Elite (1984)
| All time rank: | 176 of 1,000 |
| 1980s rank: | 12 of 109 |
| 1984 rank: | 1 of 9 |
| List appearances: | 23 lists |
| Developers: | Acornsoft, David Braben, Frontier Developments, Ian Bell |
| Platforms: | Amstrad CPCApple IIBBC MicroCommodore 64/128DOSMSXZX Spectrum |
| Genre: | Space Combat |
| Series: | Elite |
| Wikipedia: | Wikipedia |
| IGDB: | IGDB |
| HowLongToBeat: | HowLongToBeat |
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Source Lists
All time
21
| Year | Publication | Name | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | GamesTM | The 200 Greatest Games of All Time | 195 |
| 2018 | Hyper | The 200 Games You Must Play | 1 |
| 2017 | Polygon | The 500 best games of all time | 103 |
| 2015 | GamesTM | 100 Greatest Games of All Time | 1 |
| 2013 | NA | 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die | 1 |
| 2011 | Stuff | Countdown of top 100 games | 14 |
| 2010 | FHM | FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time | 50 |
| 2010 | GamesTM | 100 Greatest Games Of All Time | 1 |
| 2009 | Empire | The 100 Greatest Games | 13 |
| 2008 | Stuff | 100 Greatest Games | 6 |
| 2006 | NA | Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time | 1 |
| 2005 | Yahoo! UK | The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time | 10 |
| 2002 | The Sydney Morning Herald | Top 50 video games of all time | 28 |
| 2000 | Edge | The 100 best games of all time | 63 |
| 2000 | GameSpot | GameSpot's 100 Games of the Millennium | 11 |
| 1999 | Hyper | The Top 50 Games of All Time | 17 |
| 1997 | Hyper | The 50 Best Games Ever! | 1 |
| 1996 | GamesMaster | Top 100 Games of All Time | 11 |
| 1996 | Next Generation | Top 100 Games of All Time | 14 |
| 1995 | Hyper | Top 100 Video Games of All Time | 1 |
| 1994 | GamesMaster | The All Time Top 100 Ever | 93 |
2018
GamesTM
The 200 Greatest Games of All Time
#195
2018
Hyper
The 200 Games You Must Play
#1
2017
Polygon
2015
GamesTM
2013
NA
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
#1
2011
Stuff
2010
FHM
2010
GamesTM
2009
Empire
2008
Stuff
100 Greatest Games
#6
2005
Yahoo! UK
2002
The Sydney Morning Herald
2000
Edge
The 100 best games of all time
#63
2000
GameSpot
1999
Hyper
The Top 50 Games of All Time
#17
1997
Hyper
The 50 Best Games Ever!
#1
1996
GamesMaster
Top 100 Games of All Time
#11
1996
Next Generation
1995
Hyper
Top 100 Video Games of All Time
#1
1994
GamesMaster
The All Time Top 100 Ever
#93
Decade
2
| Year | Publication | Name | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Edge | The 50 best games of the '80s | 1 |
| 2009 | GameSpy | The Greatest PC Games of All Time: The '80s | 5 |
2024
Edge
2009
GameSpy