December 18, 1976 · Game
Microchess (1976)
Peter Jennings's chess program for the KIM-1, released December 18, 1976, was the first commercially sold home computer game. Printed source cost $10.
Sold for $10 (source), $12 (paper tape) and $13 (cassette). More than 50,000 copies had sold by 1979.
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Facts
- Date
- December 18, 1976
- Kind
- Game: Chess
- Maker or publisher
- Micro-Ware
- Developer
- Peter Jennings
- Platforms
- KIM-1, Apple II, TRS-80, Commodore PET
- Genre
- Chess
- Format
- Cassette tape
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