Elite

Whilst reading Petite Anglaise today I checked out her '34 things' link and was surprised to find the following at item 17:

I was a 13 yr old Elite narcotics trader and galactic fugitive.

Elite, for those of you who don't know, was a computer game back in the 80's which combined 3D space borne combat with the cut and thrust of trading goods for a living. Items of all types could be traded for varying gains but the more nefarious gamer could make a quick 'credit' by dealing in narcotics, arms and/or slaves.

"Phew" I hear you sigh as the realisation that Petite wasn't in fact a drug dealer in her youth abounds.

I too whiled many hours away in front of our Amstrad CPC 6128 playing at being Commander Jameson, building up a heavily armed Cobra MKIII and then mis-jumping into witch space during a hyperspace jump just to go "Thargoid bashing" as my brothers used to put it. I can almost hear The Blue Danube playing as I fly down memory lane, trying to align my ship with the spinning entrance of the docking station. Elite, what a game!

So thanks to Petite Anglaise for a little nostalgia.