Before Atari, there was Syzygy Engineering, and before Home Pong, there was the Computer Space arcade machine. And then just a little bit after that, in July 1973 to be precise, there was the ...
There are arcade cabinets, and then there are arcade cabinets that make you think it’s too old to be an arcade cabinet. Say hello to Computer Space, and one of the rarest versions ever produced is now ...
In an age wherein entertainment wasn't found in the palm of your hand, arcades were once a place wherein gamers made core memories, like bonding with siblings, after-school hangouts, and even a few ...
Last year we covered the creation of a 3D-printed full-size replica of an original Computer Space arcade machine, the legendary first glimmer from what would become Atari, one of the most famous names ...
In November 1971, a chrome-flecked cabinet shaped like something out of a Jetsons fever dream started eating quarters in a bowling alley near Sunnyvale, California. It wasn’t Pong. Pong didn’t exist ...
Two arcade cabinets for Nolan Bushnell’s Computer Space, regarded as the first commercially sold video game ever, have been listed on eBay. The games, which predated Pong by about a year, are ...
While Nutting and Syzygy reportedly sold more than 1,000 Computer Space arcade cabinets and made a significant financial return, the release marked the end of their professional collaboration.