<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
David	O
Braben	O
and	O
Ian	O
Bell	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Acornsoft	O
for	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
and	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
computers	O
in	O
September	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
home	O
computer	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
wire-frame	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
with	O
hidden-line	B-Algorithm
removal	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
added	O
graphics	O
and	O
twitch	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
established	O
by	O
the	O
1974	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Trader	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
sequels	O
Frontier	B-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
Frontier	B-Application
:	I-Application
First	I-Application
Encounters	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
Newtonian	O
physics	O
,	O
realistic	O
star	O
systems	O
and	O
seamless	O
freeform	O
planetary	O
landings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
sequel	O
,	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
,	O
began	O
crowdfunding	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
16	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
semi-open	O
testing	O
;	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
paid-for	O
expansion	O
season	O
,	O
Horizons	O
,	O
on	O
15	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	O
proved	O
hugely	O
influential	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
model	O
for	O
other	O
games	O
including	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	I-Application
Privateer	I-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
Freelancer	B-Language
,	O
the	O
X	O
series	O
and	O
No	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
initially	O
controls	O
the	O
character	O
"	O
Commander	B-Application
Jameson	I-Application
"	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
name	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
each	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
saved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
ships	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
are	O
similarly	O
named	O
after	O
snakes	B-General_Concept
or	O
other	O
reptiles	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
universe	O
,	O
stars	O
have	O
single	O
planets	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
in	O
its	O
orbit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Equipment	O
upgrades	O
include	O
a	O
fuel	O
scoop	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
"	O
sun	O
skimming	O
"	O
-	O
collecting	O
energy	O
from	O
the	O
stars	O
 '	O
corona	O
-	O
described	O
by	O
the	O
manual	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
dangerous	O
and	O
difficult	O
activity	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
practice	O
a	O
fairly	O
simple	O
process	O
far	O
easier	O
than	O
manually	O
docking	O
at	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
—	O
and	O
collecting	O
free-floating	O
cargo	O
canisters	O
and	O
escape	O
capsules	O
liberated	B-Application
after	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
other	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
making	O
a	O
hyperspace	O
jump	O
between	O
star	O
systems	O
,	O
the	O
antagonistic	O
Thargoid	B-Application
insect	O
race	O
may	O
intercept	O
the	O
player	O
half	O
way	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
to	O
remain	O
in	O
"	O
witch-space	O
"	O
and	O
do	O
battle	O
with	O
their	O
smaller	O
invasion	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
requires	O
tracking	O
down	O
and	O
destroying	O
a	O
stolen	O
experimental	O
ship	O
;	O
another	O
involves	O
transporting	O
classified	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
Thargoids	B-Application
 '	O
home	O
planet	O
,	O
with	O
Thargoid	B-Application
invasion	O
ships	O
doing	O
their	O
best	O
to	O
see	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
succeed	O
throughout	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
mission	O
involving	O
multiple	O
interplanetary	O
jumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
refer	O
to	O
2001	O
:	O
A	O
Space	O
Odyssey	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
Hitchhiker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Battlestar	O
Galactica	O
as	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Braben	O
also	O
cites	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
Larry	O
Niven	O
,	O
Jerry	O
Pournelle	O
,	O
Arthur	O
C	B-Language
.	O
Clarke	O
,	O
Robert	O
L	O
.	O
Forward	O
,	O
Isaac	O
Asimov	O
and	O
Orson	O
Scott	O
Card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
projects	O
were	O
sufficiently	O
similar	O
that	O
Braben	O
and	O
Bell	O
compared	O
notes	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
seeing	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
800	I-Device
they	O
decided	O
to	O
collaborate	O
to	O
produce	O
what	O
eventually	O
became	O
Elite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
machine	B-Language
code	I-Language
