Josh Renaud2d ago

In 2006, I made a screen capture of this nifty ANSI title screen from the BBS door game "Solar Realms Elite."

Seven years later, I realized this was a CUSTOM title screen, not SRE's default. Questions abounded: Where did it come from? Who had made it?

Well, a further 13 years on, I have finally solved the mystery! Join me on this voyage of retrocomputing discovery!

https://breakintochat.com/blog/2026/06/14/the-mystery-of-the-solar-realms-elite-title-screen/

#bbs #gamedev #gamehistory #history #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #textmode #ansiart #ansi

Show threadkaaswe
@kirkman
Best BBS game ever, I waited up to midnight to do a tactical attack by using my 5 turns a day in a row, to hit 10 times. But later learned to bring peace in the local solar system and attack other BBS was far more fun.
So many memories, thank you for reminding me
Jun 15 at 6:00amWeb
Show threadJosh Renaud1d ago

@kaaswe So glad you enjoyed it!

In the early 2000s, I also learned to use the before-and-after-midnight strategy. I would use AOL Instant Messenger too coordinate such attacks with my allies (and keep control of the game so our enemies couldn't get in until we had all played our turns and walloped them).