Cover artwork of Space Beam

// Archive entry № 28991

Space Beam

Space Beam is a 1979 entry from the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, preserved here as a discovery record for Arcade.

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About the game

Space Beam is a video game released in 1979 for Arcade. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the early cartridge-and-arcade boom.

the early cartridge-and-arcade boom was a period of rapid change for the medium: the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Placing Space Beam in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.

Preservation records on VG90 link directly to verified external archives and downloads. Explore the platform, year, and era context, or launch the download directly from this entry.

Why it matters

The value of a record like this is context: the early cartridge-and-arcade boom produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.

Technical notes

Recorded platform(s): Arcade (1979). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.