Elite
David Braben, Ian Bell · Acornsoft, Firebird
Released Sep 20, 1984
Part of the Elite series
Space Sim
Simulation
Action
BBC Micro
Numerous home ports
What's this game about?
David Braben and Ian Bell's procedurally generated space-trading sim. Eight galaxies of 256 procedurally generated stars on a BBC Micro with 32 KB of RAM. The grandfather of open-world space sims — every Elite Dangerous / EVE Online / Freelancer descends from this.
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Unrated
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Gameplay
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weight × 0.85 (community-voted)
Design
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weight × 0.76 (community-voted)
Story
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weight × 0.70 (community-voted)
World
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weight × 0.70 (community-voted)
Visuals
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weight × 0.41 (community-voted)
Audio
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weight × 0.49 (community-voted)
Immersion
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weight × 0.89 (community-voted)
UI & UX
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weight × 0.59 (community-voted)
Technical Performance
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weight × 0.66 (community-voted)
Value for Money
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weight × 0.88 (community-voted)
Innovation
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weight × 0.54 (community-voted)
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