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MikeQ:
Orlando Science Center had a preview of their big Otronicon video game industry event tonight.  They had original coin-op games of all sorts.  One of them was
Computer Space.  First commercial game ever.  OSC had a working one.  Game play wasn't great but can't expect much for 1971.   You can see that it was what led to asteroids.

http://images.webmagic.com/klov.com/images/C/cComputer_Space.jpg

If anyone is in the Orlando area, Otronicon runs through the 29th.

www.otronicon.org

The show was nothing to write home about.  It was mainly a big sales pitch for the local gaming/simulation industry  (Full Sail, Dave School,  Lockheed and various defence contractors).

Tahnok:
I've always wanted to play Computer Space. I hear that the game sucks, but just for historic value it would be cool. I'm assuming it was still in the original, funky, cab, correct?

Too bad I live on the west coast...

MajorHavoc:
Try this.  Probably as close to the real deal that most of us will ever see.

Link

now all you need is the funky cab.   ;)

Tiger-Heli:
Sad item on a page linked from that thread:   :'( :'( :'(

http://www.computerspacefan.com/VAAL2.JPG

More Cowbell:

--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on January 20, 2006, 07:25:51 am ---Sad item on a page linked from that thread:   :'( :'( :'(

http://www.computerspacefan.com/VAAL2.JPG

--- End quote ---

That's sacrelicious! Hideous injustice! Tron would be rolling over in his grave, if he was real and if he was dead.

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