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	The legendary '''[[:Category:Elite series\|''Elite'' series]]''' is the longest running space simulation series in history, tracing its origin to the classic [[Elite]] of 1984. This record is verified by [[wikipedia:Guiness World Records\|Guinness World Records]].<ref name=":1">[https://x.com/GWR/status/611537566299463681 Guinness World Records @GWR] - X - 18 Jun 2015 -		The legendary '''[[:Category:Elite series\|''Elite'' series]]''' is the longest running space simulation series in history, tracing its origin to the classic [[Elite]] of 1984.<ref name=":1" /> This record is verified by [[wikipedia:Guiness World Records\|Guinness World Records]].<ref name=":1">[https://x.com/GWR/status/611537566299463681 Guinness World Records @GWR] - X - 18 Jun 2015 -

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	The '''[[:Category:Elite series\|''Elite'' series]]''' is the longest running space simulation series in history, tracing its origin to 1984. This record is verified by [[wikipedia:Guiness World Records\|Guinness World Records]].<ref name=":1">[https://x.com/GWR/status/611537566299463681 Guinness World Records @GWR] - X - 18 Jun 2015 -		The legendary '''[[:Category:Elite series\|''Elite'' series]]''' is the longest running space simulation series in history, tracing its origin to the classic [[Elite]] of 1984. This record is verified by [[wikipedia:Guiness World Records\|Guinness World Records]].<ref name=":1">[https://x.com/GWR/status/611537566299463681 Guinness World Records @GWR] - X - 18 Jun 2015 -

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[[File:Elite-30-Years-on-the-Frontier.png|thumb|300px|Elite - 30 Years on the Frontier]]
The '''[[:Category:Elite series|''Elite'' series]]''' is the longest running space simulation series in history, tracing its origin to 1984. This record is verified by [[wikipedia:Guiness World Records|Guinness World Records]].<ref name=":1">[https://x.com/GWR/status/611537566299463681 Guinness World Records @GWR] - X - 18 Jun 2015 -

"Elite: officially the longest-running space simulation series. Congratulations @frontierdev #GWRgamers #E3 #E32015"</ref>

== History ==
The critically-acclaimed ''Elite'' series started with the original ''[[Elite]]'', co-created by [[David Braben]] and [[Ian Bell]] in 1984. Elite's open-ended game model, advanced game engine and revolutionary 3D graphics ensured that it was ported to virtually every contemporary home computer system, and earned it a place as a classic and a genre maker in gaming history. According to Guinness World Records: ''"Elite was the first game to feature a (3D) procedurally generated world."''<ref name=":0">[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-use-of-procedural-generation-in-a-video-game/ First use of procedural generation in a videogame]</ref>

The sequel ''[[Frontier: Elite II]]'' was released in 1993. The third title and direct sequel ''[[Frontier: First Encounters]]'' was published in 1995. Guinness World Records states ''"Frontier: Elite II was the first game to feature procedurally generated star systems." ''and ''"Frontier: First Encounters was the first game to contain procedurally generated terrain and textures."''<ref name=":0" />

Over a quarter of a century after the original, [[David Braben]] of [[Frontier Developments]] launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to verify whether there's broader interest in a fourth game in November 2012. Frontier had been working on the game as a "skunk-works" background activity for some time prior to its Kickstarter launch.

[[File:Elite-Series-Guinness-World-Record-Longest-Running-Space-Simulation-Series.png|thumb|250px|Elite series Guinness World Record for Longest Running Space Simulation Series]]
[[Elite: Dangerous|Elite Dangerous]] was released for Windows PC on December 16, 2014. Since then it has had many updates, seasons of expansions like [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] and launched on multiple platforms. [[Elite Dangerous: Beyond]] is scheduled for release in Q1 2018.

On 18 June 2015, [[David Braben]] and [[Frontier Developments]] received a certificate from Guinness World Records, because Elite is officially the longest running space simulation series in history. The certificate says ''"The longest running space simulation series is Elite created by David Braben and Ian Bell and was released on 20 September 1984. Officially amazing."''<ref name=":1" />

Every Elite game and media takes place in the same fictional universe called the [[Elite Universe]].

<gallery widths="140" position="center" columns="4" hideaddbutton="true" navigation="true">
Elite-1984-Official-Art-Restored.png|[[Elite|Elite]] - 1984 <br /> ⤷ ''[[Elite|Elite Plus]]'' - 1991
Frontier-Elite-2-Logo.png|[[Frontier:_Elite_II|Frontier: Elite II]] - 1993|link=Frontier:_Elite_II
Frontier-First-Encounters-Artwork.png|[[Frontier:_First_Encounters|Frontier: First Encounters]] (Elite III) - 1995|link=Frontier:_First_Encounters
Elite-Dangerous-Box-Art.png|[[Elite_Dangerous|Elite Dangerous]] - Q4/2014<br /> ⤷ ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons|ED: Horizons]] - Q4/2015'' <br /> ⤷ ''[[Elite Dangerous: Beyond|ED: Beyond]] - Q1/2018'' <br /> ⤷ ''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey|ED: Odyssey]] - Q1/2021''
</gallery>

== Videos ==
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File:30_Years_An_Elite_Anniversary
File:Elite_Dangerous_-_Thirty_Years_on_the_Frontier
File:Elite_Dangerous_-_The_Evolution_of_Elite_(Part_1)
File:ELITE -from 1984 to the Future-
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== References ==
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[[Category:Elite series]]
[[ru:Серия Elite]]