<s>
1978	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
new	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
is	O
considered	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
video	O
game	O
was	O
Taito	O
's	O
arcade	O
game	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
best-selling	O
home	O
system	O
was	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
Computer	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
(	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
video	O
game	O
worldwide	O
in	O
1978	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
1978	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
third	O
annual	O
Game	O
Machine	O
chart	O
,	O
which	O
lists	O
both	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
electro-mechanical	O
games	O
(	O
EM	O
games	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
arcade	O
game	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
's	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
become	O
highest-grossing	O
overall	O
arcade	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
annual	O
Game	O
Machine	O
charts	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
charts	O
were	O
topped	O
by	O
an	O
EM	O
game	O
,	O
F-1	B-Application
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
titles	O
were	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
1978	O
,	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
coin	O
drop	O
earnings	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
annual	O
Play	O
Meter	O
and	O
RePlay	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumer-oriented	O
video	O
game	O
journalism	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
hundreds	O
of	O
favourable	O
articles	O
and	O
stories	O
about	O
the	O
emerging	O
video	O
game	O
medium	O
being	O
aired	O
on	O
television	O
and	O
printed	O
in	O
newspapers	O
and	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
–	O
Taito	O
releases	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
worldwide	O
success	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
marks	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
Midway	O
gives	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
a	O
wide	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
their	O
first	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Gee	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
popularizes	O
the	O
trackball	B-Device
controller	O
with	O
Football	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
releases	O
Super	B-Application
Breakout	I-Application
,	O
the	O
multi-directionall	O
scrolling	O
game	O
Fire	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
,	O
Canyon	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Avalanche	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avalanche	B-Application
later	O
inspires	O
Activision	O
's	O
Kaboom	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
Corporation	O
releases	O
their	O
first	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Block	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
releases	O
their	O
first	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Computer	O
Othello	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
BASIC	B-Application
Computer	I-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
microcomputer	O
edition	O
,	O
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elektor	O
releases	O
the	O
TV	B-Device
Games	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Magnavox	O
launches	O
the	O
Odyssey²	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
APF	O
Electronics	O
releases	O
the	O
APF-M1000	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bally/Midway	O
releases	O
the	O
Bally	B-Device
Professional	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interton	O
releases	O
the	O
VC	B-Device
4000	I-Device
.	O
</s>
