Stephen Russell, Spacewar!, 1962, Emulation by Norbert Landsteiner at masswerk.at, 2012–2016

Eugene Jarvis and Williams, Defender, 1981

Toru Iwatani and Namco, Pac-Man, 1980, Photo by Nathan Keay

Ralph H. Baer and Magnavox, Magnavox Odyssey, 1972

Nolan Bushnell and Atari Inc., Atari 2600, 1977, Photo by Nathan Keay

Atari Inc., Super Pong, Photo by Nathan Keay

Allan Alcorn, Atari, Nolan Bushnell, Video Olympics (Pong), 1977

Rand Miller and Robyn Miller, and Cyan, Myst, 1993

Nintendo, Game Boy, 1989

Blizzard, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, 1995

Alexey Pajitnov and Spectrum HoloByte, Tetris, 1987

Jordan Mechner and Broderbund, Prince of Persia, 1989

New Acquisitions to the Video Game History Collection

January 9, 2022 - May 15, 2022
Sundays 1-5pm
$5

Over the past two years, the Gamespace Video Game History Collection has steadily increased in quantity and quality. Its focus is on the most important, influential and enduring games from the 20th century. Through partnerships with collectors and lenders, Chicago Gamespace is proud to unveil new acquisitions and loans of Asteroids, Defender, Donkey Kong, Mortal Kombat II and other exceptional titles. Newly playable games include an emulation of Spacewar!, Colossal Cave Adventure, Tetris, and DOOM.

These classics join the playable collection of games, artifacts, and image and video documentation Pong, Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Oregon Trail, Super Mario Brothers, Tetris, Game Boy, Prince of Persia, King’s Quest V, NBA Jam, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, SimCity, Myst, Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

*Attn collectors! If you have historically significant game ephemera to donate or lend, please contact chicagogamespace@gmail.com.