Happy 40th Anniversary Elite!🚀
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#Elite was the first of a long and proud line of #SpaceSimulators. #IanBell and #DavidBraben’s creation was the main source of inspiration for games such as #Echelon, #SpaceRogue, #MicrosoftSpaceSimulator and #Freelancer.

It established 3 big staples of modern #GameDevelopment:The #OpenWorld format, #WireFrame #3DGraphics, and procedurally generated levels. #EliteDangerous

Remembering ‘Elite’, the Most Important Game of the Early 80s
https://www.vice.com/en/article/remembering-elite-the-most-important-game-of-the-early-80s/