Elite

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1984 · David Braben, Ian Bell

Genresspace flight simulation gamespace trading and combat gamescience fiction video game

PlatformsZX SpectrumAcorn ArchimedesDOSCommodore AmigaNintendo Entertainment SystemCommodore 64

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MSXAmstrad CPCAtari STBBC MicroTatung EinsteinApple IIAcorn ElectronSAM Coupé

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Elite is a space trading video game. It was written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell and was originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro computer 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".

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Type: Game
Release date: September 20, 1984
Genres: space flight simulation game, space trading and combat game, science fiction video game
Platforms: ZX Spectrum, Acorn Archimedes, DOS, Commodore Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Tatung Einstein, Apple II, Acorn Electron, SAM Coupé
Created by: David Braben, Ian Bell
Countries: United Kingdom