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176:RollerCoaster Tycoon
517:on 26 February 2009
511:"alt.fan.elite FAQ"
489:"Elite Plus Manual"
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649:Video game remakes
392:Microplay Software
312:Frontier: Elite II
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623:Categories
551:Ziff Davis
425:References
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305:Elite Plus
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151:Elite Plus
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594:PC Format
380:Companies
344:ED: Arena
336:Spin-offs
234:PC Format
215:PC Format
212:In 1991,
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366:Ian Bell
119:Gameplay
413:Pioneer
401:Related
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79:Elite
559:2014
523:2006
453:2021
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159:VGA
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147:CGA
139:DOS
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