Tag: Elite

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Annotated & Fully Documented Source Code for NES Elite Released

Paul Twist0
We’ve previously reported on a couple of very impressive Elite-based projects by Mark Moxon, such as his Elite Universe Edtor for Commodore 64, and even a port of Elite to teletext!Well, it seems that Moxon simply won’t stop exploring David Braben and Ian Bell’s classic space trading game, as he’s back again, this time with fully documented and annotated source code for NES Elite. Moxon has reconstructed the source code
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Commodore 64 Elite Universe Editor
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Commodore 64 Elite Universe Editor Now Released

Paul Twist0
Mark Moxon previously released an ingenious Elite Universe Editor for the classic space trading game on the BBC Micro, and earlier this week, we reported that he was working on a port for the Commodore 64. Well, he’s been a busy fella, and his Commodore 64 Elite Editor is now available to download.Mark Moxon has tweeted the links you need for his Commodore 64 Elite Universe editor, so you C64
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Elite Universe Editor C64
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C64 Elite Universe Editor in the works!

Paul Twist0
We previously reported on Mark Moxon’s impressive-looking  Elite Universe Editor for the BBC Micro. Well, following the release of the editor for BBC Micro, Mark Moxon has revealed on Twitter that he’s currently converting his Elite Universe Editor to the Commodore 64, and his current build is working and can load and play files! With his Elite Universe Editors and his teletext  port of Elite, Mark Moxon must be some
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Elite teletext trading screen
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Elite for Teletext Released

Paul Twist0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upvEKtr4wCA We previously reported that coder Mark Moxon was working on bringing the classic BBC Micro space trading game Elite to the somewhat surprising format of Teletext!Well, on 4th December, Moxon released the finished version of his teletext conversion of Elite into the world. You can even play it in a browser at this link.Or if you’d like instructions or a download, or even the source code, you’ll find links
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Elite teletext trading screen
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Elite is being Converted to… Teletext?

Paul Twist0
Last week, we reported that coder and former Acorn User editor Mark Moxon had created an impressive universe editor for Elite on the BBC Micro, but he isn’t stopping there! On Twitter, Mark Moxon has revealed that he’s now working on bringing the ever-popular space trading game to a whole new format - teletext!While the project is in very early stages, Moxon seems confident that it’s possible. Well, it’s certainly
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Elite Universe Editor Released for BBC Micro

Paul Twist0
David Braben and Ian Bell’s seminal 8-bit space trading game Elite is widely considered to be one of the greatest games of all time, with the original BBC Micro version generally considered to be the definitive version of the game.Now, 38 years on from the game’s original release, enterprising coder Mark Moxon has breathed new life into the game by creating a universe editor for the BBC Micro version of
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