Elite by Firebird
Synopsis:
Command your Cobra spaceship in a fantastic voyage of discovery and adventure, a supreme test of your combat, navigational and entrepreneurial skills. Trade between countless planets, using the proceeds to equip your ship with heat-seeking missiles, beam lasers and other weapons - corporate states can be approached without risk, but unruly anarchies may be swarming with space pirates.
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Cheat Mode
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This one sounds a little risky and has not been tested by the CPC Zone staff, to skip the long boring space travel sections simply wait until you enter hyperspace and abort the game. Now save your game when the menu pops up and hey presto! you've arrived at your destination. - submitted by Malc (CPC Zone Staff)
multiface
At address 4611 poke 00 for infinite missiles
At address 2A82 poke FF for 255 lives - submitted by Malc (CPC Zone Staff)
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britnostalgic says
"This is not a good version, it's too slow and buggy and seriously cut down... all the other comments made bar one are from CPC fan boys who have never played the game. The BBC Micro is still the best version available, then probably the C64. "
badstreet74 says
"A game where you can do what you want,unheard of back then.Simply superb in every way.Top notch."
Gryzor says
"This is a `love it or hate it` game; I don`t think it can be judged on whether you liked it or not, but by itself, since it was the forerunner of entire genres. I didn`t particularily like it, but then again I was too young to appreciate its uniqueness. A solid conversion from the BBC original."
cpc4eva says
"Billed as the "best game ever" in its era by many- yer that may be true for the BBC machine!!! I`m afraid I cant agree for the cpc. This game in my opinion is more annoying to play than anything else."
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khisanth says
"Stunning. an excellent version that plays fine. One of the finest games to be released ever."