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Galaxy Game, the 1971 coin-operated video game developed at Stanford University, is drawing renewed interest after a museum blog post revisited its history. Built by Bill Pitts and Hugh Tuck, it predates Computer Space and is widely credited as the first arcade video game. Commenters are discussing its place in computing history and its custom hardware.
- 2Galaxy Game, the earliest arcade machine, restored at Interim Computer Museum●Galaxy Game – Interim Computer Museum
The Interim Computer Museum has published a write-up on Galaxy Game, the coin-operated space combat game installed at Stanford University in 1971, widely regarded as the first arcade video game. The post covers the machine's history and preservation, and early comments on the museum's blog show enthusiasts debating its place in computing history alongside Pong and other early experiments.