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'''Frontier: First Encounters''' is a space trading and combat simulator video game for the IBM PC, released on April 16, 1995. It's the sequel to [[Frontier:_Elite_II|Frontier: Elite II]], the prequel of [[Elite Dangerous]] and the third game in the [[:Category:Elite series|Elite series]]. The game was created by David Braben's company, [[Frontier Developments]], and distributed by GameTek. It's often referred to by the shortened title of 'FFE'. | '''Frontier: First Encounters''' is a space trading and combat simulator video game for the IBM PC, released on April 16, 1995. It's the sequel to [[Frontier:_Elite_II|Frontier: Elite II]], the prequel of [[Elite Dangerous]] and the third game in the [[:Category:Elite series|Elite series]]. The game was created by David Braben's company, [[Frontier Developments]], and distributed by GameTek. It's often referred to by the shortened title of 'FFE'. | ||
According to Guinness World Records: ''"Frontier: First Encounters was the first game to contain procedurally generated terrain and textures."<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-use-of-procedural-generation-in-a-video-game/ First use of procedural generation in a videogame - | According to Guinness World Records: ''"Frontier: First Encounters was the first game to contain procedurally generated terrain and textures."<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-use-of-procedural-generation-in-a-video-game/ First use of procedural generation in a videogame - Guinness World Records]</ref>'' | ||
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 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. | ||