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One of the earliest video games, '''''Spacewar!''''' was developed on the [[Mainframes and Minicomputers|PDP-1 computer]] at MIT in 1962, fifteen years before [[The Golden Age of Video Games]]. It was also an important early prototype of computer graphics techniques that later became standard in the industry.
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* [[Arbitrary Maximum Range]]
* [[Cosmetically Different Sides]]: The [[Trope Makers|Trope Maker]].
* [[Every Bullet Is a Tracer]]: Another [[Trope Makers|Trope Maker]].
* [[Excited Show Title!]]: The full title according to [[The Other Wiki]] is ''Spacewar!''
* [[Gravity Screw]]: The planet-type. Probably [[Trope Makers|Trope Maker]].
* [[Lead the Target]]
* [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]: Both ships. Probably another [[Trope Makers|Trope Maker]].
* [[Player Versus Player]]
* [[Shoot'Em Up]]: The [[Ur Example]].
* [[The Sixties]]
* [[2-D Space]]
* [[Wrap Around]]: The [[Trope Makers|Trope Maker]].
 
{{reflist}}
{{World Video Game Hall of Fame}}
[[Category:Atari 2600]]
[[Category:Mainframes and Minicomputers]]
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