SoylentNews

"Elite: Dangerous" Community Rallies Around Terminally Ill Teenager

posted by Fnord666 on Friday July 05 2019, @04:17AM   
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

---

Original Submission

• Re:I wishRe:I wish (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 05 2019, @05:30AM (4 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 05 2019, @05:30AM (#863372)

  What about hips?

  Parent

• Re:I wishRe:I wish (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?

  Parent

  • Re:I wishRe:I wish (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.

    Parent

    • Re:I wish(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.

      Parent

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

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

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

    Not me.

    Elite was a hit in 1984.

    Parent