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'''Elite''' is a space trading video game, originally published by Acornsoft in 1984 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers. It is the first | '''Elite''' is a space trading video game, originally published by Acornsoft in 1984 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers. It is the first installment of the [[:Category:Elite series|Elite series]]. Elite is officially the longest-running space simulation series in history. This was verified by Guinness World Records.<ref name=":0">https://twitter.com/gwr/status/611537566299463681?lang=en</ref> | ||
The game's title derives from one of the player's goals of raising their [[Pilots Federation#Ranks|combat rating]] to the exalted heights of "Elite". It was written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell, who had met while they were both undergraduates at Jesus College, Cambridge. Versions of the game for other platforms were published by Firebird, Imagineer and Hybrid Technology. | The game's title derives from one of the player's goals of raising their [[Pilots Federation#Ranks|combat rating]] to the exalted heights of "Elite". It was written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell, who had met while they were both undergraduates at Jesus College, Cambridge. Versions of the game for other platforms were published by Firebird, Imagineer and Hybrid Technology. | ||
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The former creative director of DMA Design Gary Penn cited Elite as a major influence for the original Grand Theft Auto (1997), "But I'd been working on Frontier, which is very different and there were definitely other people on the team who had things like Syndicate, Mercenary and Elite very much in their minds as well. That combination definitely led to the more open plan structure there is now. The game as it stands now is basically Elite in a city, but without quite the same sense of taking on the jobs. You take on the jobs in a slightly different way, but incredibly similar structurally. It's just a much more acceptable real world setting. The game was cops and robbers and then that evolved fairly quickly -- nobody wants to be the cop, it's more fun to be bad. And then that evolved into Grand Theft Auto".<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134644/the_replay_interviews_gary_penn.php Gamasutra - Gary Penn interview"]</ref> | The former creative director of DMA Design Gary Penn cited Elite as a major influence for the original Grand Theft Auto (1997), "But I'd been working on Frontier, which is very different and there were definitely other people on the team who had things like Syndicate, Mercenary and Elite very much in their minds as well. That combination definitely led to the more open plan structure there is now. The game as it stands now is basically Elite in a city, but without quite the same sense of taking on the jobs. You take on the jobs in a slightly different way, but incredibly similar structurally. It's just a much more acceptable real world setting. The game was cops and robbers and then that evolved fairly quickly -- nobody wants to be the cop, it's more fun to be bad. And then that evolved into Grand Theft Auto".<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134644/the_replay_interviews_gary_penn.php Gamasutra - Gary Penn interview"]</ref> | ||
[[File:Elite-Series-Guinness-World-Record-Longest-Running-Space-Simulation-Series.png|thumb|200px|Elite series Guinness World Record for Longest Running Space Simulation Series]] | |||
The [[:Category:Elite series|Elite series]] spans over 30 years. On 18 June 2015, David Braben and Frontier Developments received an award 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=":0" /> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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David-Braben-Signed-BBC-Microcomputer.png|BBC Microcomputer signed by David Braben | David-Braben-Signed-BBC-Microcomputer.png|BBC Microcomputer signed by David Braben | ||
David-Braben-Signed-BBC-Elite-Box.png|BBC Elite Box signed by David Braben | David-Braben-Signed-BBC-Elite-Box.png|BBC Elite Box signed by David Braben | ||
Elite-Series-Guinness-World-Record-Longest-Running-Space-Simulation-Series.png|Elite series Guinness World Record for Longest Running Space Simulation Series | |||
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