<s>
1970s	B-Application
in	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1980s	B-Application
Other	O
topics	O
:	O
Anthropology	O
.	O
Comics	O
.	O
Fashion	O
.	O
Music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1970s	O
was	O
the	O
first	B-Device
decade	O
in	O
the	B-Device
history	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1970s	O
saw	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
chiefly	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
several	O
for	O
the	O
earliest	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
and	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
1970s	O
included	O
The	B-Application
Oregon	I-Application
Trail	I-Application
,	O
Pong	B-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
Asteroids	B-Application
,	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Zork	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
early	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
the	O
early-to-mid-1970s	O
include	O
Computer	B-Application
Space	I-Application
(	O
1971	O
)	O
,	O
Pong	B-Application
(	O
1972	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Race	I-Application
(	O
1973	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
(	O
1974	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Gun	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
(	O
1975	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Heavyweight	B-Application
Champ	I-Application
(	O
1976	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Fonz	B-Application
(	O
1976	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Night	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
(	O
1976	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Breakout	B-Application
(	O
1976	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Death	B-Application
Race	I-Application
(	O
1976	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Space	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
1977	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	O
arcade	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
include	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
1978	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Galaxian	B-Application
(	O
1979	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Asteroids	B-Application
(	O
1979	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Barrier	B-Application
(	O
1979	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Speed	B-Application
Freak	I-Application
(	O
1979	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Warrior	B-Application
(	O
1979	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Tail	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
(	O
1979	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
(	O
1979	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
so-called	O
first	B-Device
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
were	O
on	O
sale	O
between	O
1972	B-Application
and	O
1980	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
,	O
Telstar	B-Application
,	O
Home	O
Pong	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typical	O
characteristics	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Device
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Lacked	O
features	O
of	O
second	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
logic	O
,	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
,	O
flip-screen	O
playfields	O
,	O
sprite-based	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
multi-color	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	B-Application
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
,	O
on	O
sale	O
between	O
1976	B-Application
and	O
1988	O
,	O
made	O
several	O
leaps	O
forward	O
technologically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consoles	O
first	B-Device
available	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
included	O
the	O
Fairchild	B-Operating_System
Channel	I-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Bally	B-Device
Astrocade	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Magnavox	B-Application
Odyssey²	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	B-Device
handheld	O
console	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Microvision	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1979	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typical	O
characteristics	O
of	O
the	O
second	B-Application
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Microprocessor-based	O
game	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
of	O
computer-based	O
opponents	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
single-player	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
for	O
storing	O
games	O
,	O
allowing	O
any	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
one	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blocky	O
and	O
simplistic-looking	O
sprites	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
screen	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
of	O
around	O
160	O
×	O
192	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lacked	O
features	O
of	O
third-generation	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
scrolling	O
tile-based	B-Application
playfields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
gallery	O
highlights	O
hardware	O
used	O
to	O
predominantly	O
play	O
games	O
throughout	O
the	O
1980s	B-Application
.	O
</s>
