h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

can any one think of similar games to these?
elite
frontier elite
privateer
edge of chaos

Well, there's all of the other Wing Commander games, First Encounters, which was Elite 3 and Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance

never played x-wing. i played an early tie fighter type game ages ago.
after that the interfaces just got to wierd for me.

i thought that wing commander was a lot more closed in.
must try to get first encounters.
Cheers.
(i am currently playing edge of chaos)

First encounters is availible here http://www.eliteclub.co.uk/download/
Also X-Wing Alliance is quite different to the earlier games, it starts out with you working for your families cargo company

thank you very much.
i now possess it.
i will go buy a copy of the star wars game if its still in the shops.
ive only got 4 hrs to go and busines opens here

For more modern takes on the open ended, do what you want, space malarky then Freelancer is good, and I have heard X2 is superb (I need a new machine before I can play it but soon I shall have my water cooled monster )

Of course for the best in Elite-alikes I would recommend Eve Online - http://www.eve-online.com - It is a massively-multi-player game. Though the view is third person, and the combat a lot more tactical than twitchy it is still the closest to Elite It is a huge universe populated with 1000's of people (over 10000 on at one time is the record at the mo'). It is also extremely open-ended, mostly friendly, has a decent turorial for the basics and decent players to help from there. It is also very, very purdy. WARNING : it is also pretty addicitve.

Hope this gives you some ideas Until later....
BCNU - Crescent

thanks for the advice, online gaming is no good for me however.
i rarely spend enough time near optic connections.

dont like using sat net, when i am in the middle of knowwhere as i could be located.
at least with a physical connection, you could just bury yourself in a naeigbours carrier.

I've heard today that my sister's boyfriend has got an interview at Frontiers (<./>http://www.frontier.co.uk/<./&gt - David Braben's company.

Excuse me, I've suddenly lost in geek joy.


Geggs

well can you see if he can get them to get their fingers out a finish Elite IV?

He thinks that Elite 4 should be out by the end of the year. But if he get hired he'll be working on another game.

Which is a shame, as I'd really like to see his name in the credits of an Elite game.


Geggs

Freelancer out last year ias a quite good Elity type game.