Computer Space was innovative, but how was it to play? Ed Fries, CC BY-NDBefore Pong there was Computer Space, the first commercial video game. The progenitor of today’s US$175 billion industry ...

Before Pong there was Computer Space, so why have we never heard of the 50-year-old game that revolutionized commercial video?

Atari's first three video arcade games tell a fascinating story of rapid evolution. At left is the world's first video arcade game ("Computer Space" - 1971), the game it inspired ("Pong" - 1972 ...

Freespace, the last of the great PC space shooters, is coming back. But as a tabletop miniatures wargame. Made by Chris Taylor, lead designer on the original Fallout.

Discover Games Summary Following their loss of Nolan Bushnell and his success with Pong, Nutting Associates cobbled together this clone with the branding of Computer Space.

MIT creates a simulation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Spacewar. A relic of the early days of minicomputers, it was one of the first computer video games and set the stage for many others ...