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space combat arcade game developed in 1971

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Computer Space is an arcade shooter game developed by Atari and published by Nutting Associates. Released in December 1971, the title supports single-player gameplay on arcade platforms.

The game holds a rating of 3 from RAWG and a score of 39 from IGDB, based on five ratings. It is categorized within the arcade and shooter genres.

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Game data

Released
1971-12-01
User rating
3.00 / 5
Genres
Arcade

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Game details · IGDB

39User score · 5 ratings

Computer Space is a video arcade game released in 1971 by Nutting Associates. Created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, who would both later found Atari, Inc., it is generally accepted that it was the world's first commercially sold coin-operated video game of any kind, predating the Magnavox Odyssey's release by six months, and Atari's Pong by one year. It was first location tested at The Dutch Goose in August 1971, then debuted at the MOA show on October 15, 1971, and then officially released in November 1971. Though not commercially sold, the coin operated minicomputer-driven Galaxy Game…

Released
1971
Genres
Shooter, Arcade
Platforms
Arcade
Game modes
Single player
Developer
Atari
Publisher
Nutting Associates

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
United States
Image
Computer Space 1971.jpg
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Commons category
Computer Space
publication date
1971-11-00
title
Computer Space
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