1973 · Game
Maze War (1973)
First-person multiplayer maze game started at NASA Ames in 1973 by Steve Colley, Greg Thompson and Howard Palmer. Described as the earliest first-person shooter.
Created 1973 to 1974 on the Imlac PDS-1, with an expanded MIT version on a PDP-10 and a 1977 Xerox Alto version.
See 1973 in the interactive timeline
Facts
- Date
- 1973
- Kind
- Game: First-person maze game
- Maker or publisher
- Steve Colley, Greg Thompson and Howard Palmer
- Platforms
- Imlac PDS-1, PDP-10, Xerox Alto
- Genre
- First-person shooter
- Format
- Networked terminals
Source: Wikipedia
Find one of your own
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. These links only search for the item by name. Disclosure
Guides: How to play old PC games today
Related
- Xerox Alto (ran on, 1973)
Also in 1973
- Micral N Computer or hardware
- Xerox Alto Computer or hardware
- Ethernet first runs at Xerox PARC Event
- 101 BASIC Computer Games published Event
- Space Race (Atari) Game
- Westworld Movie
- TV Typewriter Peripheral
- Hunt the Wumpus Game