Software Name Game Name Compilation Name Application Name Developer Publisher Development Team

Title Screen		Travelling through space in the trusty Cobra (1/28)
Splash Screen	Resolution : Low

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Publisher	Firebird Software	Type of Release	Retail
Developer	Mr. Micro	Country of Release	United Kingdom (£24.99)
Year	1988	Language	English
Origin	Platform Conversion	Packaging	Box: 2 Piece Cardboard
Genre	Action - Strategy
Requirements
System	ST / STe	Required MB	½ mb
Controls	Keyboard / Mouse / Joystick	Display	Colour Monitor / TV
Players	1 Player Only	Hard Drive Installable	No
Technical Details
Number of Disks	1	Protection	Manual
Drive Type	Single Sided	Software Version	1.01
		Preservation Status	No
Development Team
Atari ST Conversion	Gary Patchen Rob Nicholson	Musician	Wally Beben
Graphics	James McDermott	Original Program by	David Braben Ian Bell
Links
Prequel		Related To
Sequel	Frontier: Elite II	Series
Software Notes
From The Box	Command your Cobra 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 are 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 pirates and hostile aliens as you strive to earn your reputation as one of the Elite!
Game origins	The origins of Elite can be traced back to 1983.  It was widely thought then that the idea of a space combat game (the concept behind Elite) wouldn't be possible to implement in practice at that time.  However, after some experimentation on his Acorn Atom David Braben and Ian Bell (the game creators) decided to give it a go.  Originally, more a 3D graphics environment arcade game, the addition of the trading element and missions came later in order to make it more of the adventure game they had envisioned and not just another arcade game. The original publisher candidate demanded that Elite should have high score system and three lifes to begin with. Braben and Bell decided against that request. The finished game was first released in 1984 on the BBC Micro by Acornsoft, before being converted to practically every computer format imaginable.  It debuted on the Atari ST in 1988. Because Acornsoft only had contract to publish the original Acorn version, the rights to publish Elite went to the highest bidder in an auction. That is why the ST–version along with others was published by British Telecom’s software label Firebird.
Version Notes	Unique to the Atari ST version was that the cockpit graphic could be amended quite easily since it was nothing more than a standard ST picture file, ironically the picture file format used was Degas Elite. The screen used for congratulating the player for reaching Elite status was also in this format on the disk. Despite the capability of changing the cockpit graphic only the example below is known to exist: The ST version of Elite includes five secret missions that must be completed before the player can obtain ELITE status. These missions are not documented in the manual that comes with the game. This has led to some confusion to exactly what the missions are in the ST version since they can be different on other platforms. Listed below are all the missions in the ST version: Mission 1 - Destroy Constrictor The Contrictor is an experimental spaceship with powerful shielding, it has been stolen and you have been given the task of finding and destroying it. Mission 2 - Shuttling Documents Top secret Thargoid documents have been captured and you are required to transport them to a navel base. Mission 3 - Rescue Refugees Refugees on a space station are in imminent danger from a dying sun going nova, you must get them out of there. Mission 4 - Invisible Asp An Asp complete with Clocking Device is terrorising innocnet traders, locate and destroy this menace. Mission 5 - Invasion Fleet The Thargoids have taken over a space station, you must fight against this fleet to get to the station and destroy it.
