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I agree, Computer Space just wasn't fun. It did not capture the core gameplay of Spacewar! And it wasn't just gravity. It could have been just fine without grav

• masswerk 5y ago
  I think, the important part was that Computer Space attempted a single player game. Notably, the early, highly successful games, like Spacewar! and Pong created a level playfield, where two human players of different age and abilities could match in a way that had been impossible before. Which contributed much to the attraction of these games.
  • djmips 5y ago
    That's excellent insight! Indeed even today, the challenge of a human opponent can extend a games life beyond the usual minutes to hours of most games.