The guy who did Privateer and Wing Commander has raised over $7 million on Kick Starter and via other venture capital routes for his new game Star Citizen.
I think though its a little too ambitious thoough - its meant to have a single player game like Wing Commander as the starting point and when you complete that (or you can skip it) it throws you into an online multi-player game.
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
WCHS
As an individual contributor Braben produced one of the games of the 80s. So did Singleton.
As the lead on a commercially successful followup after the horrendous buggy Elite 2, and in the way that he has sought to raise funds then I am more than sceptable.
In theory Elite should be the ultimate space faring game on New Consoles but to do it justice would require considerably more than 1.5M and for that reason. I'm out.
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostIn theory Elite should be the ultimate space faring game on New Consoles but to do it justice would require considerably more than 1.5M and for that reason. I'm out.
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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostLoved Elite and played it on the BBC B and C64. This keeps it going linky
Elite II or whatever it was called was a huge disappointment, not sure about the latest iteration and why would I want it to be multi-player in a constantly evolving open ended universe?
If it's any good I'll buy it but I'm not going to contribute to it, Braben has a poor track record of delivery.
As an individual contributor Braben produced one of the games of the 80s. So did Singleton.
As the lead on a commercially successful followup after the horrendous buggy Elite 2, and in the way that he has sought to raise funds then I am more than sceptable.
In theory Elite should be the ultimate space faring game on New Consoles but to do it justice would require considerably more than 1.5M and for that reason. I'm out.
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Loved Elite and played it on the BBC B and C64. This keeps it going linky
Elite II or whatever it was called was a huge disappointment, not sure about the latest iteration and why would I want it to be multi-player in a constantly evolving open ended universe?
If it's any good I'll buy it but I'm not going to contribute to it, Braben has a poor track record of delivery.
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well they've crossed the £1,250,000 mark with 52 hours to go so looks like the project is going ahead.
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I loved Elite when it came out on the BBC Micro.
I haven't played Eve but isn't this what evolved from the concept of an online version of space trading, combat and exploring?
SWTOR came out while WoW was around though, and although I played it, I eventually stopped as it didn't offer anything particularly new over WoW (as much as I loved the SW universe).
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Originally posted by centurian View PostIf Braben couldn't covince professional investors over 15+ years that the project is viable...
The point is that it's now viable to put a twenty-strong team to work for a year-and-a-half by crowdsourcing alone, and to distribute the finished product online, in a way that wasn't commercially practicable until very recently. Think back to the average home Internet connection speed even five years ago: no way could you distribute a 1GB game (or movie or TV how, come to that) online and reach a large market.
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Originally posted by centurian View PostIf Braben couldn't convince professional investors over 15+ years that the project is viable...
And the latest "demo" they showed - of their admittedly early W.I.P. - looked pathetic.
If it fails get funded, I won't be losing any sleep over it.
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The Elite sequel has been vapourware for years, probably approaching decades given the last release was in the mid 90s.
If Braben couldn't covince professional investors over 15+ years that the project is viable...
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Originally posted by nomadd View PostThere is even more controvesy around the Braben's and Molyneux's of this world ever even needing/using Kickstarter in the first place.
Elite series won't get funded by major game labels (EA for example) - the only way good old games can come back is by having funding from people who loved them in the first place.
Originally posted by nomadd View PostWhatever, I'm in the camp of "I'll buy it if it's any good once it's fully completed, available for sale, and has decent reviews."
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Originally posted by sbakoola View PostIf you're a fan of 1980s space trade/fight simulator ELITE on the Spectrum and Commodore 64 then note that one of the original creators David Braben is trying to fund a multi-player online version of this game. He is around £90k short with just under 3 days to go to reach his funding target. The game is due to be released March 2014.
I think you can help fund this and get a digital copy of the game for £20.00 when it comes out.
If he doesn't get the £1.25 million goal to fund this, you get a refund or I think your card is not charged. I pledged £20.00 and I hope he gets the full funding..(although I dunno if I'll have time to play it when (if) it comes out in 2014.
here is the link..
Elite: Dangerous by Frontier Developments — Kickstarter
There is even more controvesy around the Braben's and Molyneux's of this world ever even needing/using Kickstarter in the first place.
Whatever, I'm in the camp of "I'll buy it if it's any good once it's fully completed, available for sale, and has decent reviews."
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Not fan of Elite series, but backed some other oldie game - Quest for Glory
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Elite Dangerous : on KickStarter.com
If you're a fan of 1980s space trade/fight simulator ELITE on the Spectrum and Commodore 64 then note that one of the original creators David Braben is trying to fund a multi-player online version of this game. He is around £90k short with just under 3 days to go to reach his funding target. The game is due to be released March 2014.
I think you can help fund this and get a digital copy of the game for £20.00 when it comes out.
If he doesn't get the £1.25 million goal to fund this, you get a refund or I think your card is not charged. I pledged £20.00 and I hope he gets the full funding..(although I dunno if I'll have time to play it when (if) it comes out in 2014.
here is the link..
Elite: Dangerous by Frontier Developments — KickstarterTags: None
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