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Elite

Elite is a free science fiction open world vehicle simulation game designed by Ian Bell, David Braben, developed by Firebird and released by Firebird in 1987. Elite runs on DOS but was also published for BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Apple II, Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST, NES and more. Elite is part of the Elite game series.

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To launch the game, run elite/ELITE.COM.

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Acornsoft packaged Elite in a box the size of a paperback book, complete with a novella, a manual, a chart and some stickers.

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More information on Elite

Status: freeware
Also published for: BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Apple II, Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST, NES and more
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Awards won by Elite:

1985 - Game of the year, Mobygames Game of the Year (ZX Spectrum).
1984 - Best Original Game of the Year, Golden Joystick Awards.
Selected for 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die.
Selected for GameSpy's Greatest PC Games of All Time: The '80s.

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Michael Patrick Hartwell 19/08/2021 21:29
How do you save you game and how do you load your new game?

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