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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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Community breakdown

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Scored on 0 of 11 relevant categories. 1 category not applicable to this game.

Gameplay
weight × 0.85 (community-voted)
Design
weight × 0.76 (community-voted)
Story
weight × 0.70 (community-voted)
World
weight × 0.70 (community-voted)
Visuals
weight × 0.41 (community-voted)
Audio
weight × 0.49 (community-voted)
Immersion
weight × 0.89 (community-voted)
UI & UX
weight × 0.59 (community-voted)
Technical Performance
weight × 0.66 (community-voted)
Value for Money
weight × 0.88 (community-voted)
Innovation
weight × 0.54 (community-voted)

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