Additional Notes	Elite - The New Kind Between 1999 – 2002 Christian Pinder developed a homebrew remake called Elite – The New Kind with a modern graphics and combat system. It was converted to run in a GEM window in 2001 by Christian Putzig for accelerated Atari ST's and other high-end Atari-machines. Sadly David Braben asked Pinder to stop the development and distribution in 2003, so the Atari-port isn't officially available anymore. Inspiration Docking sequence took inspiration from the cult movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Also a role playing game Traveller featured many elements that ended up in the final version of Elite like the default Cobra pilot Commander Jameson. Other sources for inspiration were films like Battlestar Galactica, Hitchhiker’s Guide To Galaxy and even Star Wars. Bell also got lots of ideas from books by Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Larry Niven. And then ofcourse, there was the mother of all space opera's: An original Star Raiders on Atari 8bit computers. Game Engine When constructing the Elite universe, Braben and Bell told the publisher there would be approximately 281.000.000.000.000 different galaxies. It was ultimately dropped when the publisher pointed out that such huge figure would make artificiality of Elite’s universe obvious and that many of the galaxies would look identical. Braben and Bell dropped the final figure to eight galaxies with 256 planets each. Still a lot to explore. Original Elite concept took two years to complete, and the games was featured on BBC evening news after reaching a 100 000 sold copies. Elite was one of the first games to offer “sandbox” gaming with free universe. After more than 20 years later, it is the latest big thing in modern gaming hardware. Ships Even if player can only fly the famous Cobra MK III –spaceship, there are massive amount of other ships to meet and destroy. Following ships can be found from Atari ST -version. ADDER Dimensions: 45/8/30ft Cargo capacity: 2TC (tonne canisters) Armaments: Ingram 1928 AZ Beam Laser, Geret Starseeker missile Max. velocity: 0.24LM (light mach) Inservice date:2914 AD (Outworld Workshop) Manoeuvrability: CF 4 (curve factor) Crew number: 2 Drive Motors: AM 18 bi Thrust Hull stress factor: T Ko 28 Hyperspace capability: Yes ANACONDA Dimensions: 170/60/75 ft Cargo capacity: 750TC Armaments: Front-Fire Hassoni, HiRad Pulse Laser, ColtMaster Starlasers, Geret Starseeker Missiles Max. velocity: 0.14LM Inservice date: 2856 AD (RimLiner Galactic) Manoeuvrability: CF3 Crew number: 40-72 Drive Motors: V K 32.24 Ergmasters with under- and overfiring tubes Hull stress factor: T(ensmann) Ji57 C-Holding Z22-28 Hyperspace capability: Yes ASP MK II Dimensions: 70/20/65ft Cargo capacity: None Armaments: Hassoni-Kruger Burst Laser, Geret Starseeker Missile Max. velocity: 0.40LM Inservice date: 2878AD (Galcop Workshop) Manoeuvrability: CF4 Crew number: 2 Drive Motors: Voltaire Whiplash HZ Pulsedrive Hull stress factor: TT16 Hyperspace capability: Yes BOA CLASS CRUISER Dimensions: 115/60/65ft Cargo capacity: 125TC Armaments: Ergon Laser System, Standard JK Pulse Laser, IFS Seek & Hunt missiles Max. velocity: 0.24LM Inservice date: 3017AD (Gerege Federation Space Workshop) Manoeuvrability: CF4 Crew number: 15-28 Drive Motors: 4 C40KV Ames Drive motors, Seeklight Thrust System Hull stress factor: T(ensmann) Yo20 C-Holding K21-31 Hyperspace capability: Yes COBRA MK I Dimensions: 55/15/70 Cargo capacity: 10TC Armaments: Hassoni Variscan laser system and early Lance & Ferman missile system Max. velocity: 0.26LM Inservice date: 2855AD (Paynou, Prossett and Salem) Manoeuvrability: CF3 Crew number: 1 Drive Motors: Prossett Drive Hull stress factor: T Ji 18 Hyperspace capability: Yes COBRA MK III Dimensions: 65/30/130ft Cargo capacity: 20TC Armaments: Ingram Laser System, Lance & Ferman Seek & Kill missile