A man is as old as he feels...
Is ED played by mostly "Old Ducks" like me?
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I did a lot of game programming on my TI-99-4A. What is the "Expansion Box"? I used the tape drive. I heard the sound of data before I ever heard a modem.
Ahh yes, a thread from 2013 that was only just resurrected thanks to this new lazy thread. You're welcome!
Same here. Sometimes, they turned out to be quite musical in an of-its-era-vision-of-what-future-music-would-be sort of a way. If the dusty memory banks serve me, there were even people that had figured out what pattern of data made suitable noises on tape and got a ZX81 to play music by saving the data to tape
Wow. Look at me! Iz cant be that old if I remember such old thread! The reports of my age exceeding 40 have been greatly exaggerated. Should be treasure trove for your question nonetheless.
No, it isn't.
Good to see the 'how old is everyone' thread back in another guise
My headphones only cost me £12 though. VR, on the other hand...And for those that haven't, DO try it with VR! Until you start playing it in VR, you're still peeking through the small window into the universe.
I turned 50 back in December but people don't believe me, as apparently I don't look it or act it. I've never really thought about my age or worried about it, seems little point, it's just a number after all.
I think there's too much emphasis on age these days, if you're 20, 30, 40, 50, 60+ do what makes you happy, if that means playing Elite for days on end (like I do) who cares? Life is too short and too fragile.
I think there's too much emphasis on age these days, if you're 20, 30, 40, 50, 60+ do what makes you happy, if that means playing Elite for days on end (like I do) who cares? Life is too short and too fragile.
This was 6 years ago, so the we are now at a average of about 45,5. Hey great, I am "better" than that (means above
)As someone already mentioned, both threads indicate only how old are forum visitors and not the actual players.
You better start interdicting players and asking them about their age.
44.
Played Elite on the BBC in '84 (but not mine). Got the Spectrum version by Firebird in '85 (with the Dark Wheel, ship chart (I have a modern one now from Frontier) and Lenslok... and was gutted when I found out my Mother threw it out with load of other old games years ago).
Played Frontier and FFE on the Atari ST. I did not back ED as I did not really know much about backing stuff and for some reason it just did not resonate. I regret that, because I did back Star Citizen, and whilst I still have (distant) hopes for that game, love ED. Because of ED I bought a Thrustmaster HOTAS, Pedles and a Vive.
I have been to dine with the Devs twice, got one rare commodity into the game, a few news stories (back when you could) and created four factions (only one which is officially a player one).
I've played alongside players in their teens and others in their 70s.
Not sure I am really old though. And I am not a duck.
Played Elite on the BBC in '84 (but not mine). Got the Spectrum version by Firebird in '85 (with the Dark Wheel, ship chart (I have a modern one now from Frontier) and Lenslok... and was gutted when I found out my Mother threw it out with load of other old games years ago).
Played Frontier and FFE on the Atari ST. I did not back ED as I did not really know much about backing stuff and for some reason it just did not resonate. I regret that, because I did back Star Citizen, and whilst I still have (distant) hopes for that game, love ED. Because of ED I bought a Thrustmaster HOTAS, Pedles and a Vive.
I have been to dine with the Devs twice, got one rare commodity into the game, a few news stories (back when you could) and created four factions (only one which is officially a player one).
I've played alongside players in their teens and others in their 70s.
Not sure I am really old though. And I am not a duck.
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I try to avoid creepy behavior on Playstation.... It's actually one reason I'm way less social with my alt account, because an old man pretending to be a young woman (I roleplay my alt CMDR as Duck's daughter using my wife's PSN account) online is a common tactic used by predators.You better start interdicting players and asking them about their age.
This also means that kids may lie about their age / gender if directly asked, as parents often instruct our kids to do for their own safety.
And reality is, I'm actually more interested in how old all YOU are, since this thread was inspired by the "ED is better than Elite on Commodore 64, so it's good enough for me!" stance so many in this forum seem to take. You're the ones I blame for EBL, LOL
Born in 1970. Been there to play all the stuff; Zx spectrum, commodore Amiga, crappy Pcs - 286, 386, 486, pentium and more.
Played the original Elite on zx, knights of the Sky was my best on Amiga, Pc took me through Wing Commander series, Privateer, etc...
Had great fun times with Freelancer, Freespace (oh my Gods! <3<3<3), the X series. Now, it's mostly Elite. Space is confy here, silent and huge.
Played the original Elite on zx, knights of the Sky was my best on Amiga, Pc took me through Wing Commander series, Privateer, etc...
Had great fun times with Freelancer, Freespace (oh my Gods! <3<3<3), the X series. Now, it's mostly Elite. Space is confy here, silent and huge.
I think that teenagers will always consider 41 to be old, regardless of decade (they were just kids in that film, weren't they?).
I've reached the age where I'm not allowed to sit unless the seat has a plastic easy wipe covering.
I think that teenagers will always consider 41 to be old, regardless of decade (they were just kids in that film, weren't they?).
Mathew Broderick and Ally Sheedy were both 21 when War Games was released the year before Elite.
Or the women he...
I'm 48 if that's what you're asking and I think that Elite was actually the first game (or one of) that I cracked, and that got me into programming. Lenslock was going on my nerves.I try to avoid creepy behavior on Playstation.... It's actually one reason I'm way less social with my alt account, because an old man pretending to be a young woman (I roleplay my alt CMDR as Duck's daughter using my wife's PSN account) online is a common tactic used by predators.
This also means that kids may lie about their age / gender if directly asked, as parents often instruct our kids to do for their own safety.
And reality is, I'm actually more interested in how old all YOU are, since this thread was inspired by the "ED is better than Elite on Commodore 64, so it's good enough for me!" stance so many in this forum seem to take. You're the ones I blame for EBL, LOL
Weeelllll... If she's younger, then he feels younger and if she's older, then I guess he feels younger as well?