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// Archive entry № 11665

Elite

VG90 catalogues Elite (1987), a release from the 8-bit home-computer and console era for Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, BBC Micro, C64, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum, for research and discovery.

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About the game

Elite is a video game released in 1987 for Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, BBC Micro, C64, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the 8-bit home-computer and console era.

the 8-bit home-computer and console era was a period of rapid change for the medium: bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Placing Elite in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.

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Why it matters

Beyond any single title, the 8-bit home-computer and console era matters as a chapter in gaming history — bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Cataloguing releases from the period, notable and obscure alike, keeps that fuller picture intact.

Technical notes

Platform on record: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, BBC Micro, C64, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum. Release year: 1987. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.