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Elite Systems

History

Following their first game, Blue Thunder, an unlicensed film tie-in which was released under the name Richard Wilcox Software, Elite quickly rebranded and soon became one of the most successful producers of licenced titles of the era. Their first budget label, 2.99 Classics, consisted entirely of re-releases of classic titles from other software houses and included previous number 1's Full Throttle, TLL, Chequered Flag and Flight Simulation. However, only three of the titles appeared in the charts and the label disappeared several months after launch amid reports of unpaid royalties. Elite returned to the budget market in 1988 with the Encore range which would prove to be far more successful. Alongside re-releases of Elite's many hits, the range was bolstered by the acquisition of Durell's back catalogue, as well as a number of original releases. Their biggest hit overall was the budget re-release of Paperboy on the Encore label, whose chart performance is beaten only by RoboCop.

Note

The figures for Months in the Top 10 and Months at No. 1 are based on the All Formats chart only.
Columns are sortable, sorting by the cover column will sort by chart appearance date.

TitleTop 10No. 1Rank
Cover(s)Paperboy

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / ATARI

1632
Cover(s)Paperboy

ELITE SYSTEMS / ATARI

935
Cover(s)Commando

ELITE SYSTEMS / CAPCOM

7221
Cover(s)Bomb Jack

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / TECMO

4143
Cover(s)Frank Bruno's Boxing

ELITE SYSTEMS

4063
Cover(s)Ghosts 'n Goblins

ELITE SYSTEMS / CAPCOM

5271
Cover(s)Airwolf

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

40107
Cover(s)6-Pak

ELITE SYSTEMS / HIT PAK

21112
Cover(s)Buggy Boy

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / TATSUMI

40130
Cover(s)Bomb Jack

ELITE SYSTEMS / TECMO

22152
Cover(s)Turbo Esprit

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

2 < 1 163
Cover(s)Frank Bruno's Boxing

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

30180
Cover(s)Airwolf

ELITE SYSTEMS / AMSOFT

10187
Cover(s)Commando

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / CAPCOM

30222
Cover(s)Ghosts 'n Goblins

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / CAPCOM

20246
Cover(s)Battle Ships

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

20264
Cover(s)Blue Thunder

ELITE SYSTEMS / RICHARD WILCOX SOFTWARE

< 1 0284
Cover(s)Ikari Warriors

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / SNK

20300
Cover(s)1942

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / CAPCOM

10313
Cover(s)1942

ELITE SYSTEMS / CAPCOM

10340
Cover(s)Bomb Jack II

ELITE SYSTEMS / TECMO

1 < 1 387
Cover(s)6-Pak Vol 2

ELITE SYSTEMS / HIT PAK

10436
Cover(s)Space Harrier

ELITE SYSTEMS / SEGA

10491
Cover(s)Ikari Warriors

ELITE SYSTEMS / SNK

00511
Cover(s)Kokotoni Wilf

ELITE SYSTEMS

< 1 0529
Cover(s)Dragon's Lair

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / MAGICOM

10558
Cover(s)Buggy Boy

ELITE SYSTEMS / TATSUMI

00574
Cover(s)Saboteur II

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

< 1 0589
Cover(s)Scooby-Doo

ELITE SYSTEMS

< 1 0596
Cover(s)Bomb Jack II

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / TECMO

< 1 < 1 644
Cover(s)Scooby-Doo

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

00659
Cover(s)Thundercats

ELITE SYSTEMS

00666
Cover(s)4 in 1

ELITE SYSTEMS / HIT PAK

10669
Cover(s)Storm Warrior

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

00686
Cover(s)6-Pak Vol 3

ELITE SYSTEMS

00738
Cover(s)Fists 'n' Throttles

ELITE SYSTEMS

< 1 0869
Cover(s)Dragon's Lair II: Escape from Singe's Castle

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / MAGICOM

00962
Cover(s)Super Trux

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

00964
Cover(s)Combat Lynx

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

< 1 01118
Cover(s)A Question of Sport

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

001130
Cover(s)Grand National

ELITE SYSTEMS

< 1 01144
Cover(s)Saboteur!

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

001194
Cover(s)Overlander

ELITE SYSTEMS

001225
Cover(s)Top 10 Collection

ELITE SYSTEMS / HIT PAK

001292
Cover(s)Full Throttle

ELITE SYSTEMS / 2.99 CLASSICS

001382
Cover(s)Fall Guy

ELITE SYSTEMS

001407
Cover(s)The Elite Collection

ELITE SYSTEMS / HIT PAK

001419
Cover(s)Gremlins 2

ELITE SYSTEMS

001491
Cover(s)The Dukes of Hazzard

ELITE SYSTEMS

001574
Cover(s)Live and Let Die

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

001614
Cover(s)Deep Strike

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

< 1 01662
Cover(s)Movie Premiere

ELITE SYSTEMS

< 1 01666
Cover(s)3D Starstrike

ELITE SYSTEMS / 2.99 CLASSICS

002097
Cover(s)911 TS

ELITE SYSTEMS

002458
Cover(s)Skool Daze

ELITE SYSTEMS / 2.99 CLASSICS

002492
Cover(s)Trio

ELITE SYSTEMS / HIT PAK

002558
Cover(s)Space Harrier

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / SEGA

002689
Cover(s)Beyond the Ice Palace

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

002705
Cover(s)Overlander

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

002710
Cover(s)ACE + ACE 2

ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE

002724
Cover(s)World Championship Soccer

ELITE SYSTEMS / SEGA

002752