⁣Elite may be the most complex 8-bit game ever produced. And it was arguably the most groundbreaking game ever released for its time. Back in the early 1980s when arcade-shooters reigned supreme, two undergraduates at Cambridge redefined what computer games even were.

In this video we'll look at some of the technical aspects of how David Braben and Ian Bell were able to construct an entire universe, economy, 3D engine and backstory in 22KB on a 2MHZ processor. This story is well known in the UK, but computer games history is largely told through the lens of the US and Japan....so overseas viewers may not be familiar with the impact Elite had on gaming, and the wider world.

For anyone that wants to give Elite a try, you can play it online here:
https://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=366
Though, I recommend downloading the disc image from that page and running it in 'beebem' (free BBC micro emulator). That way you can save your game.

All footage of Elite is taken directly from my BBC Micro via a capture card.
Blender was used for 3D animations
VSCode with the Beeb VSC extension was used to develop my assembly code
BeebEm was used to run 6502 assembly scripts within the BASIC interpreter

Sources:

Mark Moxon's incredible Elite website, complete with fully annotated source code:
https://www.bbcelite.com/

Elite source code on github (annotated by Mark Moxon):
https://github.com/markmoxon/c....assette-elite-beebas

The BBC Micro user guide (an excellent manual - remember when things came with good manuals?):
http://bbc.nvg.org/doc/BBCUserGuide-1.00.pdf

Another useful reference for the BBC Micro:
http://www.primrosebank.net/co....mputers/bbc/document

BBC Micro memory map:
https://area51.dev/bbc/bbcmos/memorymap/

Interesting paper about Elite and it's impact:
https://gamestudies.org/1302

An excellent guide to 6502 assembly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEliEAc3ZyA&t=258s

‘Middle aged men roasting video games’:
https://youtu.be/iweTvbi0_8w?si=eacThQG2gaXCKbWI

Original requirements for the BBC Microcomputer:
http://www.bbcbasic.co.uk/bbcbasic/beebspec.html

Intro music credit:
Music: Evan King - Fetch Quest
https://www.youtube.com/ContextSensitive
https://contextsensitive.bandcamp.com/

End music credit:
Krayzius & Brainstorm - Virtual Boy

00:00 Intro
04:03 Some Context
06:02 The BBC Micro
12:35 Elite and its Creators
17:02 Hardware
31:30 6502 Assembly
33:48 Innovations: an Overview
37:08 Innovation #1: split-screen
40:12 Innovation #2: backface culling
45:28 Innovation #3: Procedural Generation
47:32 Innovation #4: the Radar
54:08 Elite's Impact
56:33 Lasting Impact on Gaming

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC4YLMLar5I

⁣WARNING! Something Terrifying Just Happened at Cern...7 months ago

#cern #largehadroncollider #mystery #strange #scientist #creepy cern had a strange and terrifying moment involving the large hadron collider, this is their most productive summer ever, what happened at Cern should be a terrifying warning to us all.

In the uncharted abyss of subatomic research, where the secrets of the universe collide with our deepest fears, stands the enigmatic entity known as CERN. The pioneering advancements it makes may have you applauding scientific achievement, but the uncanny mysteries it harbors? They'll transform your intrigue into terror. So, get ready to peer into the heart of darkness as we uncover the twelve most unsettling secrets of CERN, each more spine-chilling than the last, all guaranteed to keep you wide awake long after the witching hour strikes...with the lights on.

Source: https://youtu.be/5gD5kP135DE

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Know your rights. ✊🏼

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⁣3.8K views · 30 reactions | 🔥🚨BREAKING: The man in this creepy video says he bought a smart TV and after using it for a few hours he noticed what appears to be a malnourished Asian child on the other side of the screen spying on him. The man also claims he as in his house being watched all day every day since he bought it. The Asian boy appears to be Chinese (sincere apologies if I am wrong) and this video has led to many theories about the CCP’s involvement in technology. | Dominick McGee

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Including recent URLs reported the story, as Dom Lucre, the 1st instance of this posting, has deleted it from his feed:

https://trendsnewsline.com/202....5/04/13/video-news-s

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIYAuYDMN9-/

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⁣⁣We've been enlightened as to the rampant corruption exposed by DOGE, and the crooked politicians of the Uniparty being exposed...but are you truly ready for the 3rd movie to play out❓

https://www.metacritic.com/tv/....q-into-the-storm/sea

The 1st story, thus far, has been locked down to only text pieces:

BREAKING: The CEO of Israeli cyber company Cornelius has been arrested on suspicion of committing serious s*xual offenses involving multiple children, all under the age of 4.

https://x.com/GeneralMCNews/st....atus/191117783236283

https://www.albawaba.com/node/....israeli-ceo-arrested

https://www.presstv.co.uk/Deta....il/2025/04/10/745931

https://www.timesofisrael.com/....us-authorities-arres

Will follow up as things progress; onto the 2nd:

Shoshana Strook, daughter of far-right Israeli Minister of Settlements and National Missions Orit Strook, accuses her parents of childhood sexual abuse and filming assault for child pornography.

