Computer Recreations, Inc.
Moby ID: 20694
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Computer Recreations, Inc was founded in June of 1971 in California by Stanford University's then recently graduated Bill Pitts and his high-school friend Hugh Tuck. The company was formed with the goal of creating a faithful coin-operated version of Spacewar. They succeeded, and released Galaxy Game in September of the same year. It was the first ever coin-operated video game, although it never got to be mass-produced due to its high hardware costs.
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Galaxy Game (1971 on Arcade) |
History +
- June 1972
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Released upgraded version of Galaxy Game.
- September 1971
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Released original version of Galaxy Game.
- June 1971
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Founded in California, USA.
Trivia +
Computer Recreations' founders weren't the only ones developing a coin-operated version of Spacewar. Coincidentally, there was another team working on the same concept just a few miles away! However, they were less focused on creating a faithful reimplementation of the game, but rather a commercially viable version for the masses. They were successful and released Computer Space shortly after Galaxy Game. That team was none other than the founders of Atari.
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Interview with Bill Pitts
An interview with one of Computer Recreations' founders, going into detail about the development of Galaxy Game.
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