Description
You have a ship with virtually no equipment. Take her and trade among the different star systems. You can be safe and trade on razor-thin margins among the safe systems, or take some risks and trade with anarchic systems while watching out for pirates. You can save on fuel costs by buying a fuel scoop and fly near the sun, but again, watch out for pirates! Or be a pirate yourself and raid other ships... Don't get a bad rep as the police will come after you... Dock with space stations and do your trades (some may take contraband...) Upgrade your ship with your proceeds with better weapons, shields, and other equipment. With 8 different galaxies, each with HUNDREDS of planets, there are plenty of room for exploration! Can you make your reputation all the way up to "elite"?
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The Press Says
| Zzap! |
Amiga |
Feb, 1989 |
98 out of 100 |
98 |
| Zzap! |
Commodore 64 |
May, 1985 |
97 out of 100 |
97 |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) |
Amiga |
Feb, 1989 |
918 out of 1000 |
92 |
| The Games Machine (UK) |
DOS |
Oct, 1987 |
88 out of 100 |
88 |
| The Games Machine (UK) |
Amiga |
Feb, 1989 |
86 out of 100 |
86 |
| The One |
Amiga |
Jan, 1989 |
85 out of 100 |
85 |
| Power Play |
Atari ST |
Dec, 1988 |
85 out of 100 |
85 |
| Computer and Video Games (CVG) |
Atari ST |
Nov, 1988 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
| Just Games Retro |
NES |
Jan 21, 2007 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
| Your Amiga |
Amiga |
Apr, 1989 |
65 out of 100 |
65 |
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Trivia
Elite's two creators, Ian Bell and David Braben, were not on the best of terms for a long time, ever since development on Elite 2 was cancelled. This erupted into open confrontation during 1999-2000 when Bell decided to release all versions of Elite as freeware. The dispute was settled and all files relevant to Elite and Braben's version of the matter can be found in Ian Bell's website.
