Notable events of 1979 in video gaming. See also history of computer and video games. This page refers to the year 1979. ... see also: 1978 in games, 1980 in games Games Released or Invented in 1979 Asteroids, a vector-based video arcade game Napoleon at Leipzig Star Fleet Battles The Creature that Ate Sheboygan Trivial Pursuit Games awards given in 1979 Spiel des Jahres: Hare and Tortoise - David Parlett, Ravensburger See also... See also: 1977 in video gaming, other events of 1978, 1979 in video gaming, history of video games Events Notable releases Cinematronics releases the Space Wars vector graphics arcade game Hudson releases Lode Runner for Nintendo home systems in Japan. ... 1980 1980 in games 1979 in video gaming 1981 in video gaming Notable events of 1980 in computer and video games. ... Although the history of computer and video games spans almost five decades, computer and video games themselves did not become part of the popular culture until the late 1970s. ...

Events

Asteroids was the first arcade game that players could enter their initials in as high scores.

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Notable releases

• Namco releases Bomb Bee, the sequel to Gee Bee, Galaxian, the first true colour arcade game, and Cutie Q, the second sequel to Gee Bee.
• Cinematronics releases the Warrior arcade game.
• SEGA releases the Monaco GP arcade game.
• Atari releases the Lunar Lander and Ed Logg & Lyle Rains' Asteroids arcade games.
• Richard Bartle and Roy Trubshaw create what is commonly recognized as the first playable MUD. (Note: Many say that this happened in 1978, though Bartle has stated 1979. [1])
• October - subLOGIC releases Flight Simulator for the Apple II. It is later released by Microsoft (1982).

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Hardware

• Mattel test markets the Intellivision console in Fresno, California. It is released throughout the United States in 1980.
• Milton Bradley Company releases the Microvision handheld
• Texas Instruments releases the TI-99/4 home computer
• Warner Communications' Atari creates the Cosmos handheld (unreleased)

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Business

• New companies: Activision, Capcom Inc., Infocom, Strategic Simulations, Inc.