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|image = 219743-elite-bbc-micro-front-cover.jpg | |image = 219743-elite-bbc-micro-front-cover.jpg | ||
|developer = | |developer = David Braben, Ian Bell | ||
|publisher = Acornsoft | |publisher = Acornsoft | ||
|date = September 1984 | |date = September 1984 | ||
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'''Elite''' is a freeform 3D space trading and combat simulator, originally created for the BBC Micro by David Braben and Ian Bell in 1984, and ported to many other computer and console platforms. Several of its features were influential on later games, including the game's innovative uses of wireframe 3D, procedural generation, and open-ended gameplay. | '''Elite''' is a freeform 3D space trading and combat simulator, originally created for the BBC Micro by David Braben and Ian Bell in 1984, and ported to many other computer and console platforms. Several of its features were influential on later games, including the game's innovative uses of wireframe 3D, procedural generation, and open-ended gameplay. | ||
== Advertisement == | |||
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== Reviews == | |||
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1984-10 Acorn User pg 165.jpg| | |||
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1984-10-11 Popular Computing Weekly pg 22-23.jpg| | |||
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Revision as of 20:28, 5 January 2022
Elite is a freeform 3D space trading and combat simulator, originally created for the BBC Micro by David Braben and Ian Bell in 1984, and ported to many other computer and console platforms. Several of its features were influential on later games, including the game's innovative uses of wireframe 3D, procedural generation, and open-ended gameplay.
