RIP Mike Singleton of Lords of Midnight fame

[Cliphead]

That is a blast from the past. I seem to remember trading between a rich industrial and poor agricultural as that is the biggest profit margin I found and then waiting until the narcotics price fell thought the floor in one system and went through the roof in another and then get a profit of 100credits per ton. Also a military laser meant that you could destroy the police as they came out of the space station before they got a chance to do anything and they did not come out rapidly enough to cause a laser overheat ... fond memories. I only ever got to 'deadly' though :-(

Relive those memories;

Oolite

[MyUserName]

it was ok, but easy once you cracked the system.
a bit like elite' ...

That is a blast from the past. I seem to remember trading between a rich industrial and poor agricultural as that is the biggest profit margin I found and then waiting until the narcotics price fell thought the floor in one system and went through the roof in another and then get a profit of 100credits per ton. Also a military laser meant that you could destroy the police as they came out of the space station before they got a chance to do anything and they did not come out rapidly enough to cause a laser overheat ... fond memories. I only ever got to 'deadly' though :-(

[psychocandy]

Yeh. I remember the AI wasnt that good to be honest but still.

I remember you had to pack your armies into the Citadels and wait the enemy out. After they'd wasted half their armies attacking you, just counter-attack.

And the morkin quest method was even easier.

[speling bee]

it was ok, but easy once you cracked the system.
a bit like elite'
horrendously complex until you realised there was a really simple mechanism behind it

It was 1984. According to wiki, Singleton thought that the game was unbeatable but naturally it took 2 weeks for someone to prove him wrong.

[EternalOptimist]

Thats really sad. Best ever game on the Spectrum.

it was ok, but easy once you cracked the system.
a bit like elite'
horrendously complex until you realised there was a really simple mechanism behind it

[MarillionFan]

Ah!!!!

Very clever design LOM. All that on a 32k machine, magical.

[psychocandy]

Thats really sad. Best ever game on the Spectrum.

[speling bee]

Just discovered you can play it on PC Icemark - Home of Midnight

Am quite tempted. There is a project underway to update for smart phones.

[The Spartan]

Just discovered you can play it on PC Icemark - Home of Midnight

[speling bee]

Sad to hear I loved playing LOM and Doomdark's Revenge on my Commodore 64

Yes, the Utarg of Utarg with his winged helmet could always be relied upon to keep you in good heart.

[The Spartan]

Sad to hear I loved playing LOM and Doomdark's Revenge on my Commodore 64

[speling bee]

How peculiar. I hadn't thought about Lords of Midnight for 10 years. Looked it up today to find that Mike Singleton, its creator died two weeks ago.

That was one good game, and I am sure that Mike now feasts in the halls of Xajorkith.