Nutting Associates

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Nutting Associates is the company that released Computer Space, the first commercial arcade game.

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Nutting Associates is the company that released Computer Space, the first commercial arcade game.

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Computer Space (Game)

31 August 1971

Computer Space was the first commercial video game, location tested in August 1971 and then released to market in November 1971.

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Gorf (Game)

28 February 1981

Gorf is a multi-mission fixed shooter featuring five screens. Each of these five missions has its own distinct enemies and rules of play.

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Computer Space Ball (Game)

31 December 1973

Following their loss of Nolan Bushnell and his success with Pong, Nutting Associates cobbled together this clone with the branding of Computer Space.

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Sea Wolf II (Game)

1 June 1978

Seawolf II

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Published Games

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Computer Space (Game)

31 August 1971

Computer Space was the first commercial video game, location tested in August 1971 and then released to market in November 1971.

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Computer Space Ball (Game)

31 December 1973

Following their loss of Nolan Bushnell and his success with Pong, Nutting Associates cobbled together this clone with the branding of Computer Space.

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Amazing Maze (Game)

31 October 1976

Amazing Maze is a two player arcade maze game produced by Midway Manufacturing Co. in October, 1976.

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Company details

Name

Nutting Associates

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Developed Games

• Computer Space (Game)
• Gorf (Game)
• Computer Space Ball (Game)
• Sea Wolf II (Game)
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Published Games

• Computer Space (Game)
• Computer Space Ball (Game)
• Amazing Maze (Game)
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Franchises

• Computer Space (Franchise)
• Gun Fight (Franchise)

People

• Jamie Fenton (Person)
• Nolan Bushnell (Person)
• Ralph Baer (Person)
• Ryuichi Sakamoto (Person)
• Tomohiro Nishikado (Person)
• Yukihiro Takahashi (Person)

Characters

• None

Concepts

• Discrete Logic (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Death (Concept)
• Single-Screen Level (Concept)
• 8-bit (Concept)
• Artificial Intelligence (Concept)
• Broken English (Concept)
• Cartoon Violence (Concept)
• Chiptune (Concept)
• Cover System (Concept)
• Cowboy (Concept)
• Cutscene (Concept)
• Destructible Cover (Concept)
• Destructible Environment (Concept)
• Direction-Based Attack (Concept)
• Duel (Concept)
• Electronic Music (Concept)
• Games Based on Anime (Concept)
• Games Based on Comic Books (Concept)
• Gravity (Concept)

Locations

• Space (Location)
• Arena (Location)
• Desert (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• Mountains (Location)
• North America (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Wild West (Location)

Objects

• Spaceship (Object)
• Ammo (Object)
• Bullet (Object)
• Cactus (Object)
• Cart (Object)
• Corpse (Object)
• Covered Wagon (Object)
• Cowboy Hat (Object)
• Galaxian Flagship (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Hat (Object)
• Pants (Object)
• Pine Tree (Object)
• Pistol (Object)
• Revolver (Object)
• Rock (Object)
• Shirt (Object)
• Shrub (Object)
• Tree (Object)
• UFO (Object)