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Fixing Computer Space (2015) (edfries.wordpress.com)
35 points by Nition on Dec 20, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


This a great read, don't miss it! It served as a major source of information for my attempt to retro-emulate Computer Space on the PDP-1 [1] and for a comprehensive description of the game for yet another project [2].

Everyone interested in early arcade video games should have a closer look at "The Textbook of Video Game Logic; Volume 1" by Arkush, William (Kush N' Stuff Amusement Electronics, Inc., Campbell, CA, 1976), a PDF copy [3] of which is linked in the article!

[1] "Ironic Computer Space Simulator" for the DEC PDP-1 (online emulation): https://www.masswerk.at/icss/

[2] A description of Computer Space: https://www.masswerk.at/rc2017/04/02.html

[3] The Textbook of Video Game Logic; Volume 1: http://www.tokensonly.com/images/resources/manuals/video-gam...




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