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1973-1979

Title: Astro Race

Year: 1973

No information available.

astrorace.jpg (8153 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.
Title: Davis Cup

Year: 1973

A Tennis game using the Pong concept.

daviscup.jpg (22913 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.
Title: Elepong

Year: 1973

A Ping-Pong game using the Pong concept.

elepong.jpg (16304 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.
Title: Pro Hockey

Year: 1973

A Hockey game using the Pong concept.

prohockey2.jpg (13846 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.
Title: Soccer

Year: 1973

A Soccer game using the Pong concept.

soccer.jpg (31150 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.
Title: Attack UFO

Year: 1974

na.gif (2076 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.

Title: Basketball

Year: 1974

This is confirmed to be the sixth coin-op video game manufactured by Taito.

basketball.jpg (21132 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.
Title: Speed Race

Year: 1974

Top-view racing game.

speedrace.jpg (28365 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.
Title: Speed Race DX

Year: 1975

An enhanced version of Speed Race.

na.gif (2076 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.

Title: Western Gun

Year: 1975

Two-player cowboy shoot out.

This was the first Japanese arcade game to be imported by an American company (Midway). It was modified and renamed to Gun Fight.

gunfight-06.png (835 bytes)

Taito's Western Gun was based on the industry standard solid-state circuits. After it's release in Japan, this game was licensed by Midway of America, in this process, Midway redesigned the game to become the first coin-op game to use a processor, it was the 8080 running at 2 MHz.
Western Gun was then renamed to Gun Fight in the US.
Title: Attack

Year: 1976

Gun shooting.

There is record of a game also called Attack released by Exidy in the United States on February 1977. It could be the same game licensed from Taito.

attack.jpg (21761 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.

Title: Avenger

Year: 1976

Appears to be a vertical shoot'em up.

avenger2.jpg (20707 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.

Title: Crashing Race

Year: 1976

Top-view driving game.

crashing.jpg (17751 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Interceptor

Year: 1976

Appears to be a first-person shoot'em up.

interceptor.jpg (22050 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Speed Race Twin

Year: 1976

Racing game with an overhead view,  a two-player sequel to Speed Race.

speedracetw.jpg (22702 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Barricade

Year: 1977

A variant of Blockade.

na.gif (2076 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Barricade II

Year: 1977

Sequel to Barricade, possessing similar gameplay to Blockade.

barricade2.jpg (19167 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Cross Fire

Year: 1977

Gun shooting.

crossfire.jpg (26311 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Fisco 400

Year: 1977

4-player overhead view circuit racing.

fisco400.jpg (14502 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Flying Fortress

Year: 1977

No information available.

ffort.jpg (23919 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.

Title: Flying Fortress II

Year: 1977

No information available.

ffort2.jpg (25310 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.

Title: Gun Man

Year: 1977

No information available.

gunman.jpg (25860 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Missile-X

Year: 1977

No information available.

missile-x.jpg (25408 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Safari

Year: 1977

Safari is based on the Gun Fight concept and technology. It adds a little more variety and complexity to the gameplay.

safari-02.png (505 bytes) Main Processor: Z80
Title: Sub Hunter

Year: 1977

na.gif (2076 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Super High-Way

Year: 1977

This is probably a first-person driving game with tiny white dots outlining the road, just like Night Driver or 280-ZZZAP. Another possibility is that Midway's "280-ZZZAP" could have been licensed by Taito for distribution in Japan under the name "Super High-Way".

shighway.jpg (29688 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Super Speed Race

Year: 1977

Top-view racing game, the fourth title in the Taito Speed Race series. This game was later released in the United States by Midway in 1979.

sspeedrace.jpg (14775 bytes)

Main Processor: Z80

Title: T.T. Block

Year: 1977

A Breakout clone.

ttblock.jpg (12981 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: T.T. Tennis

Year: 1977

No information available.

na.gif (2076 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Acrobat

Year: 1978

clowns-01.png (882 bytes)

Main Processor: 8080

Title: Blue Shark

Year: 1978

Harpoon shooting.

blueshark-04.png (531 bytes) Main Processor: 8080
Title: Road Champion

Year: 1978

Racing game.

roadchampion.jpg (20626 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Space Invaders

Year: 1978

A primitive spaceship shoot'em up, created by Taito and released in Japan on June 16th, 1978. There is also a later US version manufactured and distributed by Midway in the US.

This is one of the most famous arcade coin operated video games ever, a massive number of later arcade games were all inspired by Space Invaders.

sidx-10.gif (2814 bytes)

Main Processor: 8080

Title: Super Block

Year: 1978

A Breakout clone, sequel to T.T. Block.

superblock.jpg (13782 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Super Speed Race V

Year: 1978

Top-view racing game, the fifth title in the Taito Speed Race series.

sspeedrace5.jpg (27763 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Top Bowler

Year: 1978

Bowling.

topbowler.jpg (7744 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Trampoline

Year: 1978

No information available.

trampoline.jpg (14887 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Field Goal

Year: 1979

A variant of Breakout with a football theme.

fieldgoal.jpg (11870 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Galaxy Wars

Year: 1979

A variant of Space Invaders, here the player must guide a missile up to the alien ships, while avoiding both an asteroid belt and enemy fire.

galxwars-02.png (1337 bytes)

Main Processor: 8080

Title: Lunar Rescue

Year: 1979

Shoot'em up.

lrescue-04.png (1641 bytes)

Main Processor: 8080
Title: Space Chaser

Year: 1979

Maze-eating.

It's worth noting that this game was released before Namco's Pac Man.

schaser-03.png (1023 bytes)

Main Processor: 8080
Title: Space Invaders Part II

Year: 1979

Shoot'em up. The second title in the Space Invaders series.

invp2-03.png (1372 bytes)

Main Processor: 8080
Title: Straight Flush

Year: 1979

No information.

sflush.jpg (10346 bytes)

Unknown hardware

Title: Zun Zun Block

Year: 1979

A Breakout clone.

zunzun.jpg (8595 bytes)

This game does not use a CPU.