Just Curious Again...

Dark Lord · Post by **Dark Lord** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:40 am

Well since the first poll ended, I decided to make another. Does anyone know when the first Space game was made? I'll post the answer when the poll is over.

Thunderdog · Post by **Thunderdog** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:04 pm

1971, Space invaders? That's just a guess.

Dopefish · Post by **Dopefish** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:00 pm

Spacewar.
I thought it was 1961, but I guess it's 1962.

Post by **Dogbreath** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:39 pm

I was under the impression it was 1964? 62 must be it, then...

Sorcerdon · Post by **Sorcerdon** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:45 pm

1958 - biatch
Spacewar--MIT student Steve Russell's protogame--featured two dueling spaceships controlled by toggle switches. It was created on the hulking PDP-1 computer, a $120,000 mainframe the size of a Buick.

Dark Lord · Post by **Dark Lord** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:07 pm

Here's a tip, it was created between 900 B.C. and 3000 A.D.

Post by **Dogbreath** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:47 pm

Stop with your damn tips already! They're not funny.

Post by **CPT Worm** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:59 pm

The hints are about as funny as me guessing "2005" over and over again.

I was going to say 1961, but since it's not up there, I'll take '62.

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/gamestimeline1.html wrote:1961:
Steve Russell, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), creates Spacewar, the first interactive computer game. It runs on a Digital PDP-1 mainframe computer, and the graphics are made up of ASCII text characters.

Dark Lord · Post by **Dark Lord** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:01 pm

Ok sheesh, you don't have to get all cranky about it.

Sorcerdon · Post by **Sorcerdon** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:57 am

U were wrong in ur other "Just curious" How do u know this one is gonna be right?

Dark Lord · Post by **Dark Lord** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:58 pm

The answer in SpaceWar but it was made in 1962 not '61. I'm getting this from a book I have about old computers and stuff so if you think I'm wrong, don't complain to me.

Post by **Dogbreath** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:10 pm

Dark Lord wrote:The answer in SpaceWar but it was made in 1962 not '61. I'm getting this from a book I have about old computers and stuff so if you think I'm wrong, don't complain to me.

Who wrote the book then? Do you have his/her e-mail?

*Gets ready for a couple death threats.*

Post by **emmzee** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:46 am

I checked this in the best book of video game history that I have (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0072231726/">High Score</a>, awesome book, well worth the price) and it says that while the idea for SpaceWar was conceived in 1961, the first version of the game wasn't finished until 1962.

So there! *slams fist on table decisively*

Now let us never speak of this again.

Dark Lord · Post by **Dark Lord** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:54 pm

no I don't have their email. The book was written in '93. Not too many people had their email listed in their books back then.

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