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[[File:Elite-1984-Product-Image.png|thumb|300px|Elite 1984 product art]] | [[File:Elite-1984-Product-Image.png|thumb|300px|Elite 1984 product art]] | ||
'''Elite''' is a space trading | '''Elite''' is a space trading and combat simulator, originally published by Acornsoft in 1984 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers. 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 Guinness World Records, 18 Jun 2015</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 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 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. | ||