# Four Colors of the World's First Commercial Video Game on Location!

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2022-02-08  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/four-colors-of-the-world-s-first-commercial-video-game-on-location

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## Analysis

Knapp Arcade reports that The Game Terminal and Music City Pinball in Nashville, Tennessee have all four main colors of Computer Space, the world's first commercial video game, on location. The article highlights The Game Terminal as an impressive arcade venue and provides an extensive inventory list of their pinball, arcade, and outdoor games.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] The Game Terminal and Music City Pinball in Nashville have all four main colors of Computer Space on the floor — _Direct statement in article opening; author appears to have visited or verified the inventory_
- [HIGH] Computer Space is the world's first commercial video game — _Stated as established fact in article title and opening paragraph_

### Notable Quotes

> "Now this is seriously impressive. The Game Terminal and Music City Pinball in Nashville, Tennessee have all four main colors of the first ever commercial video game Computer Space on the floor!"
> — **Knapp Arcade (author)**, opening
> _Article's main news hook; establishes the rarity and significance of having all four Computer Space color variants in one location_

> "The Game Terminal is on my short places of arcades that I have to visit next. It looks AMAZING."
> — **Knapp Arcade (author)**, mid-article
> _Personal endorsement from industry observer; signals the venue as notable enough to merit a pilgrimage visit_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| The Game Terminal | organization | Arcade venue in Nashville, Tennessee featuring extensive pinball, arcade, and outdoor game collection |
| Music City Pinball | organization | Pinball arcade/venue in Nashville, Tennessee; co-location or related to The Game Terminal |
| Knapp Arcade | person | Author/content creator reporting on arcade locations and game inventories |
| Computer Space | game | First commercial video game; all four color variants reportedly present at Nashville location |
| Nashville, Tennessee | event | Location of The Game Terminal and Music City Pinball |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Arcade venue discovery/curation, Video game history (Computer Space as first commercial game), Pinball machine inventory and availability
- **Secondary:** Location-based gaming community

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Author expresses strong enthusiasm and recommendation for The Game Terminal venue; uses superlatives ('seriously impressive,' 'AMAZING'); no criticism or negative sentiment detected

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Knapp Arcade highlighting and endorsing The Game Terminal as a must-visit arcade destination signals ongoing support and promotion of location-based pinball/arcade venues in the community (confidence: high) — Article framing, extensive inventory documentation, personal recommendation
- **[event_signal]** Computer Space color variant collection represents a significant arcade history milestone in a commercial location, attracting collector and enthusiast attention (confidence: high) — Opening statement emphasizes rarity of having all four color variants in one location

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## Transcript

Now this is seriously impressive.  The Game Terminal and Music City Pinball in Nashville, Tennessee have all four main colors of the first ever commercial video game Computer Space on the floor! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Game Terminal is on my short places of arcades that I have to visit next.  It looks AMAZING.  Check out this list of games:

