Categories Posted inin Business Elite 30 years later: Comparing screenshots from 1984 and 2014 Posted byby GamesBeat August 15, 2014 Updated June 18, 2025 3 min Share this article twitter facebook linkedin bluesky Equipping your ship You can turn your ship into a fighting machine provided you have enough credits. Under attack It’s dangerous out in deep space, especially if you go up against pirates. Launching a missile You still hit “T” to target, but the missile effects look a lot different in 2014. An explosion out in space Getting in a killer shot after a prolonged dogfight was a joy back in 1984 and is just as pleasurable today. Game Over Death comes too easily in Elite. At least it looks suitably spectacular in 2014. Previous page Next page
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