using	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
,	O
giving	O
much	O
care	O
to	O
maximum	O
compactness	O
of	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
part	O
added	O
was	O
the	O
3D	O
radar	B-Application
display	O
fitted	O
into	O
the	O
last	O
few	O
unused	O
bytes	O
in	O
their	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single	O
seed	O
number	O
is	O
run	O
through	O
a	O
fixed	O
algorithm	O
the	O
appropriate	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
and	O
creates	O
a	O
sequence	O
of	O
numbers	O
determining	O
each	O
planet	O
's	O
complete	O
composition	O
(	O
position	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
,	O
prices	O
of	O
commodities	O
,	O
and	O
name	O
and	O
local	O
details	O
;	O
text	O
strings	O
are	O
chosen	O
numerically	O
from	O
a	O
lookup	B-Data_Structure
table	I-Data_Structure
and	O
assembled	O
to	O
produce	O
unique	O
descriptions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
planet	O
with	O
"	O
carnivorous	O
arts	O
graduates	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Braben	O
and	O
Bell	O
also	O
checked	O
that	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
names	O
were	O
profane	B-Protocol
-	O
removing	O
an	O
entire	O
galaxy	O
after	O
finding	O
a	O
planet	O
named	O
"	O
Arse	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
disk	O
version	O
uses	O
a	O
non-standard	O
disk-format	O
for	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
relied	O
on	O
specific	O
OSWORD	O
&	O
7F	O
DFS	O
opcodes	B-Language
in	O
the	O
Intel	O
8271	O
floppy-disk	B-Device
controller	I-Device
to	O
directly	O
access	O
the	O
disk	O
,	O
and	O
produce	O
a	O
non-standard	O
sector/track	O
-layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acorn	O
subsequently	O
released	O
alternative	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
BBC	O
disks	O
that	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
WD1770	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
BBC	O
disk-copy-protection	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
by	O
Superior	O
Software	O
in	O
its	O
Exile	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
novella	O
,	O
Imprint	O
by	O
Andy	O
Redman	O
,	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
release	O
of	O
Elite	O
Plus	O
,	O
but	O
apart	O
from	O
being	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
it	O
is	O
in	O
no	O
way	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
tells	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
starship	O
pilot	O
named	O
Alex	O
Ryder	O
,	O
whose	O
father	O
Jason	O
is	O
killed	O
when	O
their	O
merchant	O
ship	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
notorious	O
pirate	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
trying	O
to	O
understand	O
and	O
avenge	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
and	O
achieve	O
an	O
"	O
iron	O
ass	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
space-trader	O
'	O
s	O
term	O
for	O
a	O
well-armed	O
-	O
and	O
armoured	O
spaceship	O
)	O
,	O
Alex	O
encounters	O
the	O
basics	O
of	O
the	O
Elite	O
universe	O
—	O
including	O
combat	O
,	O
hyperdrive	O
and	O
hyperspace	O
and	O
the	O
deadly	O
aliens	O
called	O
Thargoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
model	O
B	O
on	O
tape	O
and	O
disk	O
and	O
"	O
about	O
a	O
month	O
or	O
two	O
later	O
"	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
tape	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electron	O
's	O
limitations	O
meant	O
several	O
game	O
features	O
were	O
cut	O
including	O
Thargoids	B-Application
and	O
suns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
tape	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Electron	O
contained	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
that	O
stopped	O
Galactic	O
Hyperspace	O
from	O
working	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acorn	O
provided	O
a	O
mail-in	O
tape-replacement	O
service	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
v1.1	O
(	O
marked	O
as	O
such	O
on	O
the	O
tape	O
label	O
)	O
that	O
fixed	O
this	O
bug	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
great	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
version	O
prompted	O
a	O
bidding	O
war	O
for	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
publish	O
Elite	O
in	O
other	O
formats	O
,	O
which	O
British	O
Telecom	O
's	O
software	O
arm	O
,	O
Telecomsoft	O
,	O
eventually	O
won	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contemporary	O
versions	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
6502	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	I-General_Concept
were	O
ported	O
by	O
either	O
Bell	O
or	O
Bell	O
and	O
Braben	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
programmed	O
by	O
"	O
Torus	O
"	O
included	O
a	O
supernova	B-Application
mission	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
conversion	O
has	O
fewer	O
ships	O
than	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
lacking	O
the	O
Anaconda	O
and	O
Transport	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
some	O
minor	O
differences	O
in	O
missions	O
and	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ricardo	O
Pinto	O
,	O
the	O
