Elite / Frontier Every Version of Elite
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OK, hello all, its been a wee while. Thanks for re-opening my thread. As you all know, I pride myself in having 26 versions of Elite. Just when I thought there were no more to be found, what pops up in my ebay search list... but this;
Needless to say that was a 'buy it now'
So... does this constitute number 27? I think it does.
This also give mes an excuse to get my 464 online, and give it a go, to see if its any different from the big box versions.
Needless to say that was a 'buy it now'
So... does this constitute number 27? I think it does.
This also give mes an excuse to get my 464 online, and give it a go, to see if its any different from the big box versions.
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Thread reopened and good to go.
...and that is really a deed of honor, and culturally and historically meaningful decision.
Hopefully these forums won't get completely shut down by the site administration.
If volunteer mods are needed to keep these forums running in the future, I happily volunteer myself.
Sadly that's one issue of Amstrad Action I missed out on...
Hiya,
I was wondering if anyone could give me some more information on this item...
My confusion is that the game says 'firebird' on it but the box has 'rainbird' on it.. why is that? Is it the same game and cover or do i have a game with a different cover?
Also i was wondering how much it maybe worth or best price to sell it at? Im thinking of putting it on my online shop but i need more info about it...im not really into games but i love vintage stuff.
I would be grateful of any information and if anyone wants to take it off my hands i will also be grateful of that too!
Iv included photos (i think, i tried)
TABITHA IVY
I was wondering if anyone could give me some more information on this item...
My confusion is that the game says 'firebird' on it but the box has 'rainbird' on it.. why is that? Is it the same game and cover or do i have a game with a different cover?
Also i was wondering how much it maybe worth or best price to sell it at? Im thinking of putting it on my online shop but i need more info about it...im not really into games but i love vintage stuff.
I would be grateful of any information and if anyone wants to take it off my hands i will also be grateful of that too!
Iv included photos (i think, i tried)
TABITHA IVY
I thought I'd bring this thread back to life!
Does anyone have a definitive list of every official version of Elite which was released?
I have managed to collect 43 so far and I think there's 5 more plus the unofficial Sam Coupé release and the Italian C64 tape. Of those 5, four are the foreign language versions of NES Elite which I cant be bothered to track down
The versions I have are:
Acornsoft Disk
Acornsoft Cassette
Acornsoft 6502 / Master
Acornsoft Electron
Acornsoft 6502 Second Processor
Superior Master Compact
Superior Disk
Superior BBC Cassette
Superior Electron Casette
Amiga Firebird
Amiga Rainbird
Amiga Elite Plus
Atari ST Firebird
Atari ST Rainbird
C64 Disk
C64/128
C64/128 alternate
C64 Cassette
Amstrad CPC Disk
Amstrad CPC Cassette
French CPC Elite
Schneider CPC
Amstrad Action Tape
ArcElite
Acorn User ArcElite
Apple II
Spectrum 48K Cassette
Spectrum 48/128
Einstein
MSX Cassette
MSX Floppy 3.5
IBM / Tandy DOS Firebird 5.25
IBM PC DOS Firebird 5.25
IBM PC DOS Rainbird 3.5
IBM PC DOS Rainbird 5.25
Elite Plus CD-ROM
PC Elite Plus budget
UK PC Elite Plus big box Rainbird 5.25
UK PC Elite Plus big box Rainbird 3.5
US PC Elite Plus big box
NEC PC-9801 Elite Plus 3.5
NEC PC-9801 Elite Plus 5.25
NES Elite UK
Leroy Help book
Does anyone have a definitive list of every official version of Elite which was released?
