'''Frontier: First Encounters''' is a computer video game for the IBM PC released on April 16, 1995. It is the sequel to [[Frontier:_Elite_II|Frontier: Elite II]] released in 1993, which itself is a sequel to the Elite series of games which debuted on the Acorn BBC Micro computer in 1984. The planned Amiga version of First Encounters was never completed; it had been originally slated for a summer 1995 release for the Amiga 1200, Amiga 4000, and CD32 systems. The game was created by David Braben's company, Frontier Developments, and distributed by GameTek. The game is often referred to by the shortened title of 'FFE'.
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[[File:Frontier_First_Encounters_Viper.jpg|thumb|A Viper in Frontier: First Encounters]]
[[File:Frontier_First_Encounters_Viper.jpg|thumb|A Viper in Frontier: First Encounters]]
