ELITE SYSTEMS
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 ones, Full Throttle, T.L.L., 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, with the full price edition of the same game in second place.
Total Associated Releases: 61
| Months in Top 10 | Months at No 1 | |
|---|---|---|
 Paperboy ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / ATARI October 1989 to October 1992 1571111 Months in Top 10: 15 Months at No 1: 4 |
15 | 4 |
 Paperboy ELITE SYSTEMS / ATARI September 1986 to August 1988 1711121 Months in Top 10: 12 Months at No 1: 4 |
12 | 4 |
 Commando ELITE SYSTEMS / CAPCOM November 1985 to October 1986 1111113 Months in Top 10: 10 Months at No 1: 4 |
10 | 4 |
 Bomb Jack ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / TECMO August 1988 to June 1989 11111 Months in Top 10: 2 Months at No 1: 1 |
2 | 1 |
 Ghosts 'n Goblins ELITE SYSTEMS / CAPCOM May to December 1986 11113 Months in Top 10: 6 Months at No 1: 3 |
6 | 3 |
 |
6 | 0 |
 |
3 | 0 |
 Airwolf ELITE SYSTEMS / AMSOFT December 1984 to October 1986 119237221 Months in Top 10: 5 Months at No 1: 1 |
5 | 1 |
 |
2 | 0 |
 Buggy Boy ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / TATSUMI January to June 1990 4323 Months in Top 10: 4 Months at No 1: 0 |
4 | 0 |
 Commando ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / CAPCOM October 1988 to February 1990 523652 Months in Top 10: 2 Months at No 1: 0 |
2 | 0 |
 |
3 | 2 |
 Ghosts 'n Goblins ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / CAPCOM October 1989 to May 1990 52410 Months in Top 10: 3 Months at No 1: 0 |
3 | 0 |
 Blue Thunder ELITE SYSTEMS / RICHARD WILCOX SOFTWARE March to September 1984 3428 Months in Top 10: 3 Months at No 1: 0 |
3 | 0 |
 |
2 | 0 |
 Frank Bruno's Boxing ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE June 1988 to April 1989 475233 Months in Top 10: 2 Months at No 1: 0 |
2 | 0 |
 Space Harrier ELITE SYSTEMS / SEGA December 1986 to March 1987 226967 Months in Top 10: 3 Months at No 1: 0 |
3 | 0 |
 |
3 | 1 |
 Buggy Boy ELITE SYSTEMS / TATSUMI November 1987 to January 1990 5336 Months in Top 10: 1 Months at No 1: 0 |
1 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 Ikari Warriors ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / SNK March to June 1990 3433 Months in Top 10: 2 Months at No 1: 0 |
2 | 0 |
 Ikari Warriors ELITE SYSTEMS / SNK December 1986 to August 1988 201578 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 |
2 | 0 |
 |
2 | 0 |
 |
1 | 0 |
 |
1 | 1 |
 |
1 | 0 |
 6-Pak Vol 2 ELITE SYSTEMS / HIT PAK November 1987 to July 1988 184811 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 |
2 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 A Question of Sport ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE July 1990 to January 1991 115132 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 |
1 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
1 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
1 | 0 |
 Dragon's Lair II: Escape from Singe's Castle ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / MAGICOM May to September 1990 31216 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 Dragon's Lair ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / MAGICOM May to July 1990 101079 Months in Top 10: 1 Months at No 1: 0 |
1 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 Full Throttle ELITE SYSTEMS / 2.99 CLASSICS August to October 1986 146 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 The Elite Collection ELITE SYSTEMS / HIT PAK January to February 1988 818 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 Combat Lynx ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE October 1988 to February 1989 610147 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
1 | 0 |
 Skool Daze ELITE SYSTEMS / 2.99 CLASSICS August to October 1986 81513 Months in Top 10: 1 Months at No 1: 0 |
1 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 3D Starstrike ELITE SYSTEMS / 2.99 CLASSICS September to October 1986 1610 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 Space Harrier ELITE SYSTEMS / ENCORE / SEGA January to March 1990 191216 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |