<s>
1977	O
had	O
sequels	O
such	O
as	O
Super	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
and	O
Datsun	B-Application
280	I-Application
ZZZAP	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
new	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Space	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
games	O
were	O
F-1	B-Application
and	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
DX	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
Sea	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
and	O
Sprint	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
's	O
best-selling	O
home	O
system	O
was	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
titles	O
were	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
games	O
of	O
1977	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
second	B-Application
annual	O
Game	O
Machine	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
electro-mechanical	O
games	O
(	O
EM	O
games	O
)	O
are	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
arcade	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
's	O
EM	O
racing	O
game	O
F-1	B-Application
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
overall	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
second	B-Application
year	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Taito	O
's	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
DX	I-Application
(	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
Wheels	O
by	O
Midway	O
Manufacturing	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	O
electro-mechanical	O
games	O
(	O
EM	O
games	O
)	O
Arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
Rank	O
Title	O
#1	O
#2	O
#3	O
Points	O
Rank	O
Title	O
#1	O
#2	O
#3	O
Points	O
1	O
F-1	B-Application
12	O
6	O
5	O
1	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
DX	I-Application
8	O
5	O
8	O
2	O
Mogura	O
Taiji	O
(	O
Whac-A-Mole	O
)	O
5	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
Breakout	B-Application
3	O
6	O
4	O
3	O
Shoot	O
Away	O
4	O
3	O
0	O
3	O
Scratch	O
2	O
5	O
3	O
4	O
3	O
0	O
3	O
4	O
Circus	B-Application
0	O
2	O
3	O
5	O
F-1	B-Application
Mach	I-Application
0	O
5	O
0	O
5	O
Road	O
Champion	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
Shooting	B-Application
Trainer	I-Application
1	O
2	O
1	O
6	O
Superbowl	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
7	O
Laser	B-Application
Clay	I-Application
2	O
0	O
0	O
7	O
Sprint	B-Application
2	I-Application
1	O
0	O
1	O
8	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
Super	O
High-Way	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
9	O
Dead	O
Line	O
1	O
0	O
0	O
9	O
Gran	B-Application
Trak	I-Application
10	I-Application
1	O
0	O
0	O
10	O
Heli-Shooter	O
0	O
0	O
2	O
Man	B-Application
T.T.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Note	O
:	O
Medal	O
games	O
are	O
listed	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
chart	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
EVR	O
Race	O
being	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
medal	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
second	B-Application
year	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
titles	O
were	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
highest-earning	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
the	O
year	O
on	O
the	O
annual	O
Play	O
Meter	O
and	O
RePlay	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agnes	O
Kim	O
opens	O
the	O
first	B-Device
Electronics	O
Boutique	O
,	O
a	O
kiosk	O
at	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
Prussia	O
mall	O
in	O
King	O
of	O
Prussia	O
,	O
Pennsylvania	O
selling	O
transistor	O
radios	O
and	O
calculators	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
opens	O
the	O
first	B-Device
Chuck	O
E	O
.	O
Cheese	O
's	O
Pizza	B-Language
Time	O
Theater	O
(	O
later	O
Chuck	O
E	O
.	O
Cheese	O
's	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
combination	O
video	O
arcade/pizzeria	O
conceived	O
by	O
Atari	O
co-founder	O
Nolan	O
Bushnell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
Bushnell	O
purchases	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Pizza	B-Language
Time	O
Theater	O
back	O
from	O
Atari	O
for	O
$	O
500,000	O
USD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nakamura	O
Manufacturing	O
Ltd	O
.	O
formally	O
changes	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Namco	O
(	O
which	O
it	O
has	O
employed	O
as	O
a	O
brand	O
name	O
since	O
1971	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
establishes	O
Namco	O
Enterprises	O
Asia	O
Ltd	O
.	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
its	O
first	B-Device
subsidiary	O
based	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
,	O
RCA	O
Corporation	O
releases	O
the	O
Studio	B-Device
II	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
,	O
Atari	O
releases	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
Computer	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
(	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
VCS	O
or	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
)	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
alongside	O
nine	O
launch	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coleco	O
releases	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
Telstar	B-Application
series	I-Application
:	O
the	O
Telstar	B-Application
Alpha	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Telstar	B-Application
Colormatic	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Telstar	B-Application
Regent	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Telstar	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Telstar	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Telstar	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
systems	O
feature	O
only	O
minor	O
variations	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Telstar	B-Application
model	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
controller	B-Device
types	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Ranger	O
featured	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
included	O
joysticks	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groupe	O
SEB	O
releases	O
the	O
Telescore	B-Application
750	I-Application
dedicated	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
releases	O
the	O
Color	B-Application
TV-Game	I-Application
6	I-Application
dedicated	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
featuring	O
six	O
variations	O
of	O
Light	O
Tennis	O
(	O
a	O
Pong	B-Application
clone	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philico	O
releases	O
the	O
Telejogo	B-Application
dedicated	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
featuring	O
three	O
pre-installed	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bally	O
releases	O
the	O
Bally	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Library	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
(	O
Astrocade	B-Device
)	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
through	O
mail	O
order	O
retailer	O
JSA	O
National	O
Sales	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Delays	O
in	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
mean	O
that	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
units	O
will	O
actually	O
ship	O
until	O
the	B-Application
following	I-Application
year	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
10	O
–	O
Apple	O
Computer	B-Device
releases	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
3	O
–	O
Tandy	O
releases	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Model	I-Device
I	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
Commodore	O
releases	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
PET	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
releases	O
the	O
Compucolor	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cinematronics	O
releases	O
Larry	B-Application
Rosenthal	I-Application
's	O
Space	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	B-Device
vector	O
graphics	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Anderson	O
,	O
Marc	O
Blank	O
,	O
Bruce	O
Daniels	O
,	O
and	O
Dave	O
Lebling	O
,	O
the	O
future	O
founders	O
of	O
Infocom	O
,	O
develop	O
the	O
first	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Zork	B-Application
on	O
a	O
PDP-10	B-Device
at	O
the	O
Massachusetts	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
Laboratory	O
for	O
Computer	B-Device
Science	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
studying	O
for	O
a	O
Ph.D.	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Virginia	O
,	O
Kelton	O
Flinn	O
begins	O
developing	O
a	O
text-based	O
aerial	O
combat	O
game	O
called	O
Air	O
,	O
an	O
early	O
precursor	O
to	O
1987	B-Application
's	I-Application
Air	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	B-Device
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
