claim: Zoe Saldana was born in Chicago.
evidence: Elite is a space trading video game , written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell and originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers in September 1984 .. Acornsoft. Acornsoft. David Braben. David Braben. Ian Bell. Ian Bell ( programmer ). BBC Micro. BBC Micro. Acorn Electron. Acorn Electron. space trading. space trading and combat simulator. video game. video game. Elites open-ended game model , and revolutionary 3D graphics led to it being ported to virtually every contemporary home computer system , and earned it a place as a classic and a genre maker in gaming history .. open-ended game model. Open-ended ( gameplay ). home computer. home computer. The game 's title derives from one of the player 's goals of raising their combat rating to the exalted heights of `` Elite '' .. Elite was one of the first home computer games to use wire-frame 3D graphics with hidden line removal .. home computer. home computer. wire-frame 3D graphics. Wire-frame model. hidden line removal. hidden line removal. It added graphics and twitch gameplay aspects to the genre established by the 1974 game Star Trader .. twitch gameplay. twitch gameplay. Star Trader. Star Trader. Another novelty was the inclusion of The Dark Wheel , a novella by Robert Holdstock which gave players insight into the moral and legal codes to which they might aspire .. Robert Holdstock. Robert Holdstock. The game was followed by the sequels Frontier  : Elite II in 1993 , and Frontier  : First Encounters in 1995 , which introduced Newtonian physics , realistic star systems and seamless freeform planetary landings .. A third sequel , Elite  : Dangerous , began crowdfunding in 2012 and was launched on 16 December 2014 , following a period of semi-open testing .. crowdfunding. crowdfunding. Elite proved hugely influential , serving as a model for other games including Wing Commander  : Privateer , Grand Theft Auto , EVE Online , Freelancer , the X series and No Man 's Sky .. Grand Theft Auto. Grand Theft Auto. EVE Online. EVE Online. Freelancer. Freelancer ( video game ). X series. X ( computer game series ). Non-Acorn versions were each first published by Firebird and Imagineer .. Firebird. Firebird Software. Imagineer. Imagineer ( company ). Subsequently , Frontier Developments has claimed the game to be a `` Game by Frontier '' , to be part of its own back catalogue and all the rights to the game to have been owned by David Braben .. David Braben. David Braben. Frontier Developments. Frontier Developments. back catalogue. Back Catalogue