Man, I've always dreamed of a spiritual successor of Elite fit for the 21st century, I can't believe my prayers have finally been answered! I can't wait to fly around in my Cobra III and blast some Thargorns!

If you really want a spiritual successor to Elite fit for the 21st century you should buy Elite: Dangerous, created by the original creator of Elite, David Braben. I don’t want to knock Oolite which is a great free software project.

But Elite: Dangerous is astoundingly good. You can, in theory, visit every star in our Milky Way galaxy (in addition to the old Elite star systems, tucked away in a corner). All in incredible 3D graphics, and even VR if you have a headset. Worth every penny.

(It’s got everything, too: the letterbox space station docking (except now you get to see the inside), Thargoids, refueling from stars, playing the Blue Danube waltz when you use the docking computer...)