Elite (Rainbird version)

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Rainbird published this version of the game, Firebird also produced one.

Elite is the classic space trading combat title, and an early example of a sandbox game, in that the player can decide how they want to play it. Some would concentrate on the trading of goods between planets, while others would divert funds to increase the shields and weapons on the craft to take on the Space Pirates for their bounty.

Mr Micro handled the 16 bit versions of Elite, and they look very good with shaded graphics and much improved sound, what is a let down is both the St and Amiga have very samey combat, in that the enemies attack with the same pattern every time, which makes them very easy to pick off.

 





Platform : Atari ST
Format : 3.5 Disk
Publisher : Rainbird
Authors : Mr Micro
Date : 1992
Product Code :

Other Software by Rainbird:

Item Manufacturer Platform Format Date
Silicon Dreams Rainbird Atari 8 Bit 5.25 Floppy disc Unknown
The Advanced OCP Art Studio Rainbird Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk Unknown
The Advanced Music System Rainbird Amstrad CPC464 disk Unknown
The Advanced Music System Rainbird Commodore 64/128 5.25" Floppy Disk Unknown
Carrier Command Rainbird Commodore 64 5.25" Disk 1984
The Oracle's Cave Rainbird Studios ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
The OCP Art Studio Rainbird Sinclair Spectrum Cassette 1986
The Advanced OCP Art Studio Rainbird Commodore 64 Cassette & 5.25" disk 1986
The Advanced OCP Art Studio Rainbird Amstrad CPC464 cassette 1986
The Advanced OCP Art Studio (Disk) Rainbird Amstrad CPC464 3.0 Disk 1986
Starglider Rainbird Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
The Advanced Ocp Art Studio Rainbird Sinclair Spectrum Cassette 1986
The Pawn Rainbird Commodore 64 5.25" Floppy disk 1986
The Guild Of Thieves Rainbird Acorn Archimedes 3.5 Floppy Disk 1987
UMS - The Universal Military Simulator Rainbird Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk 1987
Starglider (Disk) Rainbird Software Amstrad CPC464 3.0" Floppy Disk 1987
Starglider Rainbird Sinclair Spectrum Cassette 1987
Knight Orc Rainbird Commodore Amiga 3.5 Disk Jul 1987
Corruption Rainbird Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk 1988
Carrier Command (Kixx) Rainbird Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1988
Carrier Command Rainbird Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1988
Starglider 2 Rainbird Atari ST & Amiga 3.5" Floppy Disk 1988
Starglider 2 Rainbird Commodore Amiga 3.5 Disk 1988
Carrier Command Rainbird Atari ST 3.5" Floppy Disk 1988
Elite Rainbird Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1988
Knight Orc Rainbird Atari 800/130, Acorn BBC Micro 5.25 Disk 1988
Corruption Rainbird Acorn Archimedes 3.5 Disk & Cassette 1988
The Pawn Rainbird Acorn Archimedes 3.5" Floppy Disk 1989
Fish! (Signed by John Molloy) Rainbird Acorn Archimedes 3.5" Floppy Disk 1989
Jinxter Rainbird Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk 1989
Fish! Rainbird Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk 1989
The Pawn Rainbird Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk 1989
Midwinter Rainbird Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1989
Midwinter Rainbird Atari ST 3.5 Disk 1989
The Guild of Thieves Rainbird Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk 1989
Midwinter II: Flames Of Freedom Rainbird Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1989
Carrier Command Rainbird Amstrad CPC464 3.0 Disk 1989
Elite Plus Rainbird PC 3.5 Disk 1991
Elite Plus (Microplay) Rainbird PC 5.25 floppy disc 1991
Midwinter II - Flames of Freedom Rainbird Atari ST 3.5" Floppy Disk 1991
Elite (Rainbird version) Rainbird Atari ST 3.5 Disk 1992
UMS - The Universal Military Simulator Rainbird Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1992

Information About Rainbird:

 

 

 

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH32603. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.
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