Computer Space - Revision history

MetalGearSurvive: Added Wikipedia link

2025-10-25T08:18:35Z

Added Wikipedia link

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	\|publisher = [[Nutting Associates]]		\|publisher = [[Nutting Associates]]
	\|date = November 1971		\|date = November 1971
			\|wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Space
	\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/computer-space}}		\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/computer-space}}

HistoryofHowWePlay: /* Books */ Updated book section to feature the book template. Still needs cover art and paragraph spacing.

2025-10-16T20:19:42Z

Books: Updated book section to feature the book template. Still needs cover art and paragraph spacing.

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 == Books ==
-* ''Video Invaders'' by Steve Bloom
+{{Book
-* ''Atari Inc: Business is Fun'' by Curt Vendel and Marty Goldberg.
+ |title=Video Invaders
 == Other Information ==

HistoryofHowWePlay: /* Advertisement */ Revised in-page ad descriptions.

2025-10-16T20:10:31Z

Advertisement: Revised in-page ad descriptions.

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	\|date=July 1, 1972		\|date=July 1, 1972
	\|country=US		\|country=US
	\|description=Revised in-page for ''Computer Space''.		\|description=Revised in-page ad for ''Computer Space''.
	}}		}}
	{{GalleryCard		{{GalleryCard
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	\|date=August 19, 1972		\|date=August 19, 1972
	\|country=US		\|country=US
	\|description=~~Small, illustrated~~ advertisement for ''Computer Space'' representing the gameplay.		\|description=Illustrated in-page advertisement for ''Computer Space'' representing the gameplay.
	}}		}}
	{{GalleryEnd}}		{{GalleryEnd}}

HistoryofHowWePlay: Added fixed flyers and other images in proper galleries.

2025-02-22T22:47:35Z

Added fixed flyers and other images in proper galleries.

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 === Flyers ===
-<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
-ComputerSpaceFlyerFront.jpg|Front of Flyer #1. (1971?)
+{{GalleryStart}}
-ComputerSpaceFlyer01Back.jpg|Back of Flyer #1. (1971?)
+{{GalleryCard
-</gallery>
+|file=Computer Space (1971) Flyer 01.pdf
 == Photos ==
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 |country=US
 |description=Production of ''Computer Space'' at the Nutting Associates plant in Mountain View, California.
 }}
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 |file=1972-01-29 Cash Box pg 62 01 04.png
 |title=Cash Box
-|date=January 29, 1971
+|date=January 29, 1972
 |country=US
 |description=Report on distributor acceptance of ''Computer Space'' on the West Coast. Bill Nutting advocates how the game opens non-traditional venues to coin-operated games.

HistoryofHowWePlay: Converted most of the galleries to Gallery Cards and added a perfunctory description.

2025-02-13T18:30:35Z

Converted most of the galleries to Gallery Cards and added a perfunctory description.

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MorticianBot: Bot: Changing template: Infobox

2024-09-05T13:25:57Z

Bot: Changing template: Infobox

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	{{~~Infobox~~		{{InfoboxGame
	\|title = Computer Space		\|title = Computer Space
	\|image = ComputerSpaceFlyerFront.jpg		\|image = ComputerSpaceFlyerFront.jpg
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	\|publisher = Nutting Associates		\|publisher = Nutting Associates
	\|date = November 1971		\|date = November 1971
	\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/computer-space		\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/computer-space}}
	}}

	== Previews ==		== Previews ==

HistoryofHowWePlay: Added credits list.

2023-03-02T20:31:35Z

Added credits list.

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	1972-11-04 Cash Box pg 55 08.png\|(1972)		1972-11-04 Cash Box pg 55 08.png\|(1972)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			== Game credits ==

			{{Credits begin}}
			{{Credits line\|Game Designer, Hardware Designer = Nolan Bushnell}}
			{{Credits line\|Hardware Designer, Sound Engineer = Ted Dabney}}
			{{Credits line\|Technician = Steve Bristow}}
			{{Credits end}}

	== Histories ==		== Histories ==

HistoryofHowWePlay at 05:54, 26 January 2022

2022-01-26T05:54:44Z

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	== Histories ==		== Histories ==

