1977 in video gaming

Events

 * Video game crash of 1977.

Arcade Games

 * April: SEGA releases Bomber, an early side-scrolling video game and a shooter game.
 * October: Cinematronics releases Space Wars, the first vector graphics arcade game.

Arcade Hardware

 * In June, the SEGA VIC Dual, one of the first unified arcade system boards, debuts with Safari, using a Zilog Z80 (8/16-bit) microprocessor.
 * The Taito Z80 arcade system board debuts with Super Speed Race, using a Zilog Z80 microprocessor and RGB color model with 16 colors.

Video Game Console

 * Atari develops the Game Brain (model C-700), a dedicated console and the first Atari system to utilize cartridges. Only a handful of Game Brain prototypes are produced, and none are released commercially.