Spacewar! - Revision history

HistoryofHowWePlay: Fixed the galleries and added some additional historical content.

2025-02-13T19:12:43Z

Fixed the galleries and added some additional historical content.

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   |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/mainframe/spacewar__}}
-Created originally at MIT on the PDP-1 in 1962, ''Spacewar!'' is a competitive space shooting game where two players in spaceships do battle in a segment of space. It is one of the most influential video games ever created, being a direct inspiration for seminal games such as ''[[Computer Space]]'' and ''Asteroids'' as well as introducing a plethora of features to real-time video games.
+Created originally at MIT on the PDP-1 in 1962, ''Spacewar!'' is a competitive shooting game where two players in spaceships do battle in a segment of space. It is considered one of the most influential video games ever created, being a direct inspiration for seminal games such as ''[[Computer Space]]'' and ''[[Asteroids]]'' as well as introducing a plethora of features to real-time video games.
 == Preview ==
-<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
+{{GalleryStart}}
-SpacewarPreview1962.pdf|First public look at Spacewar! (1962)
+{{GalleryCard
-</gallery>
+|file=SpacewarPreview1962.pdf
-== Media Coverage ==
+{{GalleryStart}}
-<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
+{{GalleryCard
-SpacewarSELJointComputerConference.png|Spacewar! used as a demo for a new graphical display. (June 1969)
+|file=SpacewarSELJointComputerConference.png
--12-07 Rolling Stone (Excerpt) Spacewar Article V02.pdf|Article in Rolling Stone magazine (December 1972)
+|title=Fort Lauderdale News
-SpacewarMITTechnologyReview1967.png|Cover of MIT Technology Review. (1967)
+|date=June 1, 1969
-</gallery>
+|country=US
 == Photos ==
-<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
-SpacewarPDP1MIT1964.png|Seen at MIT (1964).
+{{GalleryStart}}
-</gallery>
+{{GalleryCard
 == Histories ==
-*https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-08/page/n59/ ''The Origin of Spacewar!'' by J. Martin Graetz.
+*https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-08/page/n59/ ''The Origin of Spacewar'' by J. Martin Graetz. A telling of the creation of the game from the perspective of original participant Martin Graetz.
-*https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/worldly-wednesdays-a-timeline-of-spacewar/ ''Worldly Wednesdays: A Timeline of Spacewar!'' by Alex Smith.
+*https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/worldly-wednesdays-a-timeline-of-spacewar/ ''Worldly Wednesdays: A Timeline of Spacewar!'' by Alex Smith. A historical reconciliation of how ''Spacewar'' was developed.
 == Interviews ==
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 * ''Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution'' by Steven Levy
 [[Category:Game]]

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	\|title = Spacewar!		\|title = Spacewar!
	\|image =		\|image =
	\|platforms = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">~~PDP~~-1 (original)		\|platforms = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">{{plat-pdp1}} (original)
	<div class="mw-collapsible-content">~~PDP~~-10 • ~~PDP~~-11</div></div>		<div class="mw-collapsible-content">{{plat-pdp10}} • {{plat-pdp11}}</div></div>
	\|developer = Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, Wayne Wiitanen, Dan Edwards, Peter Samson		\|developer = Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, Wayne Wiitanen, Dan Edwards, Peter Samson
	\|date = April 1962		\|date = April 1962

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	\|title = Spacewar!		\|title = Spacewar!
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	\|developer = Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, Wayne Wiitanen, Dan Edwards, Peter Samson		\|developer = Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, Wayne Wiitanen, Dan Edwards, Peter Samson
	\|date = April 1962		\|date = April 1962
	\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/mainframe/spacewar__		\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/mainframe/spacewar__}}
	}}

	Created originally at MIT on the PDP-1 in 1962, ''Spacewar!'' is a competitive space shooting game where two players in spaceships do battle in a segment of space. It is one of the most influential video games ever created, being a direct inspiration for seminal games such as ''[[Computer Space]]'' and ''Asteroids'' as well as introducing a plethora of features to real-time video games.		Created originally at MIT on the PDP-1 in 1962, ''Spacewar!'' is a competitive space shooting game where two players in spaceships do battle in a segment of space. It is one of the most influential video games ever created, being a direct inspiration for seminal games such as ''[[Computer Space]]'' and ''Asteroids'' as well as introducing a plethora of features to real-time video games.

HistoryofHowWePlay: Added history section

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Added history section

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	\|title = Spacewar!		\|title = Spacewar!
	\|image =		\|image =
			\|platforms = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">PDP-1 (original)
			<div class="mw-collapsible-content">PDP-10 • PDP-11</div></div>
	\|developer = Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, Wayne Wiitanen, Dan Edwards, Peter Samson		\|developer = Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, Wayne Wiitanen, Dan Edwards, Peter Samson
	\|date = April 1962		\|date = April 1962
	\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/mainframe/spacewar__		\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/mainframe/spacewar__
	}}		}}

			Created originally at MIT on the PDP-1 in 1962, ''Spacewar!'' is a competitive space shooting game where two players in spaceships do battle in a segment of space. It is one of the most influential video games ever created, being a direct inspiration for seminal games such as ''[[Computer Space]]'' and ''Asteroids'' as well as introducing a plethora of features to real-time video games.