	*https://www.technologizer.com/2011/12/11/computer-space-and-the-dawn-of-the-arcade-video-game/ — ''Computer Space and the Dawn of the Arcade Video Game'' by Benj Edwards.		* [https://www.technologizer.com/2011/12/11/computer-space-and-the-dawn-of-the-arcade-video-game/ ''Computer Space and the Dawn of the Arcade Video Game''] by Benj Edwards.
	* https://gamehistory.org/first-arcade-game-advertisement-computer-space/ — ''Pixels in Print (Part 1): Advertising Computer Space'' by Kate Willaert covering the advertising context of the original game.		* [https://gamehistory.org/first-arcade-game-advertisement-computer-space/ ''Pixels in Print (Part 1): Advertising Computer Space''] by Kate Willaert covering the advertising context of the original game.
	* https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2021/04/07/nolan-versus-ted-part-i/ — ''Nolan Versus Ted: Part 1'' by Alex Smith. A historiological discussion of the work done on Computer Space by the two partners.		* [https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2021/04/07/nolan-versus-ted-part-i/ ''Nolan Versus Ted: Part 1''] by Alex Smith. A historiological discussion of the work done on Computer Space by the two partners.
	* https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2021/05/12/worldly-wednesdays-a-timeline-of-computer-space/ — ''Worldly Wednesdays: A Timeline of Computer Space'' by Alex Smith. An attempt to use existing documentation to sort out when parts of the game were conceived and built.		* [https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2021/05/12/worldly-wednesdays-a-timeline-of-computer-space/ ''Worldly Wednesdays: A Timeline of Computer Space''] by Alex Smith. An attempt to use existing documentation to sort out when parts of the game were conceived and built.

	== Interviews ==		== Interviews ==

HistoryofHowWePlay: Added photos

2022-01-26T05:53:01Z

Added photos

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	}}		}}

	== ~~Flyers~~ ==		== Previews ==

	<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
	~~ComputerSpaceFlyerFront~~.~~jpg~~\|~~Front~~ of ~~Flyer #1~~. (1971?)		ComputerSpace1971MOA.jpeg\|Image of the Nutting Associates booth at the MOA. (1971)
	~~ComputerSpaceFlyer01Back~~.~~jpg~~\|~~Back of Flyer #1~~. (1971?)		1971-10-30 Cash Box pg 56 02 04.png\|(1971)
			1971-11-06 Cash Box pg 56 01 03.png\|(1971)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== ~~Ads~~ ==		== Announcement ==

	<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
	~~ComputerSpaceAd01~~.jpg\|~~Cash Box ad~~ (~~1972~~)		1971-12-04 Cash Box pg 45 02.png\|(1971)
			ComputerSpaceItalyRelease01.jpg\|Announcement of Computer Space in the Italian publication Automat. (1971)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== ~~Production~~ ==		== Advertisement ==

			=== Ad Pages ===
	<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
	~~ComputerSpaceProductionLine~~.jpg\|~~Photo of Computer Space on the production line~~. (1972)		1971-11-27 Cash Box pg 54 04.png\|(1971)
			ComputerSpaceAd01.jpg\|Cash Box ad (1972)
			1972-07-01 Cash Box pg Part III 50 02.png\|(1972)
			1972-08-19 Cash Box pg 41 04.png\|(1972)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== ~~Release~~ ==		=== Flyers ===
	<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
	~~ComputerSpaceItalyRelease01~~.jpg\|~~Announcement~~ of ~~Computer Space in the Italian publication Automat~~. (1971)		ComputerSpaceFlyerFront.jpg\|Front of Flyer #1. (1971?)
			ComputerSpaceFlyer01Back.jpg\|Back of Flyer #1. (1971?)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== ~~Previews~~ ==		== Production ==

	<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
	~~ComputerSpace1971MOA~~.~~jpeg~~\|~~Cash Box~~ (~~October 30th, 1971~~)		ComputerSpaceProductionLine.jpg\|Photo of Computer Space on the production line. (1972)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== ~~Photos On Location~~ ==		== Articles ==
	<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
			1972-01-29 Cash Box pg 62 01 04.png\|(1972)
			1972-02-12 Cash Box pg 42 02.png\|(1972)
			1972-05 Vending Times (Computer Space Article).png\|(1972)
			1972-11-04 Cash Box pg 55 08.png\|(1972)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

HistoryofHowWePlay at 19:01, 5 January 2022

2022-01-05T19:01:20Z

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	== Other Information ==		== Other Information ==

	http://www.computerspacefan.com/SN9003large.htm — Information on the white variation of Computer Space, claimed to be one of the original four production units.		* http://www.computerspacefan.com/SN9003large.htm — Information on the white variation of Computer Space, claimed to be one of the original four production units.

	[[Category:Game]]		[[Category:Game]]