Editing Timeline of arcade video game history (section)

==Early history (1971–1977)==
;1971
* At [[Stanford University]], two students realise the [[PDP-11]]-based machine ''[[Galaxy Game]]''.  It is a clone of ''[[Spacewar!]]'', one of the earliest video games, developed in 1962.
* Syzygy Engineering, a precursor to [[Atari, Inc.]] launches ''[[Computer Space]]'', the first commercial video arcade game, also being a ''Spacewar!'' derivative.

;1972
 
* Atari, Inc. launches ''[[Pong]]'', the first commercially successful video game. It is also the first arcade [[Sports game|sports video game]].

; 1974

* Taito releases ''[[Speed Race]]'', which introduces [[scrolling]] sprite graphics,<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>{{KLOV game|id=9709|name=Speed Race}}</ref> Midway releases it as ''Racer'' in the United States.<ref name=Barton-197/>

;1975

* [[Midway Manufacturing]] releases ''[[Gun Fight]]'', an adaptation of Taito's ''[[Western Gun]]'' and the first arcade video game to use a [[microprocessor]], which the original incarnation did not use, allowing for improved graphics and smoother animation.<ref name="kohler19">{{Citation|author=Chris Kohler|year=2005|title=Power-up: how Japanese video games gave the world an extra life|page=19|publisher=[[BradyGames]]|isbn=0-7440-0424-1|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=auMTAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=2011-03-27}}</ref>

;1976

* [[SEGA]] releases ''[[Moto-Cross]]'', which features [[haptic feedback]], causing the [[Motorcycle handlebar|handlebars]] to vibrate during collisions.<ref>Mark J. P. Wolf (2008), ''The video game explosion: a history from PONG to PlayStation and beyond'', p. 39, [[ABC-CLIO]], {{ISBN|0-313-33868-X}}</ref> [[Gremlin Industries|SEGA-Gremlin]] re-brands it as ''[[Fonz]]''.<ref name=Fonz>{{KLOV game|id=12812|name=Fonz}}</ref>
* Atari Inc. releases ''[[Night Driver]]'', an early example of a first-person perspective racing video game.
* Atari releases ''[[Breakout]]'', which inspires a number of [[Breakout clone|''Breakout'' clones]].
* Exidy releases ''[[Death Race]].''

;1977

* [[Cinematronics]] releases [[Space Wars]], the first vector graphics arcade game.