In Fall, Magnavox discontinues the original Odyssey videogame console.
Midway releases Gun Fight, the first microprocessor-based videogame and the first video arcade game licensed from Japan for release in the United States.
Taito developed the original Japanese version of the game, Western Gun, using TTL-based hardware: Dave Nutting Associates ported the game to the Intel 8080 microprocessor for its American release.
In August, Fairchild Semiconductor releases the Video Entertainment System (later known as the Channel F), the first cartridge-based videogame console.
Exidy releases Death Race, a racing game based on the film Death Race 2000, to video arcades.
The game sparks a public outcry over violence in videogames, and is banned in many areas.
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