GAME INTERVAL: 1971 : Uncoded

They left gaming industry long back, but still alive in people’s mind.

Any one remembers Computer Space, the big daddy of Gamingrevolution?

Let’s re-visit 1971, when world got an opportunity to see a true gaming device of its time in the form of Computer Space. The device claimed to be world’s 1^st commercially sold video gaming device.

Developed by Nolan Bushnell (considered to be founding father of gaming industry) & Ted Debney, later both co-founded Atari. Initially started as a pilot project in campuses across

United States

, it didn’t get mass market acceptance neither from the critics & nor from consumer. Although, it was an innovative step in establishing arcade style of gaming but shunned by critics saying that, it lacked the simple Gameplay.The Company was hoping to sell around 1,500 of Computer Space devices but managed to shift between 500-1000 devices. This made Nutting Associates to stop manufacturing Computer Space ,as it failed miserably ,later shutting down the firm in 1973.

Ad featuring Computer Space

Credit- Nutting Associates ,Inc

Gameplay:

Computer Space was meant to work well with single & double players.The rocket ship controlled by the player can be manipulated through space using rotational buttons and a thrust button. The object of the game is for the player to have the rocket ship to destroy the flying saucers more times than the flying saucers can destroy the rocket ship, the player must also try to have the rocket ship outscore the flying saucers in order to get extended play in hyperspace.The game will end if the flying saucers outscore the player's rocket ship and time has expired.

Video featuring Computer Space Game Play

PR Special: A yellow Computer Space device can be seen in various movies & music videos such as Jaws, Soylent Green & Brimful of Asha