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Elite Dangerous
https://www.frontierstore.net/
https://www.frontierstore.net/games/elite-dangerous-cat.html
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Elite Dangerous
https://www.elitedangerous.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/Elite_Dangerous/
http://hosting.zaonce.net/elite/website/assets/ELITE-DANGEROUS-GAME-MANUAL.pdf
https://steamcommunity.com/app/359320/discussions/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/359320/screenshots/
Elite Dangerous - Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd1Xmm1TFBD-lfZUWaWf7EA
Take control of your own starship in a cutthroat galaxy. Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Single-player
MMO
Release Date: 2 Apr, 2015
About This Game
Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic, bringing gaming’s original open world adventure to the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions.
Starting with only a small starship and a few credits, players do whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to survive in a futuristic cutthroat galaxy and to stand among the ranks of the iconic Elite. In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, every player’s story influences the unique connected gaming experience and handcrafted evolving narrative. Governments fall, battles are lost and won, and humanity’s frontier is reshaped, all by players’ actions.
Horizons Season Now Included!
Experience a whole new angle on the galaxy with the Horizons season, now included in Elite Dangerous. Journey from the stars to the surfaces of strange worlds, hit the ground running in the Scarab Surface Recon Vehicle, craft weapons, deploy ship-launched fighters and experience exhilarating multicrew co-op action.
A Galaxy Of Wonders
The 400 billion star systems of the Milky Way are the stage for Elite Dangerous' open-ended gameplay. The real stars, planets, moons, asteroid fields and black holes of our own galaxy are built to their true epic proportions in the largest designed playspace in videogame history.
A Unique Connected Game Experience
Governments fall, battles are lost and won, and humanity’s frontier is reshaped, all by players’ actions. In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, every player’s personal story influences the connected galaxy and handcrafted, evolving narrative.
Blaze Your Own Trail
Upgrade your ship and customize every component as you hunt, explore, fight, mine, smuggle, trade and survive in the cutthroat galaxy of the year 3301. Do whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to stand among the ranks of the Elite.
Massively Multiplayer
Experience unpredictable encounters with players from around the world in Elite Dangerous’ vast, massively multiplayer space. Experience the connected galaxy alone in Solo mode or with players across the world in Open Play, where every pilot you face could become a trusted ally or your deadliest enemy. You will need to register a free Elite Dangerous account with Frontier to play the game.
A Living Game
Elite Dangerous grows and expands with new features and content. Major updates react to the way players want to play and create new gameplay opportunities for the hundreds of thousands of players cooperating, competing and exploring together in the connected galaxy.
The Original Open World Adventure
Elite Dangerous is the third sequel to 1984's genre-defining Elite, bringing gaming’s original open world adventure into the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entire Milky Way recreated at its full galactic proportions.
System Requirements
Minimum:
OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor: Quad Core CPU (4 x 2Ghz)
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 470/AMD R7 240
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 25 GB available space
Recommended:
OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K Quad Core CPU or better / AMD FX 4350 Quad Core CPU or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 770 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 25 GB available space
Additional Notes: Supports SteamVR, Oculus Rift and TrackIR
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Elite 1984 all the way to Elite Dangerous 2020.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YwyfQx9FT4
Drew Wagar
runtime 2:08:02
Drew Wagar compares and contrasts all of the Elite version from the original BBC in 1984 up to Elite Dangerous in 2020, with everything in between - both official and fan-made! Right on, Commanders!
Featuring:
BBC Elite, Elite TNK, Frontier Elite 2, Frontier First Encounters, Oolite, Pioneer and Elite Dangerous
see Further below for Pioneer Game Info
Elite - 30th Anniversary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6m4DwkYgGs
Scott Manley
Sep 20, 2014
runtime 17:59
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the release of Elite I have a go at the original version on an emulated BBC Model B and discuss some of the underlying technology designed with a mind to fitting the game into the 32k of memory.
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The Story of Elite: A Space Opera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhO-v1wMe3M
Kim Justice
Apr 22, 2019
runtime 1:00:18
The story of the making of Elite, the most influential British game ever released. Featuring its development, its success, several versions of the game from the original BBC Micro to the NES and Archimedes, and the ever more fraught relationship between its creators Ian Bell and David Braben. Enjoy!
