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[[Elite]] was one of the first home computer games to use wire-frame 3D graphics with hidden line removal. It was the first game that included a novel for distribution with a video game: [[The Dark Wheel]] by Robert Holdstock.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070211011328/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=78368 Games that changed the world: Elite]". ''Computer & Video Games''. Archived from [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=78368 the original] on 11 February 2007.</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_(video_game)</ref> Elite was hugely influential with its open-ended game model, advanced game engine and revolutionary 3D graphics which earned it a place as a classic and genre-maker in gaming history.<ref>LaMosca, Adam (18 July 2006). "[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_54/324-Lost-in-the-Void Lost in the Void]". [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Escapist_(magazine) The Escapist]. Retrieved 17 November 2007.</ref> | [[Elite]] was one of the first home computer games to use wire-frame 3D graphics with hidden line removal. It added twitch gameplay and was the first game that included a novel for distribution with a video game: [[The Dark Wheel]] by Robert Holdstock.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070211011328/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=78368 Games that changed the world: Elite]". ''Computer & Video Games''. Archived from [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=78368 the original] on 11 February 2007.</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_(video_game)</ref> Elite was hugely influential with its open-ended game model, advanced game engine and revolutionary 3D graphics which earned it a place as a classic and genre-maker in gaming history.<ref>LaMosca, Adam (18 July 2006). "[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_54/324-Lost-in-the-Void Lost in the Void]". [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Escapist_(magazine) The Escapist]. Retrieved 17 November 2007.</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]] | [[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]] | ||