Elite Systems Ltd.

COMPANY» Founded 1984-08-17

San Jose,California 95138,United States

Elite is a developer and publisher of computer games and mobile games active since 1984

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 Elite was founded as Richard Wilcox Software and became Elite in 1984 and went on to release games primarily for the C64and Spectrum ZX. After 25 years of existence, Elite now focusses on developing games for mobile phones, some original games and mostly ports of classic computer games

Developed Games

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Chaos: The Battle of Wizards (Game)

4 April 2011

Chaos challenges players to defeat their opponents using a random assortment of spells given to them at the start of the game.

SPEC​ ANDR​ IPHN​

Ford Racing (Game)

6 March 2001

Ford Racing for the PC and PlayStation allows the player to select from a varied roster of Ford cars and SUV´s and race them against 12 other vehicles simultaneously.

PC​ PS1​ PS3N​ +1

Battleship (Game)

1 December 1987

A computerised version of the old pencil and paper game combining simple strategy with sheer guess-work.

AMI​ CPC​ AST​ +2

Kokotoni Wilf (Game)

Unknown Release

A platformer where you could actually fly around using wings.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

Beyond the Ice Palace (Game)

31 December 1988

Beyond the Ice Palace is a Ghouls'n'Ghosts-like platformer for various systems.

AMI​ CPC​ AST​ +2

Bomb Jack II (Game)

31 December 1987

Bomb Jack II is a licensed sequel to the original Bomb Jack arcade game, for European computer systems.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​ +1

Frank Bruno's Boxing (Game)

31 December 1985

An unauthorized clone of Nintendo's arcade game Super Punch Out!! It featured Frank Bruno as a main character.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​ +1

Daley Thompson's Decathlon 2012 (Game)

10 July 2012

A remake of the classic track-and-field game for modern mobile devices.

ANDR​ IPAD​ IPHN​

Dragon's Lair: The Legend (Game)

1 January 1991

Dragon's Lair: The Legend for Game Boy is a side-scrolling platformer, which is vastly different from any other Dragon's Lair game. It is actually a reskinned version of Roller Coaster, a ZX Spectrum game also developed by Elite Systems.

GB​

Grand Touring (Game)

Unknown Release

PC​

Batty (Game)

31 December 1987

Batty is a Breakout style game complete with all the mainstay powerups found in a game like Arkanoid, but definitely earned its place as a cult classic

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

911 Tiger Shark (Game)

Unknown Release

C64​

Published Games

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Kokotoni Wilf (Game)

Unknown Release

A platformer where you could actually fly around using wings.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

Bomb Jack II (Game)

31 December 1987

Bomb Jack II is a licensed sequel to the original Bomb Jack arcade game, for European computer systems.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​ +1

Dr. Franken (Game)

1 December 1992

A comedic horror-themed 2D platformer in which Franky must find all of the body parts of his girlfriend, Bitsy, and then use a machine to bring her back to life. The SNES port is known as The Adventures of Dr. Franken.

GB​ SNES​

Dirt Racer (Game)

31 May 1995

A racing game for the SNES that uses the Super FX chip for its polygonal vehicles. It was not released outside of Europe.

SNES​

Match Day Collection (Game)

8 June 2012

The ZX Spectrum versions of the two Match Day games, collected for mobile.

IPAD​ IPHN​

Daley Thompson's Decathlon 2012 (Game)

10 July 2012

A remake of the classic track-and-field game for modern mobile devices.

ANDR​ IPAD​ IPHN​

Franky, Joe & Dirk: On the Tiles (Game)

1 November 1993

Crossover sliding-tile puzzle game on the Game Boy.

GB​

The Fidgetts (Game)

Unknown Release

The Fidgetts centers on a family of mice that live in a country barn and decide to move to America to make a new start. The family become separated on the journey and the game is focuses on mice Frankie and Freddie as they try and get back to being with the rest of the family.

GB​

911 TS (Game)

31 December 1985

A top-down racing game featuring the Dunlop-shod Porsche 911. Before heading out, you can modify your vehicle with a selection of upgrades using a limited budget.

SPEC​

Batty (Game)

31 December 1987

Batty is a Breakout style game complete with all the mainstay powerups found in a game like Arkanoid, but definitely earned its place as a cult classic

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

911 Tiger Shark (Game)

Unknown Release

C64​

Overlander (Game)

31 December 1988

AMI​ CPC​ AST​ +2

Company details

Name

Elite Systems Ltd.

