David Braben - Creating 'Elite' (short)
From Bedrooms to Billions - SPECIAL EDITION
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7m 47s
David Braben and Ian Bell created the seminal Space Trading Combat game 'Elite' whilst still at University in the early 1980's. Here David gives his thoughts on how it was devised, created and released. Please note this shortened version of the story comes bundled with the full 'From Bedrooms to Billions' movie. The the full 'extended version' you can either purchase seperatly or with the 'Special Edition' bundle.
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