Elite

1984

space flight simulation game, space trading and combat game, science fiction video game

Developer

Firebird

Publisher

Acornsoft

Platforms

Various

Game modes

single-player video game

Released

1984-09-20

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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