Video game · 1974
Spasim
Released 1 March 1974 on mainframe computer and PLATO
- Made in
- United States
- Genre
- Shooter, Simulator
- Themes
- Science fiction
About Spasim
Spasim (abbreviation of 'space simulation') was a 32-player 3D networked computer game by Jim Bowery involving 4 planetary systems with up to 8 players per planetary system, released in March 1, 1974. Jim Bowery claims that it is the very first 3D multiplayer game and has offered reward of US $500 to anyone who could document an example of a multiplayer 3D virtual reality game prior to Spasim. In Spasim the players flew around in space and to each other they appeared as wire-frame space ships. Their positions were updated about every second. The game was played on the PLATO computer system, and was heavily influenced by another PLATO space multiplayer game Empire.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| mainframe computer | 1 March 1974 |
|---|---|
| PLATO | March 1974 |
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