Remembering good times using Ian Bell's links
http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/bbc/
Having played a few versions, the original (for me) is the pick, just for the memories of being 12 and awestruck at the gameplay and graphics. The shop was full of Dragon 64, Oric Atmos, ZX81 and Speccy, BBC Micro and Amstrad machines.
Would have fainted if I'd seen EvE Online back then