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[[File:Elite-1984-Official-Art-Restored.png|thumb|250px|Elite 1984 official art]] | [[File:Elite-1984-Official-Art-Restored.png|thumb|250px|Elite 1984 official art]] | ||
'''Elite''' is a space trading and combat simulator, originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers in September 1984.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100127094607/http://frontier.co.uk/games/elite Frontier: Games by Frontier Developments/Elite], archived from [http://frontier.co.uk/games/elite the original] on 27 January 2010 at archive.org</ref> It is the first installment of the legendary [[Elite series]]. Elite is the longest running space simulation series in history. This is verified by Guinness World Records.<ref name=":0">[https://twitter.com/gwr/status/611537566299463681?lang=en Twitter: Guinness World Records, 18 Jun 2015]</ref> | '''Elite''' is a space trading and combat simulator, originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers in September 1984.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100127094607/http://frontier.co.uk/games/elite Frontier: Games by Frontier Developments/Elite], archived from [http://frontier.co.uk/games/elite the original] on 27 January 2010 at archive.org</ref> It is the first installment of the legendary [[Elite series]]. Elite is the longest running space simulation series in history. This is verified by Guinness World Records.<ref name=":0">[https://twitter.com/gwr/status/611537566299463681?lang=en Twitter: Guinness World Records, 18 Jun 2015]</ref> The sequel [[Frontier: Elite II]] was released in 1993. | ||
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File: | File:Acornsoft Elite - Promo Video 1984 - VHS | ||
File: | File:Elite - 30th Anniversary | ||
File: | File:Docking in Elite | ||
File:Elite (1984) and Elite- Dangerous (2014) - The docking comparison | File:Elite (1984) and Elite- Dangerous (2014) - The docking comparison | ||
File:Let's journey into deep space with Elite! C64 Longplay - Part 1 | |||
File:ELITE! 🛸 Part 2 - Commodore 64 Longplay | |||
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== Music == | == Music == | ||
The original Elite theme was composed by Aidan Bell and arranged by Chris Abbott. It also features The Blue Danube by Johan Strauss II which played during automated docking with the [[Standard Docking Computer|docking computer]]. | The original Elite theme was composed by Aidan Bell and arranged by Chris Abbott. It also features The Blue Danube by Johan Strauss II which played during automated docking with the [[Standard Docking Computer|docking computer]]. Aidan Bell made the song "I Am Elite". It's from Elite The Musical, in 1989. | ||
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C64_elite_music | C64_elite_music | ||
Elite_-_Blue_Danube_Waltz | Elite_-_Blue_Danube_Waltz | ||
I Am Elite | |||
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File:Brits Who Made The Modern World - The Making of Elite | |||
File:David Braben on the Making of Elite From Bedrooms to Billions Funstock.co.uk | |||
Elite- "The game that couldn't be written" | File:Elite- "The game that couldn't be written" | ||
File:Original Elite on the BBC B - Computerphile | |||
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