is not that good since my
>>>native language is not english) because it brings up memories where
>>>everything was just fine ,you know?
>>>
>>>So excuse my word usage ,if you can ... please ? :)
>>>
>>>
>>>Oh,the bottom list is this: Battlecruiser v.1 ,Battlecruiser Millenium
>>>(dissapointment over promised and not delivered features... fuck you 
>>>Derek )
>>
>> Starflight 1 and 2 were great fun. I also liked the two Megatraveller 
>> games
>> although I prefered the first one.
>
>Megatraveller ? On what system was that?
>
>Starflight ... hmm,i think i played this one a few times.Was it also on 
>Amiga? 

I believe so. I should still have my copies laying around somewhere. One of
the things I liked about Starflight was the ability to orbit a planet, then
send down a rover to explore, sometimes finding special artifacts.
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