The Elite Archives Book : A 30 Year History of Elite
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The Elite Archives book takes a look back over the past 30 years since the computer game Elite was first released.
Backers: 293
Average Pledge Per Backer: $141
Funded: $41,282 of $30,209
Dates: Sep 19th -> Nov 8th (50 days)
Project By: Elite Archives Book
Backers: 293
Average Pledge Per Backer: $141
Funded: $41,282 of $30,209
Dates: Sep 19th -> Nov 8th (50 days)
Project By: Elite Archives Book
$41,282
current pledge level
Last Updated: November 8 @ 09:01 -0500 GMT
136%
of goal
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Elite Archives Mission Emergency Update - Scramble, Scramble, Scramble!!! 
November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! What an absolutely fantastic result! The stretch goals are being knocked out of the way like they're a stumbling station Commander who has had too much Old Janx to drink! But... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission - Special Update: To Kickstarter and Beyond!
November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! After much consideration, consternation, and contemplation we have come up with the following cunning plan to extend a select few kickstarter rewards through to the end of... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Docking Request Granted, Proceed to Landing Pad 42
November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! Our fantastic mission is almost at an end! Your outstanding support has enabled the first stretch goal to be blasted away so now everyone backing a printed book will also... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Docking Request Sent...
November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! With less than 24 hours remaining here's hoping for a big push to get those postcards and extra pages locked in! Removable Memorabilia - Item #16 We have had two of the three... (Read More)
Elite Archives Emergency Message From Commander Dan!
November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! Attention on deck! We have just received this important message from the Commander of Fantastic Books Publishing station! You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - T-minus 3 Days Left and Counting...
November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! We continue to have a steady stream of new backers joining us from around the world, so please join me in welcoming them all aboard our exciting mission to bring the 30 year... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - RIGHT ON COMMANDERS!
November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + RIGHT ON COMMANDERS! Unbelievable! Outstanding! Brilliant! Fantastic! Awesome! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Together we have achieved the spectacular milestone of $30,209 required to fund the... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Stay on Target!
November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! It's almost time to engage your docking computers... What a spectacular push we have had over the past few days! less than $1,500 AUD (Approx. £800 GBP) to go until we reach... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Security Detail
November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! A few months after Firebird's Commodore 64 release of Elite came the long awaited ZX Spectrum version. The Spectrum version contained an extra little something that to this day... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - All Functions Normal
November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! A very warm welcome indeed to all of our new Commanders who have joined the battle to see the 30 year history of Elite delivered safely to the hands of the chosen few! Removable... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update -
October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! I would like to open today's update with a special thank you to Ant and Nic, who kickstarted the From Bedrooms to Billions documentary last year, for their fantastic shout-out... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - First the UK, then the World!
October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! I would like to take the opportunity to thank one of our backers, and winner of both the Firebird Elite UK Championships and the Firebird Elite World Championships, Mr Colin... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Keeping You Poster-ed on Latest Events...
October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! An early update this time around... Our news scoop for today is the arrival of these absolutely stunning A3 prints of the book covers from T. James' OUT OF THE DARKNESS and... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission - Initiate Target Identification Sequence...
October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! With Elite: Dangerous Beta 3 just around the corner and the ability to have multiple ships, it is probably a good idea to have a way to tell your Sidewinder from your Cobra...... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission - Emergency Broadcast
October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G E M E R G E N C Y B R O A D C A S T M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! Wow! What a fantastic surge in support over the past few days! We have just blasted through $19,000 which brings us very close to... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission - Elite Rules
October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! A short update today with some more Firebird Elite Competition correspondence added to COMPETENT pledges and above... Removable Memorabilia - Item #6 Today we add a... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Admiral on Deck... Maybe...
October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! Fast forward from yesterday's ACORNSOFT competition to the one held by Firebird in 1985 and we find that all was not well with planning the play-offs... Removable Memorabilia -... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission - The Order of ELITE
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! The original 1984 Elite boxed games by ACORNSOFT contained a colour coded postcard that entitled the bearer, if they were rated COMPETENT or higher, entry into a competition that... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - A Message from Galactic Telecom
October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! There was some exciting news today from Frontier with the Elite: Dangerous Premiere tickets going on sale. For the thousands of Elite fans around the world who are unable to... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Hailing Frequencies Open!
October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! We have been trying to squeeze everything into the 160 pages currently allocated to the Elite Archives Book without success. If we trim any more from the content we will be... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Second Star to the Right and Straight On 'til Morning
October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! What a fantastic voyage it has been so far in our mission to deliver the Elite Archives Book to the world. We are currently 51% funded with 16 days still remaining to reach our... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - The 21 Days to go Update
October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! WE NEED YOU! The Archives have just unlocked a selection of GAME REVIEW REWARDS! NEW REWARDS! That's right, YOU can join Pirate Lord John Harper (ATARI ST version of ELITE),... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - The 28 Days to go Update
October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! This mission has already been a long journey, but we still have another 28 days until we reach our destination. ELITE ENCOUNTERS RPG - INTERNATIONAL LIVE ONLINE SESSION TOMORROW... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Twelve Days In
October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! It feels a little like travelling through hyperspace during one of those really long jumps at the moment, but fear not Commanders, the journey ahead is very very very very long... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Onwards to the Frontier! (Day Eight)
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! It's time for a quick recap of our fantastic progress to date. The kickstarter launched just over 8 days ago at 12:01am on the 20th of September, 30 years after the original BBC... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Following Afternoon Pancakes, Day Seven
September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! If you are wondering what the strange title about pancakes means, then check out this awesome ELITE-themed pancake made by our very own Commander Dan! Regretfully we are unable... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Shortly After Morning Tea, Day Six
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! PEW! PEW! PEW! Thanks to our awesome backers the project is now 33% funded! RIGHT ON, COMMANDERS! Elite Encounters RPG News As part of Elite's 30th Anniversary celebrations, Dave... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - Sometime During Day Four
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! The battle for the ELITE ARCHIVES goes well! We had another fine day on the front with no losses and a number of new recruits joining us as we press ahead towards our goal! We... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - End of Day Two
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! This is Flight Commander Ozoli, First Class reporting from the docking bay of the Archive's Anaconda, It has been another fantastic day with 11 new fine pilots joining our... (Read More)
The Suggestions Thread
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Okay Commanders, here it is, the suggestions thread update! There are already some good ideas being discussed in the main comments section, but if previous ELITE kickstarters are any indication it's going to get a little crowded before too long. This... (Read More)
Elite Archives Mission Update - End of Day One
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
+ + + I N C O M I N G M E S S A G E + + + Greetings Commanders! This is Flight Commander Ozoli, First Class reporting from the Archive's Anaconda, What an absolutely outstanding success we have had for our first day! It gives me great... (Read More)
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