Cover artwork of Videocart-5: Space War

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Videocart-5: Space War

From the first wave of arcade and home gaming, Videocart-5: Space War (1977) is documented in VG90's reference index for Channel F.

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About the game

Dating from 1977, Videocart-5: Space War for Channel F is preserved in the VG90 archive as a catalogue entry — a factual marker of a release that belonged to the first wave of arcade and home gaming.

The years around 1977 belonged to the first wave of arcade and home gaming, when cabinets and the earliest home systems were still teaching players what a video game could be. VG90 groups titles like this one by era and platform so those connections are easy to trace.

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Why it matters

The value of a record like this is context: the first wave of arcade and home gaming produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and cabinets and the earliest home systems were still teaching players what a video game could be. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.

Technical notes

Recorded platform(s): Channel F (1977). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.