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$0 PC Game: Elite (1984)

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$0 PC Game: Elite (1984)
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tightarse on 20/09/2014 - 10:04 frontierstore.net (1645 clicks)
Last edited 23/09/2019 - 11:09 by 1 other user

I'm sure some of the oldies here will remember this absolute classic. Here's your chance to grab it free. Game comes complete with emulator.

  • Click the link
  • Add to cart
  • Register (use fake details - seems nothing is required from the email)
  • After completing order, click 'My Downloadable Products' link
  • Open the README.TXT file and follow install instuctions
  • Enjoy!

Experience the classic space trading game Elite, as released on the BBC Model B in 1984, by Ian Bell and David Braben.

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!"

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  • LincolnLenny on 20/09/2014 - 10:33
    +3

    Oh god yes!!! Thanks TA

  • bargainhunter on 20/09/2014 - 10:55
    +10

    Min. System specs (N.B. emulator may be more demanding)
    CPU 2 MHz MOS Technology 6502/6512
    Memory 16–32 kB (Model A/B)
    Graphics 640×256, 8 colours (various framebuffer modes)
    Sound Texas Instruments SN76489, 4 channels, mono

    • jazoom on 20/09/2014 - 11:46
      +27

      Well, that counts out my… errr… refrigerator.

    • The Gent on 20/09/2014 - 12:25
      +4

      Aww man, by computer wouldn't handle that…guess I'll have to use my printer.

  • belzecue on 20/09/2014 - 10:55
    +5

    "Here's your chance to grab it free."

    The C64 and BBC Micro versions have been free for ages, right? Since 2002 — https://web.archive.org/web/20020306125117/http://www.iancgb…

    http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/c64/

    http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/bbc/index.htm

    http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6018

  • muncan on 20/09/2014 - 10:58

    In an almost* completely unrelated story, did everyone see the Millennium Falcon / Batmobile teaser trailer? (spoiler warning)

    *Mark Hamill in Wing Commander III makes them related - sort of

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  • hugh on 20/09/2014 - 11:22

    emulator won't detect the .sdd file, even in compatibility mode.

    • tightarse on 20/09/2014 - 11:54
      +3

      Yes it does. From the dropdown box, change your search to * . * and it will find it. I think by default it's set to search for SDS files rather than SDD.

      • hugh on 20/09/2014 - 12:12
        +1

        yep, thanks heaps.

  • hollykryten on 20/09/2014 - 12:01
    +4

    The game is so old it ought to be in public domain any way.

  • tsunamisurfer on 20/09/2014 - 12:09
    +2

    Thargoids….arhg.

  • Elyxar on 20/09/2014 - 12:42
    +2

    Spent so many months playing this on the Amiga 500. I remember the cheat code but not how to put input it.

  • OldBugger on 20/09/2014 - 12:48

    Reminded me of the much later game StarGlider… "from Rainbird rainbird rainbird"

  • AmeryD on 20/09/2014 - 13:07
    +3

    A great video about the game.

  • SpaceInvader112 on 20/09/2014 - 14:26

    Thanks!

  • Manh on 20/09/2014 - 15:23
    +1

    This reminded me to check up on the remake, "Elite: Dangerous".
    The beta is looking beautiful and I can't wait for it to be released next year.

    • troyww on 20/09/2014 - 16:48
      +2

      Star citizen has kickstarted over $50M with no release date . People are absolutely hanging for a decent modernised version of elite .

      • iaijutsu on 21/09/2014 - 13:10

        In the meantime, No Man's Sky looks promising enough to possibly drive me to buy my first Playstation, a PS4… We will see.

        http://youtu.be/_g15ANx5T7s

  • tommy-darko on 20/09/2014 - 15:33

    Dang, this game is as old as me, as old as the first Terminator, a good year. Might have to give it a look see for old times sake. Cheers OP :)

  • teardrops21 on 20/09/2014 - 16:05
    +1

    Loved this game. But I have to ask if anyone found thargoids. I never found them despite how hard I looked for them.

    • StalkingIbis on 20/09/2014 - 18:18
      +1

      yes i certainly found them heaps of times…i didnt have to look -_- …..wamp wamp wamp Ah crap!!

    • McFly on 21/09/2014 - 01:48

      I have to ask if anyone found thargoids

      Yeah I did once but some cream cleared it all up…

    • Gravy on 21/09/2014 - 09:58

      Yep, nasty critters. Not sure if my memory is mistaken but it may actually have been possible to get a thargoid ship to fly in one of the versions of Elite? A mate and I played the arse out of that game on Amstrad back in the 80's.

      • Manh on 21/09/2014 - 18:05

        Talking about nasty critters, don't buy the tribbles!

  • nismo33 on 20/09/2014 - 16:15

    Holy s#¢t I actually had this game when I was a kid on my then state of the art Amstrad 128k(with floppy disk drive,huge upgrade from the 64k with tape drive)!!
    Pretty sure I still have the actual game manual lying around somewhere too.
    Favourite games on it was Batman & Bombjack
    Lol I feel so old now…..

    • Gravy on 21/09/2014 - 09:59

      Also had the CPC6128, and spent many hours on Elite.

  • Sydney2K on 20/09/2014 - 19:36
    +6

    Going to hafta say, Oolite is an open source adaptation of Elite, with loads of differences, including expansions, which allows for new ships, new missions, modifications of equipment, ships, weapons and loads more. There's updating of sound and graphics, or even the wire frame original graphics if you prefer that.

    And it's also free!

    http://www.oolite.org/

    • punk on 21/09/2014 - 07:36

      Thank you

  • morini on 21/09/2014 - 14:23

    I still can't dock.

  • Gravy on 21/09/2014 - 15:03

    Its amazing how the soundtrack to this game is still so clear in my head, I guess its also because it was a classical piece of music, perhaps they did that to save some money on the musical score.

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