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ARCADE MACHINE / STRUCTURED RECORD

Computer Space

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Arcade machine marketed in 1971 by Nolan Bushnell; the evidence describes it as a version of Spacewar!.

ENTITY DATA

Type: Arcade Machine
Year: 1971
Country or region: United States
Status: Documented

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References

Historia de los videojuegosbrave_web · 90%
La Historia de los Videojuegos - educahistoriabrave_web · 65%

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