programmer	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	O
version	O
,	O
explained	O
that	O
his	O
team	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
6502	B-General_Concept
hex	O
dump	O
by	O
Braben	O
and	O
Bell	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
help	O
development	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
we	O
wrote	O
our	O
version	O
by	O
playing	O
Elite	O
on	O
a	O
[	O
BBC	O
Micro ]	O
and	O
making	O
ours	O
look	O
the	O
same.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
included	O
the	O
"	O
supernova	B-Application
rescue	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
cloaking	O
device	O
"	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
refinements	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
tube	O
and	O
jump	O
drive	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
of	O
the	O
16	O
bit	O
Amiga/Atari	O
ST	O
and	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
conversions	O
Rob	O
Nicholson	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
because	O
of	O
contractual	O
issues	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
write	O
them	O
"	O
blind	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	O
Plus	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
original	O
Elite	O
(	O
1987	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
used	O
CGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
,	O
Elite	O
Plus	O
was	O
upgraded	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
EGA	B-Device
,	O
VGA	B-Protocol
and	O
MCGA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
coded	O
entirely	O
in	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
by	O
Chris	O
Sawyer	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
wrote	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
version	O
,	O
ArcElite	O
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Warren	O
Burch	O
&	O
Clive	O
Gringras	O
and	O
regarded	O
by	O
Stuff	O
magazine	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
added	O
intelligent	O
opponents	O
who	O
engage	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
private	O
battles	O
and	O
police	O
who	O
take	O
an	O
active	O
interest	O
in	O
protecting	O
the	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
such	O
gameplay	O
enhancements	O
,	O
the	O
version	O
also	O
exploited	O
the	O
more	O
modern	O
hardware	O
by	O
using	O
polygon	B-Algorithm
mesh	I-Algorithm
graphics	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
wire-frames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
no	O
longer	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
centred	O
around	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
freighter	O
fleets	O
with	O
escorts	O
go	O
about	O
their	O
own	O
business	O
,	O
pirate	B-Application
formations	O
patrol	O
lawless	O
systems	O
looking	O
for	O
cargo	O
to	O
loot	O
and	O
mining	O
ships	O
can	O
often	O
be	O
found	O
breaking	O
up	O
asteroids	O
for	O
their	O
mineral	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
mythical	O
Generation	O
Ships	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
rare	O
occurrences	O
of	O
other	O
non-pirate	O
entities	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
really	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Archimedes	B-Device
version	O
:	O
geometric	O
formations	O
of	O
space	O
beacons	O
;	O
hermits	O
living	O
among	O
the	O
asteroids	O
;	O
abandoned	O
ships	O
towed	O
by	O
police	O
(	O
although	O
Dredgers	O
and	O
Generation	O
Ships	O
are	O
confirmed	O
not	O
to	O
exist	O
in	O
Archimedes	B-Device
Elite	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Archimedes	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Elite	O
was	O
originally	O
written	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
space	O
trading	O
game	O
called	O
Trojan	O
-	O
however	O
the	O
obvious	O
similarities	O
eventually	O
meant	O
that	O
to	O
avoid	O
a	O
potential	O
lawsuit	O
Trojan	O
had	O
to	O
become	O
an	O
official	O
Elite	O
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArcElite	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
by	O
The	B-Device
Icon	I-Device
Bar	I-Device
website	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
versions	O
feature	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
,	O
"	O
Archangel	B-Application
"	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
earn	O
that	O
substitutes	O
the	O
rank	O
of	O
Commander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Archangel	B-Application
is	O
reached	O
by	O
undertaking	O
a	O
special	O
mission	O
to	O
destroy	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
in	O
a	O
system	O
invaded	O
by	O
the	O
Thargoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
reward	O
for	O
completing	O
the	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
title	O
Archangel	B-Application
and	O
obtain	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
emulating	B-Application
anti-ECM	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
32X	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
were	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
Sony	O
backing	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
ROM	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
