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
| Sinclair User |
ZX Spectrum |
Nov, 1985 |
 |
100 |
| Zzap! |
Amiga |
Feb, 1989 |
98 out of 100 |
98 |
| Total!! UK Magazine |
NES |
Nov, 1992 |
96 out of 100 |
96 |
| Nintendo Magazine System UK |
NES |
Oct, 1992 |
91 out of 100 |
91 |
| The Games Machine (UK) |
DOS |
Oct, 1987 |
88 out of 100 |
88 |
| The One |
Amiga |
Jan, 1989 |
85 out of 100 |
85 |
| Power Play |
Atari ST |
Dec, 1988 |
85 out of 100 |
85 |
| Power Play |
Amiga |
Mar, 1989 |
85 out of 100 |
85 |
| 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
The docking sequence is borrowed from the movie "2001 - A Space Odyssey". Also, the music ("On the beautiful Blue Danube") used in this sequence is the same as in the movie. The only difference is, that the space station looks different, but the one who played the sequel to "Elite", namely "Frontier: Elite 2", knows that this got corrected... ;-)
