Spacewar! (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Spacewar!" in English language version.

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archive.org

Graetz, Martin (August 1981). "The origin of Spacewar". Creative Computing. Vol. 7, no. 8. pp. 56–67. ISSN 0097-8140.
"Players Guide To Electronic Science Fiction Games". Electronic Games. Vol. 1, no. 2. March 1982. p. 36. ISSN 0730-6687.
Pohl, Frederik (August 1963). "Spacewar, 1963". The Editor's Page. Galaxy Science Fiction. Vol. 21, no. 6. p. 4. ISSN 0016-4003.
Bell; Mudge; McNamara, p. 478 Bell, C. Gordon; Mudge, J. Craig; McNamara, John E. (1978). Computer Engineering: A DEC View of Hardware Systems Design. Digital Press. ISBN 978-0-932376-00-8.
Kruglisnki, Dave (October 1977). "How to Implement Space War (or Using Your Oscilloscope as a Telescope)". Byte. Vol. 2, no. 10. pp. 86–89. ISSN 0360-5280.
Beard, David (May 1979). "Spacewar in Tiny BASIC". Byte. Vol. 4, no. 5. pp. 110–115. ISSN 0360-5280.

arstechnica.com

Lasar, Matthew (October 25, 2011). "Spacewar!, the first 2D top-down shooter, turns 50". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

bitsavers.org

"The TX-0: Its Past and Present". The Computer Museum Report. Vol. 8. Spring 1984. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.

cnet.com

Stein, Scott (July 29, 2022). "Spacewar to Go: Analogue Pocket Adds Support for Archiving Gaming Hardware". CNET. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.

computerhistory.org

"The Mouse That Roared: A PDP-1 Celebration Event". Computer History Museum. May 15, 2006. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

engadget.com

Ransom-Wiley, James (March 12, 2007). "10 most important video games of all time, as judged by 2 designers, 2 academics, and 1 lowly blogger". Joystiq. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

gamasutra.com

Barton, Matt; Loguidice, Bill (June 10, 2009). "The History of Spacewar!: The Best Waste of Time in the History of the Universe". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

geek.com

Humphries, Matthew (December 11, 2012). "Play Spacewar! on the DEC PDP-1 emulated in your browser". Geek.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

kaleberg.com

Goodavage, Joseph F. (November 1972). "Space War!: A Computer Game Today, a Reality Tomorrow?". Saga. Vol. 44, no. 8. pp. 34–37, 92–94. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

kinephanos.ca

Monnens, D.; Goldberg, M. (June 2015). "Space Odyssey: The Long Journey of Spacewar! from MIT to Computer Labs Around the World". Kinephanos. Cultural History of Video Games Special Issue: 124–147. ISSN 1916-985X. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.

loc.gov

blogs.loc.gov

Owens, Trevor (September 26, 2012). "Yes, The Library of Congress Has Video Games: An Interview with David Gibson". The Signal. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

microsoft.com

msdn.microsoft.com

Cox, Charles; Klucher, Michael (May 2007). "Unleash Your Imagination With XNA Game Studio Express". MSDN Magazine. Vol. 21, no. 5. ISSN 1528-4859. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007.

museumofplay.org

"Spacewar!". The Strong National Museum of Play. The Strong. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

nytimes.com

Markoff, John (February 28, 2002). "A Long Time Ago, in a Lab Far Away..." The New York Times. p. G9. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015.
Markoff, John (December 16, 1990). "Digital Fetes the 'Germ' That Began a Revolution". The New York Times. p. 3–11. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020.
Chaplin, Heather (March 12, 2007). "Is That Just Some Game? No, It's a Cultural Artifact". The New York Times. p. E7. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015.

stanford.edu

infolab.stanford.edu

Pitts, Bill (October 29, 1997). "The Galaxy Game". Stanford University Infolab. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.

stanfordmag.org

Lorge, Greta; Antonucci, Mike. "Game Changers – Ed Logg, MS '72". Stanford Magazine. No. May/June 2012. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

theverge.com

Parrish, Ash (July 29, 2022). "Analogue releases video game from 1962 on the Pocket". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

thoughtco.com

Bellis, Mary (March 5, 2019). "The History of Spacewar". Dotdash. Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

variety.com

Vincent, Brittany (November 26, 2018). "Smithsonian and AIAS Will Honor 'Spacewar!' Creators With Pioneer Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.

videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Smith, Alexander (March 17, 2021). "Worldly Wednesdays: A Timeline of Spacewar!". They Create Worlds. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

web.archive.org

"The TX-0: Its Past and Present". The Computer Museum Report. Vol. 8. Spring 1984. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
Brand, Stewart (December 7, 1972). "Spacewar: Fantastic Life and Symbolic Death Among the Computer Bums". Rolling Stone. No. 123. pp. 50–58. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2006.
Goodavage, Joseph F. (November 1972). "Space War!: A Computer Game Today, a Reality Tomorrow?". Saga. Vol. 44, no. 8. pp. 34–37, 92–94. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
Smith, Alexander (March 17, 2021). "Worldly Wednesdays: A Timeline of Spacewar!". They Create Worlds. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
Bellis, Mary (March 5, 2019). "The History of Spacewar". Dotdash. Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
Pitts, Bill (October 29, 1997). "The Galaxy Game". Stanford University Infolab. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
Edwards, D. J.; Graetz, M. (April 1962). "PDP-1 Plays at Spacewar". Decuscope. 1 (1): 2–4. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
Lasar, Matthew (October 25, 2011). "Spacewar!, the first 2D top-down shooter, turns 50". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
Markoff, John (February 28, 2002). "A Long Time Ago, in a Lab Far Away..." The New York Times. p. G9. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015.
Monnens, D.; Goldberg, M. (June 2015). "Space Odyssey: The Long Journey of Spacewar! from MIT to Computer Labs Around the World". Kinephanos. Cultural History of Video Games Special Issue: 124–147. ISSN 1916-985X. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
Parrish, Ash (July 29, 2022). "Analogue releases video game from 1962 on the Pocket". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
Cox, Charles; Klucher, Michael (May 2007). "Unleash Your Imagination With XNA Game Studio Express". MSDN Magazine. Vol. 21, no. 5. ISSN 1528-4859. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007.
Humphries, Matthew (December 11, 2012). "Play Spacewar! on the DEC PDP-1 emulated in your browser". Geek.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
Stein, Scott (July 29, 2022). "Spacewar to Go: Analogue Pocket Adds Support for Archiving Gaming Hardware". CNET. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
"The Mouse That Roared: A PDP-1 Celebration Event". Computer History Museum. May 15, 2006. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
Markoff, John (December 16, 1990). "Digital Fetes the 'Germ' That Began a Revolution". The New York Times. p. 3–11. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020.
Barton, Matt; Loguidice, Bill (June 10, 2009). "The History of Spacewar!: The Best Waste of Time in the History of the Universe". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
Lorge, Greta; Antonucci, Mike. "Game Changers – Ed Logg, MS '72". Stanford Magazine. No. May/June 2012. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
Chaplin, Heather (March 12, 2007). "Is That Just Some Game? No, It's a Cultural Artifact". The New York Times. p. E7. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015.
Ransom-Wiley, James (March 12, 2007). "10 most important video games of all time, as judged by 2 designers, 2 academics, and 1 lowly blogger". Joystiq. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
Owens, Trevor (September 26, 2012). "Yes, The Library of Congress Has Video Games: An Interview with David Gibson". The Signal. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
"Spacewar!". The Strong National Museum of Play. The Strong. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
Vincent, Brittany (November 26, 2018). "Smithsonian and AIAS Will Honor 'Spacewar!' Creators With Pioneer Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.

wheels.org

Brand, Stewart (December 7, 1972). "Spacewar: Fantastic Life and Symbolic Death Among the Computer Bums". Rolling Stone. No. 123. pp. 50–58. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2006.
Edwards, D. J.; Graetz, M. (April 1962). "PDP-1 Plays at Spacewar". Decuscope. 1 (1): 2–4. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Graetz, Martin (August 1981). "The origin of Spacewar". Creative Computing. Vol. 7, no. 8. pp. 56–67. ISSN 0097-8140.
Brand, Stewart (December 7, 1972). "Spacewar: Fantastic Life and Symbolic Death Among the Computer Bums". Rolling Stone. No. 123. pp. 50–58. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2006.
"Get a Grip!!!: Joysticks Past, Present & Future". Next Generation. No. 17. May 1996. pp. 34–42. ISSN 1078-9693.
"Players Guide To Electronic Science Fiction Games". Electronic Games. Vol. 1, no. 2. March 1982. p. 36. ISSN 0730-6687.
Drury, Paul (2022). "The Big Bang: Steve Russell and the Creation of Spacewar". Retro Gamer. No. Special, The History of Video Games Second Edition. Future. pp. 8–11. ISSN 1742-3155.
"The Great Videogame Swindle?". Next Generation. No. 23. November 1996. pp. 64–66. ISSN 1078-9693.
Pohl, Frederik (August 1963). "Spacewar, 1963". The Editor's Page. Galaxy Science Fiction. Vol. 21, no. 6. p. 4. ISSN 0016-4003.
Monnens, D.; Goldberg, M. (June 2015). "Space Odyssey: The Long Journey of Spacewar! from MIT to Computer Labs Around the World". Kinephanos. Cultural History of Video Games Special Issue: 124–147. ISSN 1916-985X. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
Kruglisnki, Dave (October 1977). "How to Implement Space War (or Using Your Oscilloscope as a Telescope)". Byte. Vol. 2, no. 10. pp. 86–89. ISSN 0360-5280.
Beard, David (May 1979). "Spacewar in Tiny BASIC". Byte. Vol. 4, no. 5. pp. 110–115. ISSN 0360-5280.
Cox, Charles; Klucher, Michael (May 2007). "Unleash Your Imagination With XNA Game Studio Express". MSDN Magazine. Vol. 21, no. 5. ISSN 1528-4859. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007.