Elite
Released in 1984 on BBC Micro, simulation.
- Year: 1984
- Platform: BBC Micro
- Genre: Simulation
- Developer: David Braben and Ian Bell
Overview
Two programmers fit eight galaxies of procedural stars into a BBC Micro with wireframe ships and open trading. It proved a game could be a universe, founding the space sim lineage that runs to today.
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