I started without the tutorial and got lost. The controls are intuitive, but I could do with more strategic guidance than “ALIGN WITH THE SLOT”. Align what? What slot? 1 bit 80s graphics require narration IMO.
I flew to the planet, which aligned circle and dot in my bottom right sensor. This thing needs more explanation.
I only knew it was a planet when I crashed into it, wouldn’t have expected to see through a planet but I get you had an aesthetic in mind. Like crashing, being attacked made no difference to my hull or F.SH and A.SH.
If I had remade elite (I thought about it) I would have wanted mouse input, and more detailed graphics. You have a solid game at the core. One I am no longer familiar with.