Elite Systems Ltd.

Moby ID: 108

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  • Richard Wilcox Software - Initial company name

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Elite Systems, originally founded as Richard Wilcox Software, was incorporated in England in 1984 as a developer and publisher of ground-breaking games for the Sinclair Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computer systems. They re-released older titles at a budget price in the Classics range.

Today Elite is a highly-specialised developer of game software products for hand-held, mobile and wireless systems; providing game publishers and distributors around the globe with innovative solutions to their game software product-development needs.

Credited on 116 Games from 1984 to 2013

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Paperboy (2009 on iPhone)
Paperboy: Wheels on Fire (2009 on J2ME, BlackBerry)
Double Dragon EX (2005 on J2ME)
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004 on J2ME)
Grand Touring (1998 on Windows)
Test Drive: Off-Road (1997 on DOS, PlayStation)
StrikePoint (1996 on DOS, PlayStation)
Dirt Racer (1995 on SNES)
Virtuoso (1994 on DOS, 3DO)
Dr. Franken II (1993 on Game Boy)
Franky, Joe & Dirk: On the Tiles (1993 on Game Boy)
The Fidgetts (1993 on Game Boy)
Dr. Franken (1992 on Game Boy)
Creatures 2: Torture Trouble (1992 on Commodore 64, iPad, iPhone)
Dragon's Lair (1992 on SNES)
Enforcer: Fullmetal Megablaster (1992 on Commodore 64, iPhone, iPad)
European Championship 1992 (1992 on DOS, Amiga, Atari ST)
Striker (1992 on DOS, SNES, Genesis...)
Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja (1991 on DOS, Game Boy, SNES...)
First Samurai (1991 on DOS, Windows, SNES...)

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2005

The company entered into an agreement with T-mobile International UK Ltd, the mobile phone network operator, providing for the distribution of its AvP java game content to T-mobile's 50+ million subscribers - primarily in the UK and Germany.

2004

The company entered into an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Merchandising and Licensing, the intellectual property owner, providing the company with mobile phone game content exploitation rights to the internationally known motion picture known as 'Alien vs Predator' ('AvP').

2003

The company entered into an agreement with Vodafone Global Content Services Ltd, the mobile phone network operator, providing for the distribution of its java game content to Vodafone's 152 million subscribers - primarily in Europe.

2002

the company begins developing and publishing java games for mobile phones

2001

Elite renews its connection with Nintendo Co. Ltd. by entering into an agreement to develop and commercialize game software for the Japanese company's Game Boy Advance hand held video game console.

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Trivia +

Encore was Elite's budget label.

Location and contact information from 1986 to Jan. 1995:

Elite Systems Ltd.

Anchor House, Anchor Road

Aldridge, Walsall

West Midlands WS9 8PW

England

Tel: +44 (0)922 55852

Fax: +44 (0)922 743029

Company location & contact: UK : 1984

Elite Systems Ltd.

55 Bradford Street

Walsall

WS1 3QD

England

Telex 335622 STETEL G

Third in the vote Software House of the Year 1988 in the "Golden Joystick" Awards organised by the magazine Computer and Video Games (reported issue #79, 1988/5). Only UK software houses were included in the Awards.

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