

Namco releases Pac-Man, its biggest-selling game. Atari releases Battlezone, a first-person shooter tank combat game. It is the first video game with voice synthesis. 1980 Sun Electronics releases Speak & Rescue (スピーク&レスキュー) in May 1980, released in North America as Stratovox and released in North America by Taito. Namco releases Galaxian, which is in RGB colour. 1979 Atari releases Lunar Lander and Asteroids, a major hit in the United States and Atari's best selling game of all time. It also sets the template for the shoot 'em up genre, and influences nearly every shooter game released since then. See also: Golden age of video arcade games and List of best-selling arcade games 1978 Taito releases Space Invaders, the first blockbuster arcade video game, responsible for starting the golden age of video arcade games. Midway releases Boot Hill, which is a sequel to the 1975 video game Gun Fight. Atari, Inc releases Super Bug, which was designed by Howard Delman who also designed Canyon Bomber. Kee Games releases Drag Race, which was later adapted in 1980 into a Atari 2600 video game by Activision called Dragster.

1977 Cinematronics releases Space Wars, the first vector graphics arcade game. Taito releases Speed Race Twin, a sequel to Speed Race that allows simultaneous two-player competitive gameplay.

Gremlin releases Blockade, the first of what become known as snake games. It was the first video game to inspire protest and cause panic. Atari releases Breakout, which inspires a number of Breakout clones. releases Night Driver, an early example of a first-person perspective racing video game. Sega releases Heavyweight Champ, which is the first video game to feature hand-to-hand fighting. 1976 Sega releases Moto-Cross, which features haptic feedback, causing the handlebars to vibrate during collisions. releases Indy 800, Gameplay is a simulation of an Indianapolis 500 style race, the cabinet also features overhead mirrors to allow spectators to watch the game while it's being played. releases Crash 'N Score, Gameplay is an early example of a simulation of a demolition derby. releases Hi-way, which was Atari's first game to use a cockpit cabinet. It is recognized as the world's first first-person racing video game or the first three-dimensional racing video game. Reiner Foerst releases Nürburgring 1 in Germany. releases Gun Fight, an adaptation of Taito's Western Gun and the first arcade video game to use a microprocessor, which the original incarnation did not use, allowing for improved graphics and smoother animation. Midway releases it as Racer in the United States. 1974 Taito releases Speed Race, which introduces scrolling sprite graphics, and features a racing wheel controller. It is also the first arcade sports video game. launches Pong, the first commercially successful video game. launches Computer Space, the first commercial video arcade game, also being a Spacewar! derivative. Syzygy Engineering, a precursor to Atari, Inc. It is a clone of Spacewar!, one of the earliest video games, developed in 1962. Early history (1971–1977) 1971 At Stanford University, two students release the PDP-11-based machine Galaxy Game.
