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The Galaxy Game

Episode 22 Published 9 years, 11 months ago
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TCW Podcast Episode 022 - The Galaxy Game

 

We go over the Galaxy Game. It was one of the first commercial attempts to bring video games to market. Though it was unable to get the venture capital needed to get off the ground, the two prototypes that were created proved that there was a market for video games.

 

Space War Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP2OaKHaDxM

 

Punch Cards Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG2M4ttzBnY

 

Walter Cronkite Top 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3eFl9pcxsM

 

Computer Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUv3z7XGRRc

 

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TCW Email: tcwpodcast@gmail.com 

Twitter: @tcwpodcast

Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

 

Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode 

Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love 

Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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