Elite
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USF Bulls coach Jim Leavitt is close to Miami athletic director...the school that gave him his first head coaching job in 2001. The Golden Flashes went 30-6 his first season, reaching the NCAA Elite Eight, but he left after one season to become coach at Arkansas. "There's a part of me inside that... In this article: Jim Leavitt, Stan Heath, Miami, Florida, USF Bulls, Kansas State, Kent State, and Golden Flashes |
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The Badger Herald | 4 days ago
Braun: UW could prove worth in Maui
...when Ryan took over, his squad has qualified for eight consecutive NCAA Tournaments. His teams have experienced some success, reaching the Elite Eight in 2005 and the Sweet Sixteen in 2008. But never have any of those teams played in the...
In this article: Badgers, Badgers, Bo Ryan, Maui, Wisconsin, and Big Ten
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Arizona Daily Star | 5 days ago
UA usually has fun trip to Hawaii, and wins
...finished second in 1993, before a Final Four appearance, and in 1997, when the defending national champions would eventually reach the Elite Eight. It's no surprise that first-year UA coach Sean Miller, who has routinely marveled over the...
In this article: Sean Miller, NCAA, Arizona, Hawaii, Bo Ryan, Lute Olson, Maui, Badgers, Maryland Terrapins, and Wisconsin
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Card Chronicle | November 18, 2009
Best Louisville game of the decade tournament update
...back into the first round action tomorrow, but for now here's a quick status update on where the tournament stands. 1) 2005 West Virginia Elite Eight Game defeated 16) 2001 Liberty Bowl (94%-5%) 4) 2003 Conference USA Championship Game...
In this article: West Virginia
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Gamespot Reviews | November 16, 2009
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Review [DS PSP]
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Review Unless you're desperate for a new Star Wars story, you'll find nothing worthwhile in this shallow action game. Has a good sense of Star Wars atmosphere. Core action is repetitive and...
In this article: Star Wars, Star Wars Battlefront, Jedi, Separatist, Empire, Star Wars, General Grievous, and Coruscant
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The Daily Trojan | November 03, 2009
Former USC star keeps pro dreams alive
...the Division I state championship. Glory days ยท David Bluthenthal was a key contributor for USC's men's basketball team when it made the Elite Eight in 2001. - Photo courtesy of USC Sports Information After not getting drafted by the NBA,...
In this article: David Bluthenthal, Maccabi Tel Aviv, NBA, Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin, Al Gore, Los Angeles, and NBA Draft
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Kotaku | November 02, 2009
Star Trek And Transformers Get Elite Bundles [Bundles Of Joy]
Each bundle comes with an Elite console and an extra controller. What it doesn't come with is an actual DVD - the "movie" part of the bundle is on a USB stick. Additionally, the Star Trek bundle includes 800 Microsoft points "to download...
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Columbia Daily Tribune | November 01, 2009
Askren puts pain in past
...'Whoa, maybe we need to take a look at this. ' Last year, they had to battle to get Iowa State even in, and they end up going to the Elite Eight. " Missouri, which missed the tournament last season for the first time since 1999, currently...
In this article: Big 12, Missouri, Puerto Rico, Arizona State, and Iowa State
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Independent.co.uk - Gadgets & Tech | October 29, 2009
Braben: Birth of games 'has not yet taken place'
Veteran videogame developer David Braben believes the birth of videogames has not yet taken place. The creator of Elite - which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year - says people will look back on the current videogame industry...
In this article: David Braben
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Bleacher Report | October 20, 2009
2009-'10 Conference USA Preview Issue: Southern Mississippi
...successes he had at Iowa State (101-59, back-to-back Big 12 titles in 2000 and 2001, 2000 National Coach of the Year with a 32-5 mark and Elite Eight showing) in Hattiesburg. Eustachy signed two highly-regarded junior college big men...
In this article: Larry Eustachy, Lamar Odom, Southern Mississippi, Big 12, and Southern Miss
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BBC News | September 21, 2009
Gaming milestone for Elite game
...and manufactured the BBC Microcomputer . It is estimated that Acorn eventually sold more copies of Elite than its Microcomputer. Elite did many things differently from other titles of that era. It was player, rather than story driven,...
In this article: David Braben, BBC Micro, Frontier Developments, Acorn Computers, Ian Bell, BBC News, and UK
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Elite is a seminal space trading computer game, originally published by Acornsoft in 1984 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers. The game's title derives from one of the player's goals of raising their combat rating to the exalted heights of "Elite." It was written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell, who had met while they were both undergraduates at Jesus College, Cambridge. Non-Acorn versions of the game were published by Firebird, Imagineer and Hybrid Technology.
Elite was one of the first home computer games to use wireframe 3D graphics with hidden line removal. Another novelty was the inclusion of The Dark Wheel, a novella by Robert Holdstock which influenced new players with insight into the moral and legal codes which they might aspire to.
Elite's open ended game model, advanced game engine and revolutionary 3D graphics ensured that it was ported to virtually every contemporary home computer system, and earned it a place as a classic and a genre maker in gaming history. Elite was a hugely influential game, serving as a model for more recent games such as Eve Online, Freelancer, Jumpgate, Infinity: The Quest for Earth, Wing Commander: Privateer and the X series of space trading games.
- Name:
- Elite
- Genre:
- Space trading and combat simulator
- Release Date:
- January 01, 1984
- Published By:
- Acornsoft (1984)
- Modes:
- Single player
- Designed By:
- David Braben and Ian Bell
- Developed by:
- David Braben and Ian Bell
- Media Type:
- Cartridge, Cassette, Floppy disk
- Platforms:
- BBC Micro, Acorn Electron,
- Inputs:
- Keyboard, Joystick
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