Elite Systems

Elite Systems at a Glance

Elite Systems started operations in the United Kingdom back in 1984. The company produced or published 27 games that appear on PlayPile. Their work spans from the mid-1980s until 2007, though most of their activity happened early on. You will find 21 titles where they acted as a publisher and 15 where they developed the software themselves. The vast majority of their catalog belongs to the 1980s with 21 games. Their output dropped significantly in the following decades, releasing only five titles in the 1990s and just one in the 2000s. The company focused heavily on specific platforms from that era. They released 18 games for the Commodore C64, 128, and MAX systems. Another 18 titles targeted the ZX Spectrum. You can also find 13 games for the Amstrad CPC and nine for the Amiga. Later releases appeared on the Wii, NES, and Atari ST. Their genre list shows a strong preference for action-oriented titles. Shooter, Arcade, and Platform games each account for nine of their projects. They also made seven Sports games and five Racing titles. Strategy and Fighting games are rare in their catalog with only two releases each. The quality of their work varies based on available ratings. The average score across six rated titles sits at 65.6 out of 100. This score suggests a mix of decent to good work rather than consistent excellence. Only one title reached the great category with a score above 80. Roller Coaster from 1985 holds this top spot. Three other games fall into the good range between 60 and 79 points. Two titles sit in the mixed category below 60. Airwolf scored 59.6, while Dr. Franken from 1992 scored exactly 61. There are no poor ratings listed for their known works. Later releases like Onside Soccer in 2007 and Complete Onside Soccer in 1996 did not achieve high scores compared to their earlier hits. Elite Systems also shifted focus over time to include hardware development, such as the Recreated ZX Spectrum, though this is not reflected in their game release numbers on PlayPile. Their presence in the market was concentrated in the home computer era before fading out by the end of the 2000s.

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