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Elite (1984)

Acornsoft, David Braben, Frontier Developments, Ian Bell

Acorn Archimedes · Acorn Electron · Amiga · Amstrad CPC · Apple II · Atari ST/STE · BBC Microcomputer System · Commodore C64/128/MAX · DOS · MSX · Nintendo Entertainment System · Tatung Einstein · ZX Spectrum

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Elite is a space trading video game, written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell and originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers in September 1984. Elite's open-ended game model, and revolutionary 3D graphics led to it being ported to virtually every contemporary home computer system, and earned it a place as a classic … Read more
Elite is a space trading video game, written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell and originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers in September 1984. Elite's open-ended game model, and revolutionary 3D graphics led to it being ported to virtually every contemporary home computer system, and earned it a place as a classic and a genre maker in gaming history. The game's title derives from one of the player's goals of raising their combat rating to the exalted heights of "Elite". Elite was one of the first home computer games to use wire-frame 3D graphics with hidden line removal. It added graphics and twitch gameplay aspects to the genre established by the 1974 game Star Trader. Another novelty was the inclusion of The Dark Wheel, a novella by Robert Holdstock which gave players insight into the moral and legal codes to which they might aspire. Read less
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Developers
Acornsoft, David Braben, Frontier Developments, Ian Bell
Publishers
Acornsoft, Digital Integration, Firebird, Hybrid Technology, Imagineer, Merlin Software U.K.
Genres
Shooter, Simulator, Strategy
Themes
Action, Business, Open world, Sandbox, Science fiction
Series
Elite

Release dates

  • Sep 20, 1984 (Full Release) (Europe) BBC Microcomputer System
  • 1984 (Full Release) (Europe) Acorn Electron
  • 1985 (Full Release) (North_America) Apple II
  • 1985 (Full Release) (Europe) Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
  • 1986 (Full Release) (Europe) Amstrad CPC
  • 1987 (Full Release) (North_America) DOS
  • 1987 (Full Release) (Europe) MSX, Tatung Einstein
  • 1988 (Full Release) (Europe) Amiga, Atari ST/STE
  • 1991 (Full Release) (Europe) Acorn Archimedes, Nintendo Entertainment System

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giopep

Review giopep 4/5 · Dec 4, 2024

Playing this today is basically just nostalgia, curiosity or, I don’t know, self flagellation. Everything it does, Elite: Dangerous does it better, with so much more quality of life and better graphics. But still, you can download it for free from the Frontier Developments store, so why not try it? And I gotta say, it still is incredibly fascinating. I …

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Playing this today is basically just nostalgia, curiosity or, I don’t know, self flagellation. Everything it does, Elite: Dangerous does it better, with so much more quality of life and better graphics. But still, you can download it for free from the Frontier Developments store, so why not try it? And I gotta say, it still is incredibly fascinating. I loved how raw the first few screens with all the text and info were. And I was amazed by how much I felt the vibe when I saw that starry sky all around me. It’s hard, so hard, and it’s silent and lonely. Kinda like flying in space, I guess.

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Mixplit

Status Mixplit Apr 7, 2022

Disc version is on Computer Gaming World 200 cdrom. This has a few demos:Sacrifice, Star Peace, Advanced Civilization, Diablo, Warcraft 2, Quake, Need for Speed, Tomb Riader, Mechwarrior 2, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, HalfLife. As well as a number of full games: Crusader No Remorse, Mystery House, Betrayal at Krondor, X-Com, B-17 Flying Fortress, Kampfgrup, Acheton, Alphaman, Alternate …

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Disc version is on Computer Gaming World 200 cdrom. This has a few demos:Sacrifice, Star Peace, Advanced Civilization, Diablo, Warcraft 2, Quake, Need for Speed, Tomb Riader, Mechwarrior 2, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, HalfLife. As well as a number of full games: Crusader No Remorse, Mystery House, Betrayal at Krondor, X-Com, B-17 Flying Fortress, Kampfgrup, Acheton, Alphaman, Alternate Reality:The City, Avoid the Noid, Blance of Power, Bunni-flip, Elite, Elite Plus, Empire, Net Hack, Pirates 2, Rogue, Super Dune 2, Tac Ops, Zelda Classic for Dos.

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Vedderist

Review Vedderist 5/5 · Jan 8, 2014

I loved this game back in the 80s and have probably put more hours into this than any game I've ever played. Just a great all round game that was revolutionary at the time, with it's amazing wireframe 3D graphics and open-ended gameplay as well as a massive scale.

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