first video game to use multi-player?

resident paul · Post by **resident paul** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:55 pm

Which is the first video game to use multi-player on the same screen?
And which first video game to use split-screen multi-player 2 or more?

rossi46 · Post by **rossi46** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:06 pm

Do your own school/college homework!

paranoid marvin · Post by **paranoid marvin** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:12 pm

Surely the grand daddy of them all , Space War?

MikeHaggar · Post by **MikeHaggar** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:19 pm

Tennis for Two?

MC1 · Post by **MC1** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:25 pm

Did anything come before Goldeneye for 4 player split screen?

MikeHaggar · Post by **MikeHaggar** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:31 pm

Street Racer on SNES got 4 player split screen.

Surely some other games had it before that though?

mandelbrot78 · Post by **mandelbrot78** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:37 pm

First split screen game is Drag Race; a 1977 arcade game. It was later ported to the VCS as Dragster.

mandelbrot78 · Post by **mandelbrot78** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:38 pm

MikeHaggar wrote:Street Racer on SNES got 4 player split screen.

Surely some other games had it before that though?

Hired Guns for the Amiga.

MC1 · Post by **MC1** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:41 pm

Leathernecks on the ST/Amiga was 4 player on the same screen.

MikeHaggar · Post by **MikeHaggar** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:54 pm

MC1 wrote:Leathernecks on the ST/Amiga was 4 player on the same screen.

Some arcade games from 76 also got 4 player on same screen.

paranoid marvin · Post by **paranoid marvin** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:45 pm

Warlords on 2600 was 4 player on one screen I think

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:11 am

Capture the Flag (by Sirius) had two player splitscreen...

RetroENZO · Post by **RetroENZO** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:46 am

Can't help but think it's Pong.

stejay · Post by **stejay** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:12 pm

It must be pong

paranoid marvin · Post by **paranoid marvin** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:54 pm

It's DEFINATELY Space War - the first videogame , and there was no computer opponent!

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