Video Life
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Video Life | |
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Developer(s) | Commavid |
Publisher(s) | Commavid |
Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
Release date | USA 1981 |
Genre(s) | Life simulation game |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Media | Cartridge |
Video Life is one of the rarest video games ever made for the Atari 2600.[citation needed] It is a version of the zero-player cellular automaton known as Conway's Game of Life.[1]
[edit] Rarity and value
Video Life was only available via a special mail order offer to owners of Commavid's Magicard, which itself is considered to be one of the rarest Atari 2600 cartridges ever released. According to original CommaVid co-owner Irwin Gaines, only "20 cartridges or less" of Video Life were ever made.[citation needed]
At the 10th Annual Classic Games Expo 2007 at the Rivera Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada a copy of Video Life was sold at auction inside a "mystery box", fetching $1300 from the winning bidder.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Entry for Video Life. AtariAge. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.