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"Elite: Dangerous" Community Rallies Around Terminally Ill Teenager

posted by Fnord666 on Friday July 05 2019, @04:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the enough-to-make-even-a-Thargoid-well-up dept.

GreatAuntAnesthesia writes:

As a fan of the Elite series (although I don't dare start playing Elite: Dangerous) I was drawn to this story, but wasn't expecting to be moved quite as much as I was. Well worth a read.

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/jul/04/how-a-video-game-community-filled-my-nephews-final-days-with-happiness-elite-dangerous

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 05 2019, @05:37AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 05 2019, @05:37AM (#863376)

    I don' know, what about them?
    Anyway, who cares about late '90-ies hits?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 05 2019, @05:40AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 05 2019, @05:40AM (#863377)

    dang good rave parties, crazy tunes, good drugs, and ... yeah. them girls are crazy.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 05 2019, @06:01AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 05 2019, @06:01AM (#863380)

      Naaah, that was happening in the '60-'70ies, man. Those were the times.

  • (Score: 2) by kazzie on Friday July 05 2019, @05:49AM

    by kazzie (5309) Subscriber Badge on Friday July 05 2019, @05:49AM (#863379)

    Anyway, who cares about late '90-ies hits?

    Not me.

    Elite was a hit in 1984.