Computer Space simulated (not emulated).
I went hunting for a Computer Space simulator today, as I’m updating and replacing parts of my infamous OVGE history-of-video-games presentation. Computer Space, the first arcade game, can’t be emulated, only simulated; since the game was created with hard-wired solid state logic, and not any kind of microprocessor or ROM, there’s simply nothing to emulate. You either have the real thing, or a program which mimics its characteristics.
Lo and behold, I found this page, offering simple games for the disabled, and it’s a very good representation. You can configure the controls however you like (I’m using what I call my “MAME Asteroids configuration” – left= rotate counterclockwise, right = rotate clockwise, up = thrust, L-CTRL = fire), and can even resize the screen and/or drop the simulated control panel graphics. It’s pretty cool, and it’s actually not a bad game.… Read more