Shoshana now seeks police protection after online threats to leak footage of her abuse.

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Hank Johnson U.S. Representative for Georgia's 4th congressional district, serving since 2007. "My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize" Johnson later said that he was joking that the island would capsize.

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⁣The OG title is "MTG Panics As BOMBSHELL Insider Trading Accusations Pile Up" - nice try❗

WHAT THE MSM WILL BE PEDDLING ON THE SUNDAY SHOWS TOMORROW WILL BE THE NARRATIVE ALLUDED TO IN THE REPLACED TITLE 🙃 A NARRATIVE WITHOUT A FACT✅

YOU CANNOT USE LAW TO SHIELD YOUR CRIMES FROM RETRIBUTION

https://tona13.blogspot.com/20....19/12/you-cannot-use

Democrats are calling for an investigation into some decidedly shady looking stock trades that took place shortly before Donald Trump announced the 90 day tariff pause. Yasmin Khan breaks it down on Rebel HQ.

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⁣Bill shares the details of his recent meeting with President Trump at the White House.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxlopbcfXpQ

One strange thing that hit Maher during his visit was he heard Trump laugh, which he felt was genuine.

“Just for starters, he laughs. I’ve never seen him laugh in public, but he does, including at himself and it's not fake,” Maher recalled. “Believe me, as a comedian of 40 years, I know a fake laugh when I hear it.”

Another thing Maher was impressed by was Trump’s admission about the major sticking point over the 2020 presidential election.

“At one point, we were walking through his amazing tour of the whole [White] House, and I don't remember exactly what we were talking about, but it must have been something with the 2020 election because I know he used the word ‘lost,’” Maher said. “And I distinctly remember, saying, “Wow, I never thought I'd hear you say that.’ He didn't get mad. He is much more self-aware than he lets on in public.

“Look, I get it. It doesn't matter who he is at a private dinner with a comedian. It matters who he is on the world stage. I'm just taking it’s a positive that this person exists, because everything I've ever not liked about him was, I swear to God, absent at least on this night with this guy.”

In fact, Maher said he believes he couldn’t have been as comfortable meeting with President Bill Clinton or President Barack Obama as he was with Trump.

"I never felt I had to walk on eggshells around him. And honestly, I voted for Clinton and Obama, but I would never feel comfortable talking to them," Maher said. “The way I was able to talk with Donald Trump, that’s just how it went down. Make it what you will. It’s emblematic of why the Democrats are so unpopular these days.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/t....imlammers/2025/04/12

⁣The OG title is "MTG Panics As BOMBSHELL Insider Trading Accusations Pile Up" - nice try❗

WHAT THE MSM WILL BE PEDDLING ON THE SUNDAY SHOWS TOMORROW WILL BE THE NARRATIVE ALLUDED TO IN THE REPLACED TITLE 🙃 A NARRATIVE WITHOUT A FACT✅

YOU CANNOT USE LAW TO SHIELD YOUR CRIMES FROM RETRIBUTION

https://tona13.blogspot.com/20....19/12/you-cannot-use

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⁣Elon Musk - 🤔

Source: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1910915432594235780

Yep - ol' Bathhouse Barry's up to his | zir FEMALE PELVIS in it again

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/a....rticle/christopherma

https://www.politico.com/story..../2008/08/the-biggest

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/b....arack-obama-serial-f

https://www.politico.com/story..../2008/07/obamas-flip

https://www.politifact.com/fac....tchecks/2009/jul/20/

⁣Elon Musk - 😂

Source: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1910765238049288573

Excerpt:

Sanders’ first shift of note came on Jan. 16, the eve of the last Democratic debate, just before he was set to speak to the South Carolina Democratic Party’s dinner in Charleston — a hot spot for the gun control debate between he and Clinton.

After weeks of sparring with Clinton over his gun record — and in particular his 2005 vote to limit liability on gun manufacturers — Sanders’ campaign issued a news release announcing the senator’s support of new legislation amending that controversial law he backed 11 years back.

When pressed on the issue at a campaign stop in Underwood, Iowa the next week, Sanders bristled.

“You had a pretty Republican stance on gun control and after the debate you seem to have flopped on it,” said a questioner.

