Elite:Dangerous - first thoughts

At 16 there was no question whatsoever of my favourite computer game: Elite, on our BBC micro. It's hard to overstate how incredible it was at the time, with 3D graphics, seemingly vast expanses of the galaxy to explore (cunningly produced via procedural generation to let the game fit in 32K memory) and a trading system to fund your progressive levelling-up of your ship. It was incredibly addictive, although - fortunately for my university plans - I didn't neglect my homework enough to get the titular highest ranking in the game.
( Revisiting a new version of a classic )