Elite
Elite is a space trading video game. It was written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell and was originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro computer in September 1984. Elite's open-ended game model, and revolutionary 3D graphics led to it being ported to virtually every contemporary home computer system and earned it a place as a classic and a genre maker in gaming history. The game's title derives from one of the player's goals of raising their combat rating to the exalted heights of "Elite".
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Original game imageAn open-source Elite clone for modern PCs that can be heavily extended with expansion packs adding ships, graphics and gameplay.
Platforms:WindowsLinux
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Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2013
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The cassette version of Ian Bell and David Braben's 1984 Elite source code, reformatted and documented by Mark Moxon, not reconstructed.
Platforms:BBC Micro
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Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
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The fully documented original Commodore 64 source code for Elite (1985), annotated line-by-line and built into four accurate variants.
Platforms:C64
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Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2024
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Fully documented, hand-reconstructed source code for Elite on the NES that builds a working PAL or NTSC ROM.
Platforms:NES
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Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
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An open-source space trading and combat simulator with entirely original assets, inspired by the classic game Elite.
Platforms:Linux
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Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2015
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A Windows remake of Elite built with Allegro and DirectX, reaching Release 1.0 on 22 July 2001 after several betas.
Platforms:Windows
Stars145
Updated11 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2014
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Elite-A is a fan-made enhancement of BBC Micro Elite, built by disassembling and extending the original game's object code.
Platforms:BBC Micro
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Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2021
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Source code for the disc version of Elite on the BBC Micro, reconstructed from a disassembly and documented line-by-line by Mark Moxon.
Platforms:BBC Micro
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Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2021
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This is the annotated original 6502 assembly source for the Apple II version of Elite, assembling into five byte-accurate variants.
Platforms:Apple II
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Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2024
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The original 1985 BBC Micro assembly source for Elite, documented by Mark Moxon and buildable into byte-accurate historical discs.
Platforms:BBC Micro
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Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
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A fully documented, hand-reconstructed disassembly of Elite for the Acorn Electron, buildable into disc or tape images.
Platforms:Acorn 32-bit
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Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2021
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Ian Bell and David Braben's 1986 Acornsoft Elite source for the BBC Master, hand-reconstructed and documented by Mark Moxon.
Platforms:BBC Micro
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Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2021
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A tool for creating custom universes for classic BBC Micro and Commodore 64 Elite, supporting three original hardware platforms.
Platforms:WebBBC MicroC64
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Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
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A documented hack of BBC Micro Elite that converts its graphics to the console's teletext Mode 7 display.
Platforms:BBC Micro
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Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
SporadicOriginal game image
Original game imageAn Elite-like space game for the FunKey S handheld, with procedurally generated star systems, combat, and ship upgrades.
Platforms:Linux
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Updated10 months ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Release2021
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Original game imageAn OpenGL/SDL port to Linux of Christian Pinder's Elite: The New Kind, itself a Windows/Allegro remake of the original Elite.
Platforms:Linux
Stars1
Updated6 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
