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Elite for Teletext Released

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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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Cult PlayStation Game Recreated in Teletext

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Following our report that Elite is being ported to teletext, news has broken that someone is trying an even more ambitious teletext conversion. Teletext enthusiast Byte High No Limit (teletextR on Twitter) has recreated the cult PlayStation rhythm game Vib Ribbon in teletext, with the triangle, circle, square and X buttons emulated via Fastext buttons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmHUuzAs7JI&feature=youtu.be The teletext version has been named VBI Ribbon (VBI stands for Vertical Bkanking Interval,
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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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