Flirt. Hello bigboy. Nice boxset.Hi loudscotsbloke
Welcome to the forum.My word, that is an awesome collection you have there!
If I may ask, do you still have the original machines they all ran on by any chance?
Lovely badge too
Elite Badge
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Hi loudscotsbloke
Welcome to the forum.
If I may ask, do you still have the original machines they all ran on by any chance?
Lovely badge too
You know me already!! I do indeed have most of the machines in my collection to run these games, in there original manor, on the real hardware. I have about 50 machines in my collection, ranging from the ZX80 to the Acorn Archimedes.
As you can see, I also collect Elite
Been a big fan since seeing it on my mates BBC all those years ago. I had to wait almost a year before I could get it on my Commodore 64. It took me a long time to achieve Elite status.
Well it was of our era....
Hello all...... Looks like I am number 7. I am the proud owner of a gold badge. I reached a rating of Elite on my trusty Commodore 64. I have all 26 versions of Elite, and my badge.
As a loudscotsbloke and a Commodore 64 badge holder did you orginally hail from Glasgow and get ranked 11th?
Found my Elite badge!!!!
Ever since E was announced on kickstarter I have been looking for my original Elite Badge. Well, I have now found it hidden in my loft. It was in a blue box, which I think it was sent it but can't really remember.
Anyway so glad I've found it and now can't wait to get stuck into Elite Dangerous.
Ever since E
was announced on kickstarter I have been looking for my original Elite Badge. Well, I have now found it hidden in my loft. It was in a blue box, which I think it was sent it but can't really remember. Anyway so glad I've found it and now can't wait to get stuck into Elite Dangerous.
Nice graphic!! Be great to have an 'original ELITE badge' Group when ED goes live.
Am actually surprised how few badge holders there are. I think the old BBC ones are reasonably rare. I read / heard somewhere recently that they only gave out 1 per month to random draw of people who attained Elite. I saw Styggron said as such earlier and I think that is correct.
Anyway, doesn't matter either way ... chuffed to bits I've found it
Am actually surprised how few badge holders there are. I think the old BBC ones are reasonably rare. I read / heard somewhere recently that they only gave out 1 per month to random draw of people who attained Elite. I saw Styggron said as such earlier and I think that is correct.
Anyway, doesn't matter either way ... chuffed to bits I've found it
If no official badge is made maybe someone in the community would like to design one and make it available through a 3D printing company such as http://www.shapeways.com/
Further to my last post I managed to track down a version of the 'Order of the Elite' - card. This is the card you fill out and send off to get apply to join the 'Order of the Elite' and potentially be in line for an emblem - like the one I posted earlier.
If you read it carefully you'll see it says that they will basically award one per month - as Styggron mentioned earlier. Now it is unclear whether this actually ever happened but I am reasonably sure that they didn't hand them out to anyone who became Elite because I had a couple of friends who didn't get one.
If any former Acornsoft folk are around - maybe they can shed more light on the matter.
If you read it carefully you'll see it says that they will basically award one per month - as Styggron mentioned earlier. Now it is unclear whether this actually ever happened but I am reasonably sure that they didn't hand them out to anyone who became Elite because I had a couple of friends who didn't get one.
If any former Acornsoft folk are around - maybe they can shed more light on the matter.
And it seems that they were handed out in UK only... At least Finland was too small a region back then to have deserved a release of its own, so we all probably received that same card and forgot all about the offer as soon as we saw that "UK only" note.
And what is this "tournament" that they speak of? How would you actually compete in Elite?
And what is this "tournament" that they speak of? How would you actually compete in Elite?
It is unclear the tournament ever happened. At least I cannot find any record of it. We need someone from Acornsoft to shed a little light on the matter.
I am pretty sure I sent my card in after April 1985 anyway. I certainty wasn't invited to play in any tournament. Also possibly a PR stunt that sounded good but never happened
I am pretty sure I sent my card in after April 1985 anyway. I certainty wasn't invited to play in any tournament. Also possibly a PR stunt that sounded good but never happened
Someone has started a group called "Elite Federation of Pirates" so perhaps we should consider "Federation of Elite Pirates"
Or 'Pilots' if you're not into piracy
