A strange little side quest
The next time Sittin At A Bar asks for one more try, remember that game ideas rarely appear from nowhere. Computer Space reached arcades in 1971 and became one of the earliest commercial electronic arcade games, even though its controls proved demanding for many players. A second detail makes the picture even better: Computer Space reached arcades in 1971 and became one of the earliest commercial electronic arcade games, even though its controls proved demanding for many players. That long chain of experiments is part of why video-game history still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.