The Making of ELITE (Computer Videogame)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpWoF5uVgbA
Jesús Zafra
Sep 13, 2012
runtime 22:00
In this video you'll find the full documentary about the making of Elite with first person declarations by the authors of the game.
ELITE was a seminal space trading video game, originally published by Acornsoft in 1984 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers. The game's title derives from one of the player's goals of raising their combat rating to the exalted heights of "Elite". It was written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell, who had met while they were both undergraduates at Jesus College, Cambridge. Non-Acorn versions of the game were published by Firebird, Imagineer and Hybrid Technology. |
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Not part of the Elite franchise but another space exploration, combat,
and trading game
Starflight (1986)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starflight
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starflight_2:_Trade_Routes_of_the_Cloud_Nebula
Starflight - Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG67n6aT1pVp4nWDCukgEzw
Starflight is a space exploration, combat, and trading role-playing video game created by Binary Systems and published by Electronic Arts in 1986
Set in the year 4620, the game puts players in the role of a starship captain sent to explore the galaxy. There is no set path, allowing players to switch freely between mining, ship-to-ship combat, and alien diplomacy. The broader plot of the game emerges slowly, as the player discovers that an ancient race of beings is causing stars to flare and destroy all living creatures.
Starflight by Binary Systems
Streaming (Play in Browser)
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Starflight_1986
Streaming (Play in Browser) Starflight Rev 1
https://archive.org/details/sg_Starflight_Rev_1_1991_Binary_Systems_Electronic_Arts_EU-US_en
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GOG Starflightâ„¢ 1+2
Starflight (1986)
Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula (1989)
https://www.gog.com/game/starflight_1_2
https://www.gog.com/forum/starflight
Description
In Starflight 1 you embark on a mission to save the galaxy’s future by discovering the secrets of its past. With over 800 unique planets in 270 systems to explore, you never know what might lurk behind the next star. Each newly explored system might lead to a powerful artifact, a mysterious alien race, or another piece of the puzzle that will unravel the ultimate mystery. And that's the really great thing about this game: the feeling of exploration and fulfilling that deep human need that drives us towards the unknown.
Starflight 2 keeps all the great gameplay of its predecessor, but makes everything bigger and better. Many aspects of the game were vastly enhanced: the game’s diplomacy, the size of the galaxy, and the number of alien races you can interact with are all improved the second time out. The gameplay—if not the graphics—are reminiscent of another classic game in our catalog where you wander around the galaxy exploring stars and chatting with humorous aliens who want to control the galaxy. The plot starts you out in a standard science fiction mode, but it builds to a fascinating and satisfying climax at the end. Basically, if you enjoyed Starflight 1, the sequel will be right up your alley.
A milestone in the history of space opera adventure, the elements of which are used in games to this day.
Wonderful story with absolutely non-linear gameplay and an entire galaxy to explore.
Unique alien races, each with its own individual (and sometimes comical) personality, behavior, and values.
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
System: Windows XP or Vista
Processor: 1.8 GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics:
3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
Storage: 2GB HDD
ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY
This game is powered by DOSBox.
Reading User comments regarding how Starflight handles save games
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Elite: "The game that couldn't be written"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC4YLMLar5I
Alexander the ok
Nov 30, 2023
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Elite may be the most complex 8-bit game ever produced. And it was arguably the most groundbreaking game ever released for its time. Back in the early 1980s when arcade-shooters reigned supreme, two undergraduates at Cambridge redefined what computer games even were.
In this video we'll look at some of the technical aspects of how David Braben and Ian Bell were able to construct an entire universe, economy, 3D engine and backstory in 22KB on a 2MHZ processor. This story is well known in the UK, but computer games history is largely told through the lens of the US and Japan....so overseas viewers may not be familiar with the impact Elite had on gaming, and the wider world.
Timecodes on youtube page
00:00 Intro
04:03 Some Context
06:02 The BBC Micro
12:35 Elite and its Creators
17:02 Hardware
31:30 6502 Assembly
33:48 Innovations: an Overview
37:08 Innovation #1: split-screen
40:12 Innovation #2: backface culling
45:28 Innovation #3: Procedural Generation
47:32 Innovation #4: the Radar
54:08 Elite's Impact
56:33 Lasting Impact on Gaming
See Youtube Page for various links
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