demo	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
by	O
co-designer	O
Ian	O
Bell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	O
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
on	O
its	O
launch	O
and	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
version	O
eventually	O
sold	O
107,898	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elites	O
technical	O
breakthroughs	O
reportedly	O
amazed	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
's	O
developers	O
,	O
with	O
Sophie	O
Wilson	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
could	O
n't	O
have	O
been	O
written	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Beebug	O
Magazine	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
David	O
Fell	O
called	O
Elite	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
gave	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
97%	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
brilliant	O
game	O
of	O
blasting	O
and	O
trading	O
and	O
is	O
certainly	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
seen	O
this	O
year	O
"	O
in	O
1985	O
and	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
98%	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
classic	O
game	O
that	O
mixes	O
solid	O
3D	O
space	O
combat	O
with	O
trading	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
universe	O
in	O
which	O
you	O
can	O
spend	O
many	O
a	O
happy	O
half-hour	O
bushwhacking	O
the	O
dastardly	O
Thargoids.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
interviews	O
,	O
senior	O
producers	O
of	O
CCP	O
Games	O
have	O
cited	O
Elite	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
inspirations	O
for	O
their	O
acclaimed	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
Jumpgate	B-Protocol
Evolution	I-Protocol
,	O
Battlecruiser	B-Device
3000AD	I-Device
,	O
Infinity	O
:	O
The	O
Quest	O
for	O
Earth	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Rangers	I-Application
,	O
Hard	O
Truck	O
:	O
Apocalyptic	O
Wars	O
and	O
Flatspace	B-Application
have	O
likewise	O
all	O
credited	O
Elite	O
as	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
named	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
games	O
in	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
credited	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
truly	O
open-ended	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
and	O
opening	O
the	O
door	O
for	O
future	O
online	O
persistent	B-Protocol
worlds	I-Protocol
such	O
as	O
Second	B-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
and	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
commercial	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
Elite	O
release	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Angus	O
Duggan	O
by	O
disassembling	O
and	O
modifying	O
the	O
6502	B-General_Concept
code	O
from	O
the	O
existing	O
with	O
many	O
extra	O
features	O
,	O
originally	O
titled	O
Elite	O
III	O
but	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Elite	O
A	O
to	O
minimise	O
confusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
free	O
from	O
Ian	O
Bell	O
's	O
web	O
site	O
and	O
played	O
under	O
emulation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
attempts	O
to	O
develop	O
clones	B-General_Concept
of	O
Elite	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
have	O
been	O
abandoned	O
before	O
completion	O
or	O
have	O
otherwise	O
failed	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
Oolite	B-Language
is	O
a	O
notable	O
exception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
successful	O
adaptation	O
is	O
1337	O
(	O
meaning	O
"	O
Elite	O
"	O
in	O
Leetspeak	O
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Jose	O
Maria	O
Enguita	O
for	O
the	O
Oric	B-Device
machines	O
,	O
that	O
won	O
the	O
2010	O
Oldschool	O
Gaming	O
Game	O
Of	O
The	O
Year	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrasting	O
with	O
these	O
conversions	O
,	O
around	O
1999	O
Christian	O
Pinder	O
developed	O
Elite	O
:	O
The	O
New	O
Kind	O
as	O
a	O
modern	O
PC	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
achieved	O
a	O
faithful	O
port	O
by	O
reverse-engineering	O
the	O
original	O
assembly	B-Language
written	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
version	O
and	O
recreating	O
a	O
platform	O
neutral	O
C	B-Language
code	O
variant	O
from	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
David	O
Braben	O
's	O
request	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
withdrawn	O
from	O
distribution	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Elite	O
:	O
The	O
New	O
Kind	O
is	O
also	O
distributed	O
again	O
in	O
version	O
1.1	O
by	O
Christian	O
Pinder	O
;	O
a	O
source	O
code	O
mirror	O
is	O
hosted	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Christian	O
Pinder	O
also	O
released	O
an	O
upscaled	O
Windows	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
 '	O
Elite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Internet	O
Archive	O
started	O
to	O
offer	O
Elite	O
in	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
online	O
playing	O
in	O
the	O
browser	O
via	O
MESS	B-Application
emulation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
