Elite for the Sinclair Spectrum

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Elite

Year of Release

1985

The Advertising Blurb

Play Elite - the ultimate, award-winning space challenge.

It's an interstellar mind-game with incredible 3D Vector-Graphic space flight simulation. Elite's been called the 'Game of a lifetime'.

You take command of a Cobra Mk III combat craft and trade with alien cultures on over 2000 planets in eight galaxeis.

Pick your destination on the starmap, check the computer's 4-way viewscan - and make your first jump into hypserspace.

Starting with 'Harmless' status, you pick up combat skills to win ratings of `Average' to 'Dangerous'.

If you can handle it you could become one of the Elite, and win the chance to compete in the Elite World Championships.

It's dangrous all the way.

Compatibility

48K / 128K

Original Price

£14.95

Worth now (confirmed sale)?

£10 Facebook 2019

Comments

Character Designer edits saved game files. Crash Smash. Sinclair User Classic.

Original Rating

Sinclair User 5/5 / Crash 92%

Review:

For anyone who has never heard of this game, it was originally produced on the BBC Model B, being possibly the only classic originated on that machine, and has since been ported to just about every computer in existence.

Strategy-wise, it can be deeply engrossing. The only real criticisms are that the wireframe graphics look extremely dull now and the gameplay is a little repetitive with endless wandering between star systems. Trying to dock with a space station manually is a complete and utter pain in the neck.

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