8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Improved Electron version of Elite

I have just released an improved version of Elite for the Acorn Electron. It supports:

• Flicker-free planets (this is a brand new feature)

• Flicker-free ships and stations (as in the previously released flicker-free version)

• Escape capsule animation (ported from the BBC Micro)

• High-fidelity planets (so planet circles have the same definition as on the BBC Micro)

• Improved stardust (standard Electron Elite has two sizes of stardust while the BBC Micro has three, so this adds single-pixel stardust to the Electron, which makes it feel a little bit more 3D)

Here are the details:

• Download an SSD disc image or UEF tape image: https://www.bbcelite.com/hacks/flicker- ... loads.html

• Technical information (includes details of how I managed to fit all this in): https://www.bbcelite.com/hacks/flicker- ... ation.html

• General information about flicker-free Elite: https://www.bbcelite.com/hacks/flicker-free_elite.html

If anyone manages to run this on real hardware, let me know how it goes!

Enjoy...

Mark

Hi, ive tried playing this on my electron with plus one and elk sd mmfs ie on real hardware.

First of all im really impressed with the achievement of enhancing this classic game. Impressed or in awe.

It is playable but only to a certain pointfor me. Apologies if this was already discussed. I dont think it was though. can load it, launch the ship, fly around and shoot things. I can hyperspace. But im having problems with trading and equipping the ship. The screen to buy cargo disappears again before i get the chance to actually buy any. Same with equip ship. Did anyone else have this problem?

Btw i experienced to the same thing with the fantastic sideways ram version too.

I hope a solution can be found, id love to have a proper blast on this, especially the sideways ram version which lets you save to disk

Statistics: Posted by Eleccy — Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:49 pm

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