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 This repository contains a patch for Commodore 64 Elite that drastically improves the quality of the graphics. It does this by removing flicker from the ship-drawing routines.
 
+The code in the patch has been backported from the BBC Master version of Elite, so the flicker-free version is still 100% a Bell/Braben game, it's just one they never made themselves.
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 You can see the difference it makes in the following clip. The patched version is on the left, and the original version is on the right:
 
 https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2428251/187879166-74e973e3-aa49-40e3-b629-45d68843c4c9.mp4