Computer Space company because he "couldn't screw it up more than they did". Nutting Associates did not make any further "Computer Space" games before closing in 1976. Bushnell's enthusiasm was soon vindicated, as Atari's first game, "Pong", went on to substantially greater success than "Computer Space". Although not as influential as "Pong", "Computer Space"s release marked the beginning of the commercial video game industry. Computer Space Computer Space is a space combat arcade game developed in 1971 as one of the last games created in the early history of video games. Created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in partnership as Syzygy
Ted Dabney the area. He was able to leave the Corps as he had been accepted for San Francisco State University, but as he did not have the funds to support his education, he instead took a job with Bank of America based on his electronics experience, where he kept the Electronic Recording Machine, Accounting operational. Dabney left Bank of America after a year, and on recommendation of John Herbert, a colleague he worked with, was hired by Hewlett-Packard. Within a few weeks, Herbert had moved on to Ampex and convinced Dabney to interview there. Dabney joined Ampex in 1961, working in