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Galaxy Game, the earliest coin-operated video game, revisited

Original: Galaxy Game

Galaxy Game, built at Stanford University in 1971, is widely considered the first coin-operated video game, predating Computer Space. A blog post from the Computer History Museum, which preserves the surviving machine, has drawn fresh attention to its history and place as the origin of the arcade gaming industry.

Why now: A museum blog post about a landmark of gaming history has drawn attention from technology enthusiasts.

Galaxy GameComputer History MuseumStanford University

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