Computer Space

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf arcade
gptkbp:cabinetColor various (often metallic blue or red)
gptkbp:category arcade-only video games
1970s video games
games based on Spacewar!
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:controlScheme buttons
joystick
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Nolan_Bushnell
gptkb:Ted_Dabney
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Nutting_Associates
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Computer_History_Museum
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:game single-player
two-player (alternating)
gptkbp:genre space combat
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first mass-produced video game
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Computer Space
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Spacewar!
gptkbp:legacy influenced the video game industry
gptkbp:marketReception modest commercial success
gptkbp:mechanic avoid enemy fire
player controls a rocket ship
player shoots flying saucers
gptkbp:notableFor first commercially sold arcade video game
gptkbp:platform arcade
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Pong
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Nutting_Associates
gptkbp:releaseYear 1971
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pong
gptkbp:technology discrete logic circuits
gptkbp:usesDisplay CRT monitor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spacewar!
gptkb:World_Video_Game_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6