YMMV / Elite

• Cult Classic: A legendary game that's popular even after 30 years.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: The Adder ship. It's a tin box with thrusters(just look at it◊). There's a Running Gag in universe that compares it to "that second-to-fourth-hand car you drove around in college". It's also available cheap and early, has a large cargo bay for its cost and can be geared up with shields and a laser one size above its class, leaving room for smuggled goods. Opens up a lot of profit venues and pays for itself in a game week.
• Obvious Beta: The third game was released behind the developers' backs, with several ugly bugs still present.
• Polished Port: The Acorn Archimedes port of the original Elite is widely considered the best commercial version of the game. There are a few new missions, new enemy and ship types and cosmetic improvements, but the vastly improved AI is by far the star of the show. Pirate ships fight each other for dominance, asteroid miners do Exactly What It Says on the Tin, police Vipers patrol the space and tow disabled ships to stations... Tempting fat merchant ships can have designated escorts, which will engage any attackers while the merchant books off at full throttle.
• Visual Effects of Awesome: This game managed to get 3D wireframes on the NES.

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