<s>
Datsun	B-Application
280	I-Application
ZZZAP	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Midnight	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
or	O
280	B-Application
ZZZAP	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1976	O
arcade	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Midway	O
Manufacturing	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Jamie	O
Fenton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unbranded	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Midnight	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
in	O
November	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
branded	O
version	O
Datsun	B-Application
280	I-Application
ZZZAP	I-Application
was	O
then	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
February	O
1977	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Midway	O
in	O
March	O
1977	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
demonstrated	O
Midnight	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
at	O
the	O
AMOA	O
show	O
in	O
November	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Night	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
,	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
show	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
turn	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
an	O
earlier	O
German	O
night	O
driving	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
Nürburgring	B-Application
1	I-Application
)	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
German	O
IMA	O
show	O
in	O
Spring	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
branded	O
version	O
Datsun	B-Application
280	I-Application
ZZZAP	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
February	O
1977	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Midway	O
in	O
March	O
1977	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
US	O
Play	O
Meter	O
arcade	O
chart	O
,	O
280	B-Application
ZZZAP	I-Application
was	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
ninth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1977	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
US	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
chart	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
tenth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
1977	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Japan	O
's	O
Game	O
Machine	O
arcade	O
chart	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
20	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
1977	O
.	O
</s>