I have managed to collect 43 so far and I think there's 5 more plus the unofficial Sam Coupé release and the Italian C64 tape. Of those 5, four are the foreign language versions of NES Elite which I cant be bothered to track down
The versions I have are:
Acornsoft Disk
Acornsoft Cassette
Acornsoft 6502 / Master
Acornsoft Electron
Acornsoft 6502 Second Processor
Superior Master Compact
Superior Disk
Superior BBC Cassette
Superior Electron Casette
Amiga Firebird
Amiga Rainbird
Amiga Elite Plus
Atari ST Firebird
Atari ST Rainbird
C64 Disk
C64/128
C64/128 alternate
C64 Cassette
Amstrad CPC Disk
Amstrad CPC Cassette
French CPC Elite
Schneider CPC
Amstrad Action Tape
ArcElite
Acorn User ArcElite
Apple II
Spectrum 48K Cassette
Spectrum 48/128
Einstein
MSX Cassette
MSX Floppy 3.5
IBM / Tandy DOS Firebird 5.25
IBM PC DOS Firebird 5.25
IBM PC DOS Rainbird 3.5
IBM PC DOS Rainbird 5.25
Elite Plus CD-ROM
PC Elite Plus budget
UK PC Elite Plus big box Rainbird 5.25
UK PC Elite Plus big box Rainbird 3.5
US PC Elite Plus big box
NEC PC-9801 Elite Plus 3.5
NEC PC-9801 Elite Plus 5.25
NES Elite UK
Leroy Help book
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Firebird, Rainbird and Silverbird were different labels of the BT Telecomsoft division.
Telecomsoft - Wikipedia
There are two different versions of the c64 (non-128) release. With and without music on the title screen. (The version with title screen music also has a faster version of the Blue Danube). I'm not sure how or when the updated version was released though. I had it in a compilation, but maybe it never had a formal solo release.
Just giving this fascinating thread a little bump... Has anyone got in their possession a copy of Elite on the Commodore 64 that loads with a (C) Acornsoft 1985 message rather than (C) D. Braben & I. Bell 1985? I've been told that it does exist, but I've never come across it.
Actually, it's the copyright message on the back of the original C64 UK box that I am interested in, not an in-game message. So, if anyone has a UK boxed C64 version, is it missing the 'Elite is a Trade Mark of Acornsoft Ltd. © Acornsoft 1984. © BT 1985’? If so, it would be great if someone could post here or send me a photo? One way you can tell it is the UK release is the barcode sticker starts with 5012439... thanks!
Thread revival!
I think I’ve got the full set now, including the opus spectrum 3.5” disk and the SAM Coupé edition. I can rest easy!
I think I’ve got the full set now, including the opus spectrum 3.5” disk and the SAM Coupé edition. I can rest easy!
Well, that's... dedication.OK, I will also post all the pics, as I have complete and working boxed editions for all of the following (in no particular order) ;
- Sinclair Spectrum 48k - Tape - Red Lenslock Edition
- Amstrad CPC - Tape
- Commodore 64 - Tape
- Atari ST/STE Rainbird Edition - 3.5 Disk
- Commodore Amiga Rainbird Edition - 3.5 Disk
- Tatung Einstein - 3inch Disk
- BBC Master 128k With 6502 Second Co-Processor - 5.25 Disk Acornsoft
- IBM PC/Tandy 512k - 5.25 Disk
- Sinclair Spectrum 48 OPUS Edition - 3.5 Disk
- Pocket PC/iPAQ - CD
- Apple II - 5.25 Disk
- NES - Cartridge
- Atari ST - 3.5 Disk - Firebird Edition
- Sinclair Spectrum 48k - Tape - Black Lenslock Edition
- Amstrad CPC - 3inch Disk
- Commodore 64 - 5.25 Disk
- BBC Model B - 5.25 Disk - Acornsoft Edition
- Acorn Electron - Tape
- MSX - 3.5 Disk
- Commodore Amiga - 3.5 Disk - Firebird Edition
- Acorn Archimedes - 3.5 Disk - Hybrid Edition
- BBC Master Compact - 3.5 Disk - Acornsoft Edition
- BBC Model B - Tape - Acornsoft Edition
- Acorn Electron - Tape - Acornsoft Edition
- Commodore Amiga - 3.5 Disk - Elite Plus
- IBM PC VGA - 3.5 Disk - Elite Plus
Phew...
If you want to see any photos of a particular version/edition, let me know, and I will post it up.
Hah, yeah, that’d take a lifetime I reckon! I did manage to become Elite on the beeb back in the late 80s and again on the Amiga in the early 90s but I haven’t done so recently. I have a current slow-time play through on the go on second coprocessor-bbc elite where I’m Dangerous, but the kill count shows I have a long way to go to become deadly.Well done for completing your set. Now to reach Elite in each of them