Elite was written in
1984 by
David Braben and
Ian Bell for the
BBC Microcomputer, and has since been ported over to the
C64,
Apple II,
NES,
Spectrum,
MSX,
PC, & more. Basically, the game consists of you flying from world to world,
killing pirates,
upgrading your ship, and
trading/
smuggling goods.
Damn good fun.
There is a newer version of the game called Elite Plus that was released in 1991 and was programmed by Chris Sawyer. Both titles have been released into the public domain and can be downloaded at
www.iancgbell.clara.net/clara.net/i/a/n/iancgbell/webspace/elite/pc/index.htm