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The release of Space Invaders in 1978 led to a wave of shoot-'em-up games such as Galaxian and the vector graphics-based Asteroids in 1979, made possible by new computing technology that had greater power and lower costs.
It was the first video game to inspire protest and cause panic. [9] Gremlin releases Blockade, the first of what become known as snake games. Taito releases Speed Race Twin, a sequel to Speed Race that allows simultaneous two-player competitive gameplay. [10] 1977 Cinematronics releases Space Wars, the first vector graphics arcade game.
Vectorbeam was an arcade game manufacturer active in the late 1970s who specialized in vector graphics-based arcade games. [1] [2] It was formed after splitting off from its primary competitor, Cinematronics, and disappeared after re-merging with them soon after.
1978 saw the release of new video games such as Space Invaders.The year is considered the beginning of the golden age of arcade video games.The year's highest-grossing video game was Taito's arcade game Space Invaders, while the best-selling home system was the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS).
Developed by Tim Skelly while working at Cinematronics, it was released under the Vectorbeam company name shortly before Cinematronics closed Vectorbeam, which they had purchased in 1978. [4] The game featured two dueling knights rendered in monochrome vector graphics and based on crude motion capture techniques.
Space Wars is a shooter game released in arcades by Cinematronics in 1977. It is based on the PDP-1 game Spacewar! (1962) but instead uses vector graphics for the visuals. The hardware developed for Space Wars became the platform for most of the vector-based arcade games from Cinematronics.
Pages in category "1978 video games" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 3-D Docking Mission;
Cinematronics Incorporated was an arcade game developer that primarily released vector graphics games in the late 1970s and early 1980s. While other companies released games based on raster displays, early in their history, Cinematronics and Atari, Inc. released vector-display games, which offered a distinctive look and a greater graphic capability (at the time), at the cost of being only ...