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Elite

Eight galaxies squeezed from a seed — proof that scale can be computed, not stored.

Released 1984 Developer David Braben and Ian Bell Publisher Acornsoft Platform BBC Micro Genre Space trading Era The home cartridge

Mechanics this game introduced

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Mechanics it built on

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