MY DREAM COME TRUE
When I was young, I worked hard doing the paper boy, earning money to buy my first computer, an Atari STe. One day, I saw in a magazine, Frontier Elite 2 and I dreamed to have this game. I couldn’t find it in my local store, the only place that was selling Atari computer game. Here in Canada, Atari was not as popular like in Europe.
Many years later, when my father bought a PC, I finally had the chance to play my dream game, but with no luck, the computer was too modern to boot the game in dos mode. I’ve tried the best I could with my limited knowledge at the time, but with no success.
Again, a couple years later, me and my father where at a computer convention and with all the luck in the world I’ve stumble to a box with tons of copy of Frontier First Encounter. I didn’t even know that there was a sequel! Finally, my dream came true, after all those years!
This game, this galaxy, this adventure was exactly how I’ve imagined it when I first read about it in the magazine. This became my best beloved game, surpassing all the other space game that didn’t come close in term of science and imagination. I played hundreds and hundreds hours, for years and never felt other space game came close to the scope and the feeling of freedom like FFE.
But this story doesn’t stop here, no no…
By then, I had access to internet and I heard about the rumor that David Braben was thinking about making Elite 4. So, the dream continued for me, hoping for years that this could become true. After all those years of personal struggle, like we all have, this was another beautiful dream to hope for, and I stayed faithful to the idea that Elite deserved another chapter.
When I’ve saw that David decided to make this a reality, this was pure joy and even tears…, yes and I am not shy to say this because this touched something of my childhood. For people that love this game and have an history like me with it, it’s even more enjoyable because of all the history behind.
I had another challenge, because I had not an enough powerful computer to run the game, so I’ve listened for around three years everything about this game. One day, my father gave me is old Laptop and I’ve decided to drill hole in it, changing the thermal paste, putting four fan underneath, playing with configuration in deep so I could play on minimal setting…
I had the chance to have very open minded parent. This helped me to be as open minded, even if we all had our very hard struggle each of us. I did not have an easy childhood, and I am a survivor in a lot of ways. This game gave me a lot of peace to feel in a world when I could be free.
Elite Dangerous is my best game, my best time when I want to feel good and relax. I feel that all the new blood in the FDev family all understand the philosophy of David Braben and I have a really good time to listen to Ed, Will, Adam and all the other good people in Frontier Development. Of course, I am a fanboy…, how could I not be?!
This year, I want to make another dream come true. I am making change in my bad habits and I am putting money aside so I can buy another computer so I can play Elite in VR. This will take time, and I can only buy on piece a month. I’ve already manage to buy a new case and a power supply the last two month.
So here it is. My memory of Elite and the way you’ve made my life happier.
To all of you, forum member, commander, FDev and of course David Braben, I send you my best wishes for this new years and for a lot of other good one. Happy celebration day Frontier Development and thank you from all my heart for all the fun, the excitement, the peace and of course, Elite 4.
Commander Sad Sky, Paul.
Sorry for my English : )
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