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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        =  
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|cover        = Spacewar Cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Valve Corporation}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Valve Corporation}}
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|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 1962}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2003}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Freeware }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 480
 
|steam appid  = 480
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|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =
 +
|mobygames    =
 +
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Spacewar (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Spacewar (video game)
 +
|winehq      = 12299
 +
|license      = freeware
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''Key Info'''
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'''Key points'''
 
{{ii}} This game is hidden. Visit <code>steam://install/480</code> in your browser to install the game. It will ask you if you want to "Launch Application", that application being Steam.
 
{{ii}} This game is hidden. Visit <code>steam://install/480</code> in your browser to install the game. It will ask you if you want to "Launch Application", that application being Steam.
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{{ii}} This is an emulation of the original Spacewar! from 1962<ref>[http://pdp-1.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/?f=theme&s=4&ss=3 History of Spacewar]</ref>. It is very similar to the classic game Asteroids.
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{{ii}} This is an emulation of the original Spacewar! from 1962.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://pdp-1.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/?f=theme&s=4&ss=3|title=History of Spacewar|date=May 2023}}</ref> It is very similar to the classic game Asteroids.
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'''General information'''
 
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/480/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| steam://install/480 | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 480 | Steam | Install with <code>steam://install/480</code> | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
−
{{Game Location Table|
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\spacewar}}
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{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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===Save game data location===
−
{{Video settings
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{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                =
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        = Saves strings of text written by the player up to 39 characters in length (capital letters, numbers and spaces only). Select "Remote Storage" on the main menu to access.<br/>Up to 4096 bytes and up to 10 files available.
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= 1006x721 only.{{note|note=Due to limitations, screenshots captured with the Steam screenshot tool will be rescaled to 1006x722.}}
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 +
|fov notes                  =
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|60 fps                    = unknown
 +
|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = unknown
 +
|color blind notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input Settings
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{{Input
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|key_remap                  =false
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|key remap                = false
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration_option       =false
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration_option_notes =
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|acceleration option notes =
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|controller_support         =false
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|controller_support_notes   =
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = unknown
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 +
|controller support        = true
 +
|controller support notes  =
 +
|full controller          = true
 +
|full controller notes    =
 +
|controller remap          = true
 +
|controller remap notes    =
 +
|controller sensitivity    = true
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 +
|touchscreen              = false
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes       =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = false
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = true
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = false
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = true
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = true
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = true
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Audio==
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = unknown
 +
|separate volume notes    =
 +
|surround sound          = unknown
 +
|surround sound notes    =
 +
|subtitles                = n/a
 +
|subtitles notes          =
 +
|closed captions          = unknown
 +
|closed captions notes    =
 +
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
 +
|eax support              =
 +
|eax support notes        =
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
  |fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =  
 +
|mantle support         =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
 
 +
|minOS    =
 +
|minCPU  =
 +
|minRAM  =
 +
|minHD    =
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU   =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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[[Category:Windows]]
 

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Spacewar
Spacewar cover
Developers
Valve Corporation
Release dates
Windows 2003
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
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Spacewar on Wikipedia
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Key points

This game is hidden. Visit steam://install/480 in your browser to install the game. It will ask you if you want to "Launch Application", that application being Steam.
This is an emulation of the original Spacewar! from 1962.[1] It is very similar to the classic game Asteroids.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
Icon overlay.png
 Install with steam://install/480
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/480/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/480/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Saves strings of text written by the player up to 39 characters in length (capital letters, numbers and spaces only). Select "Remote Storage" on the main menu to access.
Up to 4096 bytes and up to 10 files available.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
1006x721 only.[Note 2]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  2. ↑ Due to limitations, screenshots captured with the Steam screenshot tool will be rescaled to 1006x722.

References

  1. ↑ History of Spacewar - last accessed on May 2023