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"Computer Space" Sim / Clone Not available On This Site Anymore
DaredevilDave:
--- Quote from: nitrogen_widget on October 29, 2017, 09:28:53 am ---works on 64bit linux now.
this would fit perfectly in a mini cabaret woody cab with a small crt.
I probably missed it in the thread but what resolutions will this run at?
Can you force a res. at start or does it adopt desktop res?
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It will run at your desktop res. It will have black bars on the sides if necessary to keep the 4:3 aspect ratio. It does that on my 16:9 and 16:10 screens. There should be no stretching in Windows. Not sure about Linux.
I just experimented - I tried setting my 60 inch TV to 800 x 600 (in Windows I mean) and it filled the screen.
DaredevilDave:
I just received a very nice email from Kevin at www.computerspacefan.com. If you want to learn everything about Computer Space, go there!
I asked him for comments and was very pleasantly surprised. There are a few things I should fix, like the saucers aiming and the missiles don't normally have tails.
It was great hearing from someone who owns an actual machine(s?) and is so into it. Seriously cool, it totally made my day!
So in the near future (weeks) I will do another update.
I'm turning 50 tomorrow so starting the party early (now). Party on, Wayne! :afro:
Thenasty:
Happy B-Day DareDevilDave.
DaredevilDave:
Thank you!!!
This is a trip...
I just got off the phone with my Dad. I was telling him about this game. He's 75.
He told me "some guys" approached him at around 1970. My dad made boats in San Jose, CA and they needed a fiberglass cabinet built for a game they'd designed. Before I could say anything he said, "I remember the name of their company - Nutting Associates"
I said, "That's them!!! That's them! Those are the guys who made Computer Space!" I freaked the f out! No way?!?! He said all they had was a wooden cabinet at the time and some TVs and a production area.
My Dad almost designed the cabinets for Computer Space! What a trip! I had no idea of this connection until right now. I don't know why he didn't design them, he doesn't remember everything right now, but he remembered their name and thought it was strange that he did. I think maybe they couldn't afford the work, but they obviously got them designed somewhere.
:cheers:
bosco:
I'm usually a lurker but had to chime in to thank you for this great simulator. Is there a way to turn off the filtering? I'm one of the few that like my pixels blocky. :)
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