“No, I have not flopped,” shot back Sanders, before a segue into his standard recitation of his background on the topic. The next week, Iowans reported receiving pieces of direct mail calling Sanders a “lifelong advocate for gun safety” and promising “We can trust Bernie to stand up to the NRA.”

Michael Briggs, Sanders’ communications director, disputed the characterization of the new stance as a flip-flop, while pointing to a wide array of issues on which Clinton has changed her own mind over the course of her career — from gun control to the Defense of Marriage Act to her vote on the Iraq War to her opposition of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal she helped negotiate.

“His record on gun safety goes back to his 1988 race for Congress, which he lost by 3 points, probably because he favored an assault weapons ban. He has a D- rating from the NRA. He has for months said he is willing to reconsider the liability issue,” Briggs wrote in an email.

But the pristine Sanders brand is considerably different than the more weathered Clinton brand. And even if his alleged flip-flops are relatively modest in scope, there’s a high degree of risk attached to any hint that the Vermont senator might look like a conventional, calculating politician considering his campaign’s focus on an idealistic “revolution.”

https://www.politico.com/story..../2016/01/sanders-fig

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In this bombshell segment from Next News Network's RAW FEED, host Gary Franchi exposes the desperate shadow hearing Democrats staged in what appears to be a converted janitor's closet. While the mainstream media remains silent, Adam Schiff and Jamie Raskin have assembled a kangaroo court with one clear objective: smear President Trump while distracting from their own corruption.

Footage obtained by Next News Network reveals political theater at its most pathetic. Democrats are parading "whistleblowers" and former bureaucrats traumatized by a common private-sector event — being fired. One former DOJ official tearfully described being escorted out with her belongings in a grocery bag, claiming she didn’t have time to say goodbye.

What these bureaucrats are really upset about is accountability. For years, they’ve operated with impunity, weaponizing government against Americans while hiding behind "nonpartisan civil service." Now that Trump is draining the swamp, they’re running to Schiff and Raskin to play the victim.

The most revealing moment came when one speaker compared Trump to Hitler, invoking Nazi Germany in a desperate left-wing tactic. Another witness claimed Trump is purging lawyers, scientists, and "independent thinkers" from government, despite their silence when the Biden administration weaponized the DOJ against parents and conservatives.

Adam Schiff, still bitter over his failed Russia hoax, launched another investigation into alleged "insider trading" from Trump’s tariff announcements. The irony seems lost on Schiff, whose party has some of the most suspicious stock trading records in Congress. As Schiff said, "We’re going to demand answers," oblivious to his own party’s corruption.

What’s disturbing about this hearing is the attempt to intimidate law firms from representing Trump or his administration. One witness complained that prestigious law firms wouldn’t challenge Trump, forgetting that legal representation is a right, not a partisan weapon.

The most outrageous claims came when witnesses suggested Trump wants to "stay in power forever" and is plotting to "dismantle democracy." This from the same faction that spent four years trying to overturn the 2016 election with baseless conspiracy theories and multiple impeachments.

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⁣The OG title of this excerpt is "Douglas Murray and Dave Smith Debate Over Israel-Hamas Conflict and Blockade", but the actual issue is the technique Douglas Murray uses to migrate the goalposts

Let's consult the Seventeen Techniques for Truth Suppression

Primarily, #4 is in evidence:

Knock down straw men. Deal only with the weakest aspects of the weakest charges. Even better, create your own straw men. Make up wild rumors (or plant false stories) and give them lead play when you appear to debunk all the charges, real and fanciful alike.

https://www.dcdave.com/article3/991228.html

The (((straw man))) in this case is the phrase 'elevation of Israel' in response to Dave Smith, used to steer anyone away from ACTUAL REAL QUESTIONS; or, as Paul English so eloquently stated on Rea Bow's Sunday morning show: "IF THE MEDIA CAN GET YOU ASKING THE WRONG QUESTIONS...IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT ANSWERS THEY GIVE YOU"

Here's VfB's query:

WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO LITTLE MARY PHAGAN THAT WAS SO HEINOUS THAT LEO MAX FRANK ATTEMPTED TO PIN IT ON HIS FLUNKY AND LOOKOUT, JIM CONLEY❓

FURTHERMORE, WHY DOES IT SEEM THAT THE ADL WAS CREATED TO INURE THOSE CALLING THEMSELVES JEWS FROM RIGHTFUL CRITICISM OF THEIR ACTIONS AGAINST THEIR HOST COMMUNITIES❓

109 NATIONS CANNOT ALL BE WRONG ✅

JRE #2303 w/Dave Smith and Douglas Murray
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ah6kirkSwTg
JRE on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/....4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwO

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