Ep.31 – This Means War! In Space!

SpaceWar! (1962) / Early History of Video Games

We go all the way back to 1962, to discuss, "SpaceWar!," one of the most influential titles in video game history, written for the PDP-1 microcomputer. As part of our discussion, we'll look at the entirety of video game history leading up to this point, before talking about what makes this particular game so influential. We also talk about the game canon at the Library of Congress, the first gamepad, as well as the first commercially available video game. Finally, the gaming question of the week has us all talking about our earliest video game memories. Join us for a historical trip down Memory Card Lane.