jmdavis@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (j.michael.davis) (06/20/89)
Fine, so people here posted that Elite won't work with expanded
memory. But then others said that they didn't have problems. I
LOVED this game on my Apple II+, so I just had to get it. But,
YEP, IT SURE IS BUGGY.
1) I was cocky and thought if I configured my starboard as the
hardware supported ram disk all would be ok. It ain't so.
2) It "crashes" very unpredictably. It doesn't really hang, the
screen gets hosed but you are still flying. I expect I can
make it to dock and save the game when this happens, if I
don't run into pirates along the way. (Or lose my docking
computer.)
3) I got a backdoor sheet off of rec.games.misc that said that
these tricks work on both the Atari ST and Amiga versions.
Stuff like typing SARA<manual key word> gets you into a
character editor. Other things like turning off effects
makes it possible to shoot thargoids with missiles. Well
this doesn't work either.
4) Less paraphenalia than my Apple version. The Apple and C64
version came with a novella and a poster of all the ship
types. This is missing that.
5) Finally, I didn't get a warrenty card. (I'll be calling the
dealer.) And there is a date stamp on the inside part of
the box flap, mine says "packaged Dec 1988" Now isn't this
a kick!
In light of 5, I wonder if I have a PAL version? How do I tell?
The screen offset is awfully low, but the screen dimensions look
right. (320x200, not something like 360x240.)
I will keep it, I like this game anyway. My dealer has been selling
out of the thing for some time now. I urge folks not to buy it any
more so that Mr. Micro can get SOME money, but obviously more if he
would fix those problems. (I mean, he needs money to live on, and
if a big outfit like EA won't even fixhunk ARCHON, what can we
expect from Mr. Micro{brain} if he doesn't sell at all?)
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