	== Preview ==		== Preview ==
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	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== ~~Newspaper Mentions~~ ==		== Media Coverage ==
	<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
	SpacewarSELJointComputerConference.png\|Spacewar! used as a demo for a new graphical display. (June 1969)		SpacewarSELJointComputerConference.png\|Spacewar! used as a demo for a new graphical display. (June 1969)
	1972-12-07 Rolling Stone (Excerpt) Spacewar Article V02.pdf\|Article in Rolling Stone magazine (December 1972)		1972-12-07 Rolling Stone (Excerpt) Spacewar Article V02.pdf\|Article in Rolling Stone magazine (December 1972)
			SpacewarMITTechnologyReview1967.png\|Cover of MIT Technology Review. (1967)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
	SpacewarPDP1MIT1964.png\|Seen at MIT (1964).		SpacewarPDP1MIT1964.png\|Seen at MIT (1964).
	~~</gallery>~~

	~~== Artistic Depictions ==~~

	~~<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">~~
	~~SpacewarMITTechnologyReview1967.png\|Cover of MIT Technology Review. (1967)~~
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	== Preview ==		== Preview ==
	<gallery>		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
	SpacewarPreview1962.pdf\|First public look at Spacewar! (1962)		SpacewarPreview1962.pdf\|First public look at Spacewar! (1962)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== Newspaper Mentions ==		== Newspaper Mentions ==
	<gallery>		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
	SpacewarSELJointComputerConference.png\|Spacewar! used as a demo for a new graphical display. (June 1969)		SpacewarSELJointComputerConference.png\|Spacewar! used as a demo for a new graphical display. (June 1969)
	1972-12-07 Rolling Stone (Excerpt) Spacewar Article V02.pdf\|Article in Rolling Stone magazine (December 1972)		1972-12-07 Rolling Stone (Excerpt) Spacewar Article V02.pdf\|Article in Rolling Stone magazine (December 1972)
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	== Photos ==		== Photos ==
	<gallery>		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
	SpacewarPDP1MIT1964.png\|Seen at MIT (1964).		SpacewarPDP1MIT1964.png\|Seen at MIT (1964).
	</gallery>		</gallery>
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	== Artistic Depictions ==		== Artistic Depictions ==

	<gallery>		<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
	SpacewarMITTechnologyReview1967.png\|Cover of MIT Technology Review. (1967)		SpacewarMITTechnologyReview1967.png\|Cover of MIT Technology Review. (1967)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Retrohistories: /* Newspaper Mentions */

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Newspaper Mentions

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	SpacewarSELJointComputerConference.png\|Spacewar! used as a demo for a new graphical display. (June 1969)		SpacewarSELJointComputerConference.png\|Spacewar! used as a demo for a new graphical display. (June 1969)
			1972-12-07 Rolling Stone (Excerpt) Spacewar Article V02.pdf\|Article in Rolling Stone magazine (December 1972)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	* ''Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution'' by Steven Levy		* ''Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution'' by Steven Levy


			[[Category:Game]]

HistoryofHowWePlay: Changed authorship to reflect the programmers and conceptualizers of the game.

2021-05-17T14:32:07Z

Changed authorship to reflect the programmers and conceptualizers of the game.

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	\|title = Spacewar!		\|title = Spacewar!
	\|image =		\|image =
	\|developer = ~~Nolan Bushnell~~, ~~Ted Dabney~~		\|developer = Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, Wayne Wiitanen, Dan Edwards, Peter Samson
	\|date = April 1962		\|date = April 1962
	\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/mainframe/spacewar__		\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/mainframe/spacewar__
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	*https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-08/page/n59/ ''The Origin of Spacewar!'' by J. Martin Graetz.		*https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-08/page/n59/ ''The Origin of Spacewar!'' by J. Martin Graetz.
			*https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/worldly-wednesdays-a-timeline-of-spacewar/ ''Worldly Wednesdays: A Timeline of Spacewar!'' by Alex Smith.

	== Interviews ==		== Interviews ==

HistoryofHowWePlay: Page created.

2021-05-02T16:12:00Z

Page created.

New page

{{Infobox
|title = Spacewar!
|image =
|developer = Nolan Bushnell, Ted Dabney
|date = April 1962
|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/mainframe/spacewar__
}}

== Preview ==
<gallery>
SpacewarPreview1962.pdf|First public look at Spacewar! (1962)
</gallery>

== Newspaper Mentions ==
<gallery>
SpacewarSELJointComputerConference.png|Spacewar! used as a demo for a new graphical display. (June 1969)
</gallery>

== Photos ==
<gallery>
SpacewarPDP1MIT1964.png|Seen at MIT (1964).
</gallery>

== Artistic Depictions ==

<gallery>
SpacewarMITTechnologyReview1967.png|Cover of MIT Technology Review. (1967)
</gallery>

== Histories ==

*https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-08/page/n59/ ''The Origin of Spacewar!'' by J. Martin Graetz.

== Interviews ==

* https://amhistory.si.edu/archives/AC1498_Transcript_StephenRussell.pdf — Stephen Russell oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (January 8th, 2017).
* https://amhistory.si.edu/archives/AC1498_Transcript_PeterSamson.pdf — Peter Samson oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (January 9th, 2017).
* https://www.si.edu/media/NMAH/NMAH-AC1498_Transcript_RobertSaunders.pdf — Robert Alan Saunders oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (November 29th, 2018).
* https://www.si.edu/media/NMAH/NMAH-AC1498_Transcript_StephenPiner.pdf — Steve Piner oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (November 29th, 2018).
* https://www.si.edu/media/NMAH/NMAH-AC1498_Transcript_MartinGraetz.pdf — Martin J Graetz oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (November 30th, 2018).
* https://www.si.edu/media/NMAH/NMAH-AC1498_Transcript_WayneWiitanen.pdf — Wayne Alfred Wiitanen oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (November 30th, 2018).
* https://www.si.edu/media/NMAH/NMAH-AC1498_Transcript_DanielEdwards.pdf — Daniel Edwards oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (November 30th, 2018).

== Books ==

* ''Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution'' by Steven Levy