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  |title  = Computer Space
  |title  = Computer Space
  |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}}
}}


== Flyers ==
== Previews ==
<gallery>
 
ComputerSpaceFlyerFront.jpg|Front of Flyer #1. (1971?)
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
ComputerSpaceFlyer01Back.jpg|Back of Flyer #1. (1971?)
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>
 
== Announcement ==
 
<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 ==


== Ads ==
=== Ad Pages ===
<gallery>
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
1971-11-27 Cash Box pg 54 04.png|(1971)
ComputerSpaceAd01.jpg|Cash Box ad (1972)
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>
=== Flyers ===
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
ComputerSpaceFlyerFront.jpg|Front of Flyer #1. (1971?)
ComputerSpaceFlyer01Back.jpg|Back of Flyer #1. (1971?)
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Production ==
== Production ==


<gallery>
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
ComputerSpaceProductionLine.jpg|Photo of Computer Space on the production line. (1972)
ComputerSpaceProductionLine.jpg|Photo of Computer Space on the production line. (1972)
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Release ==
== Articles ==
<gallery>
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
https://morguefile.wiki/wiki/index.php/File:ComputerSpaceItalyRelease01.jpg|Announcement of
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>


== Newspaper Mentions ==
== Game credits ==
<gallery>
The Courier Journal Wed Apr 1 1992.jpg|Coverage of the SPA Excellence in Software Awards; Lemmings won two (April 1992)
</gallery>


== Previews ==
{{Credits begin}}
 
{{Credits line|Game Designer, Hardware Designer = Nolan Bushnell}}
<gallery>
{{Credits line|Hardware Designer, Sound Engineer = Ted Dabney}}
ComputerSpace1971MOA.jpeg|Cash Box (October 30th, 1971)
{{Credits line|Technician = Steve Bristow}}
</gallery>
{{Credits end}}
 
== Photos On Location ==
<gallery>
</gallery>


== 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'' 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.


== Interviews ==
== Interviews ==


* 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_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).
* 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 ==


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


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Previews[edit]

Announcement[edit]

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Ad Pages[edit]

Flyers[edit]

Production[edit]

Articles[edit]

Game credits[edit]

Game Designer, Hardware Designer
Nolan Bushnell
Hardware Designer, Sound Engineer
Ted Dabney
Technician
Steve Bristow

Histories[edit]

Interviews[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Video Invaders by Steve Bloom
  • Atari Inc: Business is Fun by Curt Vendel and Marty Goldberg.

Other Information[edit]