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{{Decadebox | prev = 1973 | next = 1975 }} ==Notable releases== * February: Taito releases ''[[Sports game#Beginnings of sports games|Basketball]]'',<ref name=basketball>http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/video-game-firsts.html</ref> an early example of [[Sprite (computer graphics)|sprite]] graphics, used to represent [[player character]]s and baskets.<ref>{{MOTG|7025|name=Basketball}}</ref> The same month, Midway licenses the game for a [[North America]]n release under the title ''TV Basketball'', making it the first [[Japan]]ese game licensed for North American release.<ref name=basketball/> * November: Taito releases ''[[Speed Race]]'',<ref>http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=speed-race&page=detail&id=19475</ref> designed by [[Tomohiro Nishikado]]. It introduces [[scrolling]] sprite graphics with [[collision detection]],<ref name=Barton-197>Bill Loguidice & Matt Barton (2009), ''Vintage games: an insider look at the history of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the most influential games of all time'', p. 197, [[Focal Press]], ISBN 0-240-81146-1</ref> and features a [[racing wheel]] controller.<ref>{{MOTG|9709|name=Speed Race}}</ref> Midway releases it as ''Wheels'' and ''Racer'' in the United States.<ref name=Barton-197/> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Video game releases== {{ReleasesQueryYear|1974}} ==Hardware releases== {{HardwareReleasesQueryYear|1974}} [[Category:Year articles]]
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