Experience the classic space trading game, Elite, as released on the BBC Model B in 1984, by Ian Bell and David Braben.
Available for download
From the original box description: "Command your Cobra space ship in a fantastic voyage of discovery and adventure, a supreme test of your combat, navigational and entrepreneurial skills. Trade between countless planets, using the proceeds to equip your ship with heat-seeking missiles, beam lasers and other weapons - corporate states can be approached without risk, but unruly anarchies may be swarming with space pirates. Black market trading can be lucrative but could result in skirmishes with local police and a price on your head!
However you make your money, by fair means or foul, you must blast onwards through space annihilating pirate ships and hostile aliens as you strive to earn your reputation as one of the Elite!"
MAC version link :- https://www.frontierstore.net/games/elite-dangerous-cat/elite-1984-for-mac.html
Latest comments (25)
Rhythmeister
15 Jan 16#25
Give them my Steam login details? I think not!
mike_the_tv
5 Jan 16#24
I found it was quite easy with the Acorn analogue joy sticks as they were non-centering so you could fine tune the roll to match the space station spin, then leave it and just vary the trust. I did buy an autopilot but on more than one occasion that failed and crashed me into the space station.
phoenixbbs
5 Jan 16#23
Google for "elite TNK" for a fantastic pc port of Elite
Civilised Maniac
3 Jan 16#22
I find it crashes on hyperspace. Had the same problem several years ago when I tried this emulator on my old pc.
matth9999
2 Jan 16#21
Novice guide to docking...
Fly toward planet until you have space station lock.
Rotate to bring space station into side view.
Fly until the front of the station is flat & square in side view, then come to a full stop.
Turn until facing station in front view.
Approach and match rotation.
If completely messed up, fly some distance away. set your heading on a line between planet & station, repeat the side view lineup, slower if you are close
Paddy_o_furniture
1 Jan 161#17
I could never dock my craft. Had to get a friend to do it once and buy an autopilot.
ibblackberry1 to Paddy_o_furniture
2 Jan 16#20
Aye that was a right pain in the rear, I had to get my brother to do it
m_cozzy
2 Jan 16#19
yep leave it in the past. if you want to play elite on the PC, lookup oolite
A1M
31 Dec 152#8
Some things are best left to nostalgia. How are strobing white lines on a black screen going to look in 2016?!?
Snakeyes646 to A1M
31 Dec 15#10
Not everyone plays games for the graphics, gameplay is still addictive and fun and it's free.
Kid_Sickarus to A1M
31 Dec 152#11
I'll let you know in 3 hours and 57 minutes :wink:
binzee to A1M
1 Jan 16#18
agreed...
even sent off for the badge lol only got to deadly tho :wink:
Snakeyes646
1 Jan 16#16
Happy new year :smiley:
HotUkDale
1 Jan 16#15
Happy new year & have some heat from me :smiley: thanks
matth9999
31 Dec 15#14
BBC micro version including Beebem emulator, for many, this is THE classic version.
There is also a good PC remake https://www.christianpinder.com/games/ - Elite Newkind - at one time, withdrawn, but now available again.
For the old Elites, there has been an uneasy relationship between Ian Bell and David Braben.
johnstalvern
31 Dec 15#13
Wow is Pong free too??
GaiusB
31 Dec 15#12
Awesome. Loved this on my Amiga, and subsequently UAE. Been looking at Elite Dangerous for a bit, but some gripes and a computer that probably won't run it have prevented me!
damionhunt
31 Dec 15#9
Played lots and lots of games. This is still my favourite game ever for the time it was released. Would still hold its own for me for addictiveness.
Masterdealer1
31 Dec 15#7
I played this game on my C64!!! This was so freaking amazin compared to pac mans and another 8bit games
OrangeAgent
31 Dec 15#6
Blew me away when I first played this
jpd11
31 Dec 15#5
Way ahead of its time, great game. How they did this on the Beeb and Electron I don't know.
flimbo73
31 Dec 15#4
Retro heat! :laughing:
susieqt
31 Dec 15#3
you have just made my other half extremely happy Snakeyes! :smiley:
heada
31 Dec 15#2
if i could give 1000 degrees of heat, this would get it. Loved this game.
mcek
31 Dec 15#1
i don't play pc games these days, but will take a trip down memory lane with this one.
loved my beeb, and my acorn atom (the developer machine for this game)
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Opening post
Available for download
From the original box description: "Command your Cobra space ship in a fantastic voyage of discovery and adventure, a supreme test of your combat, navigational and entrepreneurial skills. Trade between countless planets, using the proceeds to equip your ship with heat-seeking missiles, beam lasers and other weapons - corporate states can be approached without risk, but unruly anarchies may be swarming with space pirates. Black market trading can be lucrative but could result in skirmishes with local police and a price on your head!
However you make your money, by fair means or foul, you must blast onwards through space annihilating pirate ships and hostile aliens as you strive to earn your reputation as one of the Elite!"
MAC version link :- https://www.frontierstore.net/games/elite-dangerous-cat/elite-1984-for-mac.html
Latest comments (25)
Fly toward planet until you have space station lock.
Rotate to bring space station into side view.
Fly until the front of the station is flat & square in side view, then come to a full stop.
Turn until facing station in front view.
Approach and match rotation.
If completely messed up, fly some distance away. set your heading on a line between planet & station, repeat the side view lineup, slower if you are close
even sent off for the badge lol only got to deadly tho :wink:
There is also a good PC remake https://www.christianpinder.com/games/ - Elite Newkind - at one time, withdrawn, but now available again.
For the old Elites, there has been an uneasy relationship between Ian Bell and David Braben.
loved my beeb, and my acorn atom (the developer machine for this game)