system Max. velocity: 0.30LM Inservice date: 3100AD (Cowell & MgRath Shipyards, Lave) Manoeuvrability: CF8 Crew number: 1 or 2 Drive Motors: Kruger “Lightfast” motors, Irrikan ThruSpace Hull stress factor: T Ji 18 C-Holding M18 Hyperspace capability:Yes FER-DE-LANCE Dimensions: 85/20/45ft Cargo capacity: 2TC Armaments: Ergan Laser System, IFS Seek & Hunt missiles Max. velocity: 0.30LM Inservice date: 3100AD (Zorgon Petterson) Manoeuvrability: CF5 Crew number: 12 Drive Motors: Titronix Intersun Ionic for LT Hull stress factor: T Ji 10 Hyperspace capability:Yes GECKO Dimensions: 12/40/65ft Cargo capacity: 3TC Armaments: Ingram 1919 A4 Laser, LM Homing missile Max. velocity: 0.30LM Inservice date: 2852 (Ace & Faber Hullworks, Lerelace) Manoeuvrability: CF7 Crew number: 1 or 2 Drive Motors: BreamPulse Light XL Hull stress factor: T to 48-94, C-Holding JZ20 Hyperspace capability: N/A KRAIT Dimensions: 80/20/90ft Cargo capacity: 10TC Armaments: Ergon Laser System Max. velocity: 0.30LM Inservice date: 3027AD (deLacy ShipWorks, ININES) Manoeuvrability: CF8 Crew number: 1 Drive Motors: deLacy SpinIonic ZX 14 Hull stress factor: C-Holding A20-84 Hyperspace capability:No MAMBA Dimensions: 55/12/65 Cargo capacity: 10TC Armaments: Ergon Laser Max. velocity: 0.32LM Inservice date: 3110AD (Reorte Ship Federation) Manoeuvrability: CF9 Crew number: 1 or 2 Drive Motors: Seeklight HV Thrust Hull stress factor: TKi 10, C-Holding B100+ Hyperspace capability:No MORAY STAR BOAT Dimensions: 60/25/60ft Cargo capacity: 7TC Armaments: Geret Starseeker missile system Max. velocity: 0.32LM Inservice date: 3028AD Manoeuvrability: CF4 Crew number: 6 Drive Motors: Turbulen Quark Re-charger Mode 1287 Hull stress factor: T Ko 24 Hyperspace capability:No ORBIT SHUTTLE Dimensions: 35/20/20ft Cargo capacity: 60TC Armaments: None Max. velocity: 0.08LM Inservice date: 2856 (Saud-Kruger Astro Design) Manoeuvrability: CF4 Crew number: 6 Drive Motors: V & K 20.20 Starmat drive Hull stress factor: T Ko 28 Hyperspace capability: No PYTHON Dimensions: 130/40/80ft Cargo capacity: 100TC Armaments: Volt-Variscan Pulse lasers Max. velocity: 0.20LM Inservice date: 2700AD (Whatt and Pritney ShipConstruct) Manoeuvrability: CF3 Crew number: 20-30 Drive Motors: 4 C40 V Ames Drive Exlon 76NN Model Hull stress factor: T(ensmann) YO20, C-Holding K21-31 Hyperspace capability:Yes SIDEWINDER SCOUT SHIP Dimensions: 35/15/65 Cargo capacity: None Armaments: Dual 22-18 lasers, Seeker missiles Max. velocity: 0.37LM Inservice date: 2982AD (Onrira Orbital/spalder & Starblaze) Manoeuvrability: CF9 Crew number: 1 Drive Motors: deLacy Spin Ionic MV Hull stress factor: Not available, C-Holding C50 Hyperspace capability:No THARGOID Dimensions: 180/40/180ft Cargo capacity: N/A Armaments: Widely varying, mountins available for most systems Max. velocity: 0.20LM Inservice date: Uncertain Manoeuvrability: CF6 Crew number: 150 Drive Motors: Thargoid invention Hull stress factor: Uncertain Hyperspace capability:Yes TRANSPORTER Dimensions: 35/10/30ft Cargo capacity: N/A Armaments: N/A Max. velocity: N/A Inservice date: Unknown, but probably pre-2500AD. Known prototype built on SpaceLink Shipyards, Mars orbit (Old Earth) Manoeuvrability: N/A Crew number: N/A Drive Motors: N/A Hull stress factor: N/A Hyperspace capability: N/A VIPER POLICE SHIP Dimensions: 55/80/50ft Cargo capacity: None Armaments: Ingram Megablast Pulse laser, Seeker missiles Max. velocity: 0.32LM Inservice date: 2762AD (Faulcon Manspace, Reorte) Manoeuvrability: CF 7.4 Crew number: 1 to 10 Drive Motors: deLacy Super Thrust VC10 Hull stress factor: Varies Hyperspace capability:No WOLF MK II Dimensions: N/A Cargo capacity: N/A Armaments: N/A Max. velocity: N/A Inservice date: N/A Manoeuvrability: N/A Crew number: N/A Drive Motors: N/A Hull stress factor: N/A Hyperspace capability:N/A

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