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Galaxy Game, the earliest arcade machine, restored at Interim Computer Museum

Original: 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.

Why now: Computer history enthusiasts are discussing the preservation and significance of the earliest arcade video game.

Interim Computer Museum Galaxy Game Stanford University Computer History Museum

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