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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2003}}
 
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|steam appid  = 480
 
|steam appid  = 480
 
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|strategywiki =  
 
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|wikipedia    = Spacewar (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Spacewar (video game)
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'''Key points'''
 
'''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.
{{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.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                   =  
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|epic games store notes =  
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|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin notes             =  
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|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.
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|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.
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud notes       =  
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}}
 
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
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|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes= 1006x721 only.{{note|note=Due to limitations, screenshots captured with the Steam screenshot tool will be rescaled to 1006x721.}}
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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.}}
 
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|vsync                      = false
 
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
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|tracked motion prompts notes =  
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
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|windows exe notes      =  
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
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Spacewar
Spacewar cover
Developers
Valve Corporation
Release dates
Windows 2003
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Spacewar on Wikipedia

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

Input

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