Can someone tell me more about S.A.M.I. and Sega Missile?

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S.A.M.I. stands for Surface To Air Missile. What I wanna know is their acual age, and if they are "real" video games (not an analog game, such as the 70's Tomy handheld Driving Derby wich used conveyor belts). Here's two links. Any info will greatly be appreciated. I heard S.A.M.I. was based on Sega Missile, an arcade game that came out in 1969! How is this even possible, I thought Computer Space was the first, and that was 1971, right?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7987676926699911178

http://marvin3m.com/arcade/smisile.htm

[Arcade Antics]

S.A.M.I. stands for Surface To Air Missile. What I wanna know is their acual age, and if they are "real" video games (not an analog game, such as the 70's Tomy handheld Driving Derby wich used conveyor belts).

Neither one is a "real" game, they're old electro-mechanical games like the Tomy handheld (Digital Derby) you mentioned.

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Pretty damn cool though!

[Chainclaw]

I didn't know if this would fit better in the craigslist post or here, but I was just browsing craigslist and saw stuff like this:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/clt/1004005672.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/zip/1005073905.html

I'm really curious what arcades were like before the modern arcade machine existed.

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Neither one is a "real" game, they're old electro-mechanical games like the Tomy handheld (Digital Derby) you mentioned.

I didn't think so, thanks for the info. Computer Space was released in 1971 I believe. Do you have a list of the electro-mechanical games released before then? I've never seen them mentioned when reading about video gaming firsts. I know they are not true video games, but they did invent the arcade cabinet, and even used a joystick and fire buttons. They should be mentioned in a footnote at least.