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==Notable Releases== ===Electro-Mechanical Game=== * [[Atari]] releases [[Namco]]'s ''[[F-1]]'', a [[First person view|first-person]] [[racing]] [[arcade game]]. ===Video Games=== * January: [[SEGA]] releases ''[[Heavyweight Champ]]'',<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/arcade/567840-heavyweight-champ/data</ref> the first video game to feature [[Fighting video games|hand-to-hand fighting]].<ref name="tao">Spencer, Spanner, [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-tao-of-beat-em-ups-article?page=1 The Tao of Beat-'em-ups], ''EuroGamer,'' Feb 6 2008, Accessed Feb 23, 2009</ref><ref name="ashcraft">Ashcraft, Brian, (2008) ''Arcade Mania! The Turbo-Charged World of Japan's Game Centers'', (Kodansha International), p. 94</ref><ref>Nadia Oxford, [http://www.1up.com/features/20-years-street-fighter 20 Years of Street Fighter], [[1UP.com]], 12/11/2007</ref> It uses [[Game controller|controls]] that [[Motion controller|simulate]] throwing actual punches.<ref name="tao"/> * February: SEGA releases ''[[Fonz|Road Race]]'',<ref>http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=road-race&page=detail&id=14493</ref> a [[Racing video games|racing game]] that introduces [[2.5D|pseudo-3D]], forward-scrolling, [[Third person (video games)|third-person]] graphics.<ref name=road_race>{{KLOV|12733|Road Race}}</ref> * April: Taito releases ''[[Speed Race Twin]]'',<ref>http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=speed-race-twin&page=detail&id=19477</ref> a sequel to ''Speed Race'' that allows simultaneous [[Multiplayer|two-player]] competitive [[Multi-monitor|dual-screen]] gameplay and uses colour graphics.<ref>{{KLOV|9711|Speed Race Twin}}</ref> * April: Atari releases ''[[Breakout]]'', which inspires a number of [[Breakout clone|''Breakout'' clones]]. * August: SEGA releases ''[[Man T.T.]]'',<ref>http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=man-t.t.&page=detail&id=26084</ref> also known as ''[[Fonz|Moto-Cross]]'', an early motorbike racing game, using a pseudo-3D, forward-scrolling, third-person perspective,<ref name=Moto-Cross>{{KLOV|12812|Moto-Cross}}</ref> similar to ''Road Race''.<ref name=road_race/> It also introduces [[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|id=12812|name=Fonz}}</ref> * October: Atari Inc. releases ''[[Night Driver]]'',<ref>http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=night-driver-upright-model&page=detail&id=26054</ref> an early example of a first-person perspective racing video game.
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