Elite

Elite is a pioneering space trading and combat simulation video game series first released in 1984, the game was revolutionary for its time, featuring open-ended gameplay and 3D wire-frame graphics. Players start as Commander Jameson, piloting a Cobra Mark III ship, and can engage in various activities such as trading, piracy, bounty hunting, and mining to earn credits and upgrade their ship. The game’s goal is to achieve the prestigious combat rating of "Elite". This is the first playable version of the port for VIC-20 with the full 35K memory expansion set turned on.

SPACE FLIGHT CONTROLS

Anticlockwise roll < - or joystick
Clockwise roll > - or joystick
Dive S - or joystick
Climb X - or joystick
Increase speed Space Bar
Decrease speed /
Front view F1
Rear view F3
Left view F5
Right view F7

SPACE COMBAT CONTROLS

Fire laser A - or fi
Target missile T
Fire missile M
Unarm missile U
ECM E
Energy bomb C= (CBM key)
Escape capsule <- (Back arrow)
Docking computer ON C
Docking computer OFF P

NAVIGATION CONTROLS

Hyperspace H
Local jump J
Galactic hyperspace Ctrl+H
Distance to system D
Cursor cross home O
Cursor cross control Cursor keys
Galactic chart 4
Short range chart 5

TRADING CONTROLS

Launch from station F1 - docked only
Buy cargo 1 - docked only
Sell cargo 2 - docked only
Equip ship 3 - docked only
Galactic chart 4
Short range chart 5
Data on system 6
Market prices 7
Status page 8
Inventory 9

GAME CONTROLS

Enable joystick Fire button
Disable joystick INST/DEL
Restart game Shift + CLR/HOME
Initiate save @ - docked only

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