Hugh Tuck

Moby ID: 596028

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Hugh Tuck was one of the founders of Computer Recreations, Inc., based in California. Together with his partner, Bill Pitts, they created the very first arcade video game, Galaxy Game, in 1971. It was a re-implementation of Spacewar, a mainframe game that Pitts met at the Stanford University. He invited his high school buddy, Tuck, to come over and play with him on several occasions.

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Galaxy Game (1971, Arcade)	Re-programmed by

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Stanford Magazine article on Bill Pitts
An article written by Bill Pitts, Tuck's partner, about his time at Stanford University and how he and Tuck came to the idea of creating Galaxy Game.

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