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{{ | {{InfoboxGame | ||
|title = Computer Space | |title = Computer Space | ||
|image = | |image = ComputerSpaceFlyerFront.jpg | ||
|developer = Nolan Bushnell, Ted Dabney | |developer = Nolan Bushnell, Ted Dabney | ||
|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 == | ||
<gallery> | |||
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px"> | |||
ComputerSpace1971MOA.jpeg|Image of the Nutting Associates booth at the MOA. (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> | ||
== | == Announcement == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery widths="180px" heights="180px"> | ||
1971-12-04 Cash Box pg 45 02.png|(1971) | |||
ComputerSpaceItalyRelease01.jpg|Announcement of Computer Space in the Italian publication Automat. (1971) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | == Advertisement == | ||
<gallery> | |||
=== Ad Pages === | |||
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px"> | |||
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> | ||
== | === Flyers === | ||
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px"> | |||
ComputerSpaceFlyerFront.jpg|Front of Flyer #1. (1971?) | |||
ComputerSpaceFlyer01Back.jpg|Back of Flyer #1. (1971?) | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Production == | |||
<gallery> | <gallery widths="180px" heights="180px"> | ||
ComputerSpaceProductionLine.jpg|Photo of Computer Space on the production line. (1972) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | == Articles == | ||
<gallery> | <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> | ||
== | == 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 == | ||
* [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://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. | |||
== Interviews == | == Interviews == | ||
* https:// | * 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 == | == Books == | ||
* ''Video Invaders'' by Steve Bloom | * ''Video Invaders'' by Steve Bloom | ||
* ''Atari Inc: Business is Fun'' by Curt Vendel and Marty Goldberg. | |||
== 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. | |||
[[ | [[Category:Game]] | ||
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)
.png)
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.
