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|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}} | ||
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== Previews == | == Previews == | ||
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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 == | ||
*https://www.technologizer.com/2011/12/11/computer-space-and-the-dawn-of-the-arcade-video-game/ | * [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/ | * [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/ | * [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/ | * [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 == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:25, 5 September 2024
Previews[edit]
Image of the Nutting Associates booth at the MOA. (1971)
(1971)
(1971)
Announcement[edit]
(1971)
Announcement of Computer Space in the Italian publication Automat. (1971)
Advertisement[edit]
Ad Pages[edit]
(1971)
Cash Box ad (1972)
(1972)
(1972)
Flyers[edit]
Front of Flyer #1. (1971?)
Back of Flyer #1. (1971?)
Production[edit]
Photo of Computer Space on the production line. (1972)
Articles[edit]
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
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Game credits[edit]
- Game Designer, Hardware Designer
- Nolan Bushnell
- Hardware Designer, Sound Engineer
- Ted Dabney
- Technician
- Steve Bristow
Histories[edit]
- Computer Space and the Dawn of the Arcade Video Game by Benj Edwards.
- Pixels in Print (Part 1): Advertising Computer Space by Kate Willaert covering the advertising context of the original game.
- Nolan Versus Ted: Part 1 by Alex Smith. A historiological discussion of the work done on Computer Space by the two partners.
- 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[edit]
- https://amhistory.si.edu/archives/AC1498_Transcript_NolanBushnell.pdf — Nolan Bushnell oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (November 17th, 2017).
- https://amhistory.si.edu/archives/AC1498_Transcript_TedDabney.pdf — Ted Dabney oral history conducted by Christopher Weaver, working with the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (March 15th, 2018).
Books[edit]
- Video Invaders by Steve Bloom
- Atari Inc: Business is Fun by Curt Vendel and Marty Goldberg.
Other Information[edit]
- http://www.computerspacefan.com/SN9003large.htm — Information on the white variation of Computer Space, claimed to be one of the original four production units.