PINBALL

AC/DC Pro 
Addams Family
Apollo 13
Attack From Mars Special Edition
Austin Powers
Avengers - Infinity Quest Pro
Back to the Future - The Pinball
Barb Wire 
Batman (Stern)
Batman 66 (Premium)
Batman Forever
Black Knight (Original)
Black Knight Sword of Rage (Pro)
The Champion Pub
Cirqus Voltaire
Comet
Congo
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Deadpool (Pro)
Dialed In (LE)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Eight Ball Deluxe
Elvis
Elvira’s House of Horrors 
Elvira and the Party Monsters
F-14 TOMCAT
Firepower
Fish Tales
Flash Gordon
Funhouse
Game of Thrones (Pro)
Ghostbusters (Premium)
Guardians of the Galaxy LE
 Guns N' Roses (Data East) 
Guns N’ Roses (Jersey Jack; LE)
Hot Wheels
Houdini
Indiana Hilton Jones: The Pinball Adventure
Iron Man
Iron Maiden (Pro)
Johnny Mnemonic  
Jurassic Park (Pro)
Bally KISS
Kiss Premium 
Led Zeppelin Pro
Lethal Weapon 3
Lord of the Rings
Lost in Space
Mandalorian Pro
Medieval Madness Royal Edition
Metalica Premium
Monster Bash Special Edition
OktoberFest : Pinball On Tap
Pabst Can Crusher
Paragon
Phantom of the Opera (Data East)
Pin·Bot
Pirates of the Caribbean
Popeye Saves the Earth
Primus
Revenge from Mars
Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Red & Ted’s Road Show
Scared Stiff
Shrek
Space Invaders
Space Jam
Starship Troopers
Star Trek Premium
Star Trek- The Next Generation 
Star Wars (Stern) Premium Comic Edition
Star Wars (Data East)
STARS
Stranger Things (Pro)
Strikes and Spares
Surf ‘n Safari
Tales of the Arabian Nights
Tee’d Off
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Data East)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Pro)
Terminator 3- Rise of the Machines
The Munsters (Pro)
The Rolling Stones Pro
The Shadow
The Simpsons (Data East)
The Simpsons Pinball Party
The Sopranos
The Who’s Tommy Pinball Wizard
Total Nuclear Annihilation 
Tron Legacy Pro 
Twilight Zone
Whoa Nellie Big Juicy Melons 
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 
World Cup Soccer
World Poker Tour
WWF Royal Rumble

ARCADE GAMES

2 on 2 Open Ice Challenge
720
Anteater
Area 51
Asteroids
Astro Blaster
Baby Pac-Man
Battlezone
Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.
Black Widow
Blaster (Duramold)
Blasteroids
Blitz
Blue Print
Bubbles (Duramold)
Bump ‘n’ Jump
BurgerTime
Captain America and The Avengers
Castlevania
Centipede
Circus Charlie
Cloak & Dagger
Cosmic Avenger
Cosmic Monsters II
Crazy Climber
Cruis'n Blast
Cruis'n USA
Crystal Castles
Defender
Dig Dug
Discs Of Tron
Domino Man
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Double Dragon
Dragon’s Lair
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
Food Fight
Frogs
Galaga
Galaxian
Gaplus
Gauntlet
Ghosts ‘N Goblins
Gorf
Guardians of the ‘Hood
Gyruss 
Ice Cold Beer
Journey
Joust
Joust 2
Jr. Pac-Man
Jungle Hunt
Juno First
Kangaroo
Killer Instinct 
Krull
Lady Bug
Lucky & Wild
Lunar Lander
Mad Dog 2
Mad Planets
Magical Spot
Major Havoc
Mappy
Marble Madness
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
Millipede
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
 Mortal Kombat 4
MotoRace U.S.A.
 Mr.Do’s Castle
Ms.Pac-Man
NBA Jam
Nibbler
Nintendo PlayChoice 10
Off Road
Pac-Land
Pac-Man
Pac-Mania
Pengo
Phoenix
Pit Fighter
Pole Position II
Police Trainer 1
Popeye
Q*Bert
Quake Arcade Tournament Edition
Quantum

Sega Rambo
Reactor
Revolution X
Robotron
Rolling Thunder
Satan’s Hollow
Sinistar (Duramold)
Solar Fox
Soul Calibur 3
Space Ace
Space Duel
Space Invaders
Space Panic
Spy Hunter
Star Castle
Star Wars (Atari)
Star Wars Trilogy 
Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi
Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting 
Super Sprint
Swimmer
Tapper & Root Beer Tapper
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tekken 6
Tempest
Tenth Degree
The Adventures Of Robby Roto!
The Simpsons
Timber
Toobin’
Track And Field 
Tron
Ultimate Moral Kombat 3
Vanguard 
Venture
Wacko
Xevious
X-Men
Zaxxon
Zeke’s Peak
Zoo Keeper

OUTDOOR GAMES

Corn Hole
Giant Jenga
Ping Pong

Giant Beer Pong
Shuffle Board

Life Size Connect 4

_(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v3)_

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