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  |title  = Computer Space
  |title  = Computer Space
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  |image  = ComputerSpaceFlyerFront.jpg
  |developer = Nolan Bushnell, Ted Dabney
  |developer = Nolan Bushnell, Ted Dabney
  |publisher = Nutting Associates
  |publisher = Nutting Associates
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== Ads ==
== Previews ==
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481473-lemmings-magazine-advertisement.jpg|US magazine ad (1991)
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1543678681-1455536191.jpg|German magazine ad (1991)
ComputerSpace1971MOA.jpeg|Image of the Nutting Associates booth at the MOA. (1971)
698967-lemmings-magazine-advertisement.jpg|Japanese magazine ad for Super Famicom version (1991)
1971-10-30 Cash Box pg 56 02 04.png|(1971)
28021002.JPG|UK magazine ad for NES/Game Boy versions (1993)
1971-11-06 Cash Box pg 56 01 03.png|(1971)
A 0019.jpg|US magazine ad for NES version (date unknown)
450665-lemmings-magazine-advertisement.jpg|Brazilian magazine ad for Master System version (1993)
WHp60cw.png|Magazine ad for ZX Spectrum version (date unknown)
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Dev Diaries ==
== Announcement ==


<gallery>
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
Commodore_Force_Sep-Nov_93_-_Lemmings_Diary.pdf|Four-part development diary for the C64 port from Commodore Force magazine (September–November 1993)
1971-12-04 Cash Box pg 45 02.png|(1971)
ComputerSpaceItalyRelease01.jpg|Announcement of Computer Space in the Italian publication Automat. (1971)
</gallery>
</gallery>


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


== Previews ==
=== 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">
Pages from Raze01-Nov90 Redacted.pdf|Raze (November 1990)
ComputerSpaceProductionLine.jpg|Photo of Computer Space on the production line. (1972)
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Reviews ==
== Articles ==
<gallery>
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
Pages from ComputerAndVideoGames111-Feb91.pdf|Computer and Video Games (February 1991)
1972-01-29 Cash Box pg 62 01 04.png|(1972)
Pages from CUAmiga012-Feb91.pdf|CU Amiga (February 1991)
1972-02-12 Cash Box pg 42 02.png|(1972)
Pages from AmigaFormat020-Mar91.pdf|Amiga Format (March 1991)
1972-05 Vending Times (Computer Space Article).png|(1972)
Pages from ACE43-Apr91.pdf|ACE (April 1991)
1972-11-04 Cash Box pg 55 08.png|(1972)
Pages from One for ST Games The Issue 032 1991-05 EMAP Images GB.pdf|The One for ST Games (May 1991)
GN9105-3.GIF|GIF News (May/June 1991)
Pages from cgw 83.pdf|Computer Gaming World (June 1991)
Lemmings page6.jpg|New Atari User (Aug/Sep 1991)
</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.
== Talks ==
 
{{#evu:https://vimeo.com/22169889|description=Gary Timmons, Mike Dailly, Russell Kay and Dave Jones at Abertay University for Lemmings' 20th anniversary (2011)|container=frame|dimensions=480|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybs5FR-uUNI|description=Mike Dailly's GDC classic postmortem (2019)|container=frame|dimensions=480|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}


== Interviews ==
== Interviews ==


* https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/podcast-april-4-2020/ — Mike Dailly interview on the Arcade Attack podcast
* 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 ==


== 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.


[[File:DSC6089.jpg|thumb|left|Lemmings statues on Perth Road, Dundee, Scotland ]]
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Revision as of 06:54, 26 January 2022

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Announcement[edit]

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Flyers[edit]

Production[edit]

Articles[edit]

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]