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In the Elite universe it's the emblem of the [[Pilots Federation|Elite Federation of Pilots]]. The body awards and administers the Elite ratings. The gold badge is for Elite pilots and silver for all other ranks. | In the Elite universe it's the emblem of the [[Pilots Federation|Elite Federation of Pilots]]. The body awards and administers the Elite ratings. The gold badge is for Elite pilots and silver for all other ranks. | ||
== Elite 30th Anniversary == | |||
20th September 2014 was the 30th anniversary of the day the world first experienced ''Elite''. This is the classic 3D space trading and combat game written by Ian Bell and [[David Braben]] in 1984. The technology used fits 8 galaxies each with 256 planets to explore on 32k of memory. It began on the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron and appeared on most gaming platforms of the era. [[Elite Dangerous]] continues the [[:Category:Elite series|Elite series]] into the future.<ref>http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/thirty/index.htm</ref> | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||