Commodore PET Gets a Port of Classic Game Elite with Limitations

David Given has ported the classic game Elite to the Commodore PET, a significant achievement for fans of retro computing. Originally released in the mid-1980s on the BBC Micro, Elite was groundbreaking for its open-world gameplay, which was a novelty at the time.

The Commodore PET, which features a 6502 processor similar to that of the BBC Micro, now allows users to experience Elite, albeit with some limitations. The game requires the PET to have 32k of memory, and Given acknowledges that the port does not play as well as the original due to the PET’s block graphics and the messy state of the code.

Despite these challenges, Commodore PET owners are likely to appreciate the effort, as they can now enjoy a piece of gaming history. All the code and disk images for the port are available in a repository, and users can see the game in action through a video demonstration available at this link.

For those interested in the underlying code, there are additional resources available for exploring the Elite codebase on various platforms.

Source: Hackaday