<s>
1979	O
saw	O
many	O
sequels	O
and	O
prequels	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Super	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Asteroids	B-Application
,	O
Football	B-Device
,	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
Head	B-Application
On	I-Application
,	O
Heiankyo	B-Application
Alien	I-Application
,	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
,	O
Sheriff	B-Application
and	O
Warrior	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
second	B-Application
year	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
video	O
game	O
was	O
Taito	O
's	O
arcade	O
game	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
and	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
1979	O
,	O
having	O
become	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
industry	O
's	O
all-time	O
best-seller	O
by	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
's	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
a	O
second	B-Application
year	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rank	O
System(s )	O
Manufacturer(s )	O
Type	O
Generation	O
Sales	O
1	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
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Award	O
Winner	O
Platform(s )	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Arcade	O
Best	O
Pong	O
Variant	O
Video	B-Application
Olympics	I-Application
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
Football	B-Device
Bally	B-Device
Professional	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Best	O
Target	O
Game	O
Air-Sea	O
Battle	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
Best	O
S.F.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
–	O
Sega	O
's	O
dot-eating	O
driving	O
game	O
,	O
Head	B-Application
On	I-Application
,	O
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
–	O
Atari	O
releases	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
concept	O
created	O
on	O
minicomputers	O
ten	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
–	O
Atari	O
releases	O
the	O
vector	O
graphics-based	O
Asteroids	B-Application
,	O
which	O
becomes	O
Atari	O
's	O
second	B-Application
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
displaces	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
as	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
Galaxian	B-Application
in	O
full	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
–	O
Vectorbeam	B-Application
releases	O
Tail	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
,	O
a	O
space	O
shooter	O
with	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Nintendo	O
releases	O
Radar	B-Application
Scope	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
,	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cinematronics	O
releases	O
Warrior	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
games	O
without	O
a	O
boxing	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
releases	O
the	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
full	O
color	O
and	O
day/night	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
–	O
Automated	O
Simulations	O
releases	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
graphical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remains	O
the	O
best-selling	O
computer	B-Device
RPG	O
through	O
to	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
subLOGIC	O
releases	O
Flight	B-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Garriott	O
creates	O
Akalabeth	B-Application
,	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Bartle	O
and	O
Roy	B-Protocol
Trubshaw	I-Protocol
create	O
what	O
is	O
commonly	O
recognized	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
playable	O
MUD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
,	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
8K	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
cartridge	B-Protocol
is	O
released	O
and	O
becomes	O
a	O
system	O
seller	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Atari	O
400/800	O
computer	B-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
–	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
releases	O
the	O
TI-99/4	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
home	O
computer	B-Device
with	O
a	O
16-bit	O
processor	O
and	O
,	O
with	O
TI	O
's	O
TMS9918	B-Architecture
video	O
chip	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
with	O
hardware	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
–	O
NEC	O
releases	O
the	O
PC-8001	B-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
PC-8000	B-Device
series	I-Device
of	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
–	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
releases	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
models	O
in	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
:	O
the	O
Atari	O
400	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
800	I-Device
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattel	O
test	O
markets	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
console	B-Device
in	O
Fresno	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
–	O
Milton	O
Bradley	O
Company	O
releases	O
the	O
Microvision	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
that	O
uses	O
interchangeable	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