Abbreviation

Founded

17 August 1984

Location

San Jose,California 95138,United States

Website

http://www.elite-systems.co.uk/

Aliases

Richard Wilcox Software

Developed Games

• Chaos: The Battle of Wizards (Game)
• Ford Racing (Game)
• Battleship (Game)
• Kokotoni Wilf (Game)
• Beyond the Ice Palace (Game)
• Bomb Jack II (Game)
• Frank Bruno's Boxing (Game)
• Daley Thompson's Decathlon 2012 (Game)
• Dragon's Lair: The Legend (Game)
• Grand Touring (Game)
• Batty (Game)
• 911 Tiger Shark (Game)
• ONSIDE Complete Soccer (Game)
• Overlander (Game)
• A Question of Sport (Game)
• Dogs of War (Game)
• Hoppin' Mad (Game)
• First Strike (Game)
• 3DC (Game)
• Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz (Game)
• view all →

Published Games

• Kokotoni Wilf (Game)
• Bomb Jack II (Game)
• Dr. Franken (Game)
• Dirt Racer (Game)
• Match Day Collection (Game)
• Daley Thompson's Decathlon 2012 (Game)
• Franky, Joe & Dirk: On the Tiles (Game)
• The Fidgetts (Game)
• 911 TS (Game)
• Batty (Game)
• 911 Tiger Shark (Game)
• Overlander (Game)
• European Championship 1992 (Game)
• A Question of Sport (Game)
• Hoppin' Mad (Game)
• Arcade Hits 2 in 1 (Game)
• Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz (Game)
• Grand National (Game)
• Roller Coaster (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Arcade Archives (Franchise)
• Bomb Jack (Franchise)
• Monty Mole (Franchise)
• Striker (Franchise)
• 1942 (Franchise)
• Airwolf (Franchise)
• Archon (Franchise)
• Barbarian (Franchise)
• Barbarian Series (Franchise)
• Battleship (Franchise)
• Beyond the Ice Palace (Franchise)
• Bruce Lee (Franchise)
• Chaos (Franchise)
• Chuckie Egg (Franchise)
• Commando (Franchise)
• Creatures (Franchise)
• Cybernoid (Franchise)
• Daley Thompson's Decathlon (Franchise)
• Dr. Franken (Franchise)
• Dragon's Lair (Franchise)

People

• Ben Daglish (Person)
• Clare Edgeley (Person)
• David Whittaker (Person)
• J. Dave Rogers (Person)
• Jeroen Tel (Person)
• Nigel Alderton (Person)
• Rob Hubbard (Person)
• Yu Suzuki (Person)

Characters

• Marco Van Basten (Character)
• Diego Armando Maradona (Character)
• Dirk the Daring (Character)
• Dunga (Character)
• Franky (Character)
• Joe (Character)
• Jorginho (Character)
• Monty Mole (Character)
• Paolo Maldini (Character)
• Roberto Baggio (Character)
• 001 Influence Device (Character)
• 302 Messenger Robot (Character)
• 476 Maintenance Robot (Character)
• 711 Battle Droid (Character)
• Arnold Palmer (Character)
• Astaroth (Character)
• Asuka (Character)
• Bat (Character)
• Bruce Lee (Character)
• Clark Steel (Character)

Concepts

• 2D (Concept)
• Retroachievements (Concept)
• Licensed Game (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• Antstream Arcade (Concept)
• Chiptune (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Lives (Concept)
• Virtual Console (Concept)
• ASM Hit (Concept)
• Cheat Code (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)
• Pixel Art (Concept)
• Anthropomorphism (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• Boss Fight (Concept)
• CGA Graphics (Concept)
• Celebrity Tie-in (Concept)
• Dragon (Concept)

Locations

• Europe (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Egypt (Location)
• France (Location)
• Germany (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• London (Location)
• Luxembourg (Location)
• Russia (Location)
• Space (Location)
• Spain (Location)
• Sweden (Location)
• Airport (Location)
• Albania (Location)
• Algeria (Location)
• Ancient Greece (Location)
• Argentina (Location)
• Athens (Location)
• Austria (Location)
• Bank (Location)

Objects

• Bomb (Object)
• Car (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Wheel (Object)
• Boulder (Object)
• Bow (Object)
• Door (Object)
• Grenade (Object)
• Helicopter (Object)
• Machine Gun (Object)
• Soccer Ball (Object)
• Spaceship (Object)
• Sword (Object)
• Cannon (Object)
• Egg (Object)
• Engine (Object)
• Explosives (Object)
• Hamburger (Object)
• Key (Object)
• Knife (Object)