The very first arcade game, and the very first commercially available video game product.

50 whole years ago, Computer Space was announced to industry press and distributors at the annual Music Operators of America (MOA) Expo for the first time in October of 1971. It was created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney…

The film also made history by being the first video game to be featured in a movie. A custom cabinet unit of the early arcade game Computer Space was used in Soylent Green and is considered to be the first video game appearance in a film.

ZAI @zaiortiz_

Happy 50th Birthday Computer Space. The arcade machine that ignited the path to the 200bn game industry. @arcadeog

October 16th 2021

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Computer Space is a brilliant landmark in game design and Arcade history. The Arcade cabinet is a work of art and an emblem of 70s Futurism + interior design. See the NFTs

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Danny @atari_dan

@arcadeog re-tweeted that Computer Space is 50 years old & it made me appreciate how early we really are in this age of the tech revolution and indeed how far ahead of their time people like @NolanBushnell / Ted Dabney really were.

October 16th 2021

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MakersPlace @makersplaceco

Tuesday is all about Arcade OG! 🖥️🔥 @NolanBushnell x @zaiortiz_ tell the story of Computer Space, the first arcade video game, and Pong, the sensation which launched the electronic gaming industry. Preview here & watch the teaser 👇 Drops 10/12 makersplace.com/nolanbushnell/… #NFT

October 9th 2021

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VonTwittur @EricVonTwittur

@benjedwards @cdespinosa @NolanBushnell @howtogeek Computer Space was actually the first video game I ever played. Nolan installed one in the downstairs lounge in the Tressider Student Union at Stanford. I cheerfully sacrificed a significant number of quarters in an attempt at mastery.

October 16th 2021

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krissy (she/her) @krissymmurphy

This is what the lobby used to look like at Best Western Park Place in Anaheim. I felt like I had to share it his with the universe.

October 13th 2021

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spooky watermelon at a distance @smartwatermelon

how to be me, part 459: see this over-the-top photo of a 1970s Anaheim hotel lobby, immediately recognize the COMPUTER SPACE arcade console in the lower left corner

krissy (she/her) @krissymmurphy

This is what the lobby used to look like at Best Western Park Place in Anaheim. I felt like I had to share it his with the universe. https://t.co/wHNwbSKrcw

October 13th 2021

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