Spacewar!

Summary

Spacewar! is a video game^[1]. Spacewar! has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Spacewar!'s instance of is recorded as video game^[3].
• Spacewar! was published by Steve Russell^[4].
• Spacewar!'s genre is space flight simulation game^[5].
• Spacewar!'s genre is shoot 'em up^[6].
• Spacewar!'s genre is science fiction video game^[7].
• Spacewar!'s developer is recorded as Steve Russell^[8].
• Spacewar!'s Commons category is recorded as Spacewar!^[9].
• Spacewar!'s platform is recorded as mainframe computer^[10].
• Spacewar!'s platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[11].
• Spacewar!'s platform is recorded as PDP-1^[12].
• Spacewar!'s game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game^[13].
• Spacewar!'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[14].
• Spacewar!'s input device is recorded as gamepad^[15].
• Spacewar!'s country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• Spacewar! was released on January 1, 1962^[17].
• Spacewar!'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spacewar!^[18].
• Spacewar!'s Commons gallery is recorded as Spacewar!^[19].
• Spacewar!'s programmer is recorded as Steve Russell^[20].
• Spacewar!'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spacewar'}^[21].

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Authorship and Creation

Spacewar! was published by Steve Russell^[4].

Publication

Spacewar! was released on January 1, 1962^[17]. Spacewar!'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[14]. Genres include space flight simulation game^[5], shoot 'em up^[6], and science fiction video game^[7].

Why It Matters

Spacewar! has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Spacewar! is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]