Video games of
1978
57 video games came out in 1978, among them Space Invaders, Gee Bee and Adventureland.
By month
- Januarynone dated
- February1 game
- Marchnone dated
- April1 game
- Maynone dated
- June5 games
- Julynone dated
- Augustnone dated
- September1 game
- October5 games
- Novembernone dated
- December1 game
Best rated games of 1978
Space InvadersArcade, 2600, NES +19 · Taito77Jun 1978
Super BreakoutArcade · Atari, Inc., Subelectro Ltd (pub.)6021 Sep
Outlaw2600 · Atari, Inc.54Oct 1978
Space War2600 · Atari, Inc.471978
Human Cannonball2600 · Atari, Inc. (pub.)381978
Most talked about
- Space InvadersArcade, 2600, NES +19 · Taito77Jun 1978
Gee BeeArcade · NamcoOct 1978
AdventurelandTRS-80, PET, Apple II +121978- Basketball2600 · Atari1978
- Super BreakoutArcade · Atari, Inc., Subelectro Ltd (pub.)6021 Sep
Beneath Apple ManorApple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS · Quality Software (pub.)1978
Fire TruckArcade, iOS · Atari, Inc.1978
MUD1mainframe computer, Apple II · Richard Bartle, Roy Trubshaw1978
AvalancheArcade · Atari (pub.)Apr 1978
Computer OthelloArcade · Nintendo Research & Development 1Jun 1978
Atari FootballArcade · Atari, Inc.Oct 1978- Space War2600 · Atari, Inc.471978
Cosmic ConflictOdyssey 2 · Koninklijke Philips NV1978
BlastoArcade · Gremlin IndustriesJun 1978- 1978
Pirate AdventureTRS-80, PET, Apple II +13 · Adventure International1978
Santa Paravia and FiumaccioTRS-80, Apple II, PET +416 Oct
Home Run2600 · Atari, Inc.1978- Outlaw2600 · Atari, Inc.54Oct 1978
Depth ChargeApple II · Chris Oberth1978- Android NimTRS-80, PET, PC · SoftSide Magazine (pub.)1978
Starfleet OrionPET, TRS-80, Apple II · Epyx1978
Slot Racers2600 · Atari1978
Tournament TableArcade · Atari3 Jun
Astro BattleArcade, Bally Astrocade · Bally Manufacturing1978
Flag Capture26001978- Phasor ZapApple II · Chris Oberth1978
3-D Docking MissionApple II · Chris Oberth1978
Race – Spin-out – CryptogramOdyssey 2 · Magnavox1978
FrogsArcade · Sega, Gremlin Industries (pub.)Oct 1978
Known only to the year
- AdventurelandTRS-80, PET, Apple II +12
- Basketball2600 · Atari
- Beneath Apple ManorApple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS · Quality Software (pub.)
- Fire TruckArcade, iOS · Atari, Inc.
- MUD1mainframe computer, Apple II · Richard Bartle, Roy Trubshaw
- Space War2600 · Atari, Inc.47
- Cosmic ConflictOdyssey 2 · Koninklijke Philips NV
- Pirate AdventureTRS-80, PET, Apple II +13 · Adventure International
- Home Run2600 · Atari, Inc.
- Depth ChargeApple II · Chris Oberth
- Android NimTRS-80, PET, PC · SoftSide Magazine (pub.)
- Starfleet OrionPET, TRS-80, Apple II · Epyx
- Slot Racers2600 · Atari
- Astro BattleArcade, Bally Astrocade · Bally Manufacturing
- Flag Capture2600
- Phasor ZapApple II · Chris Oberth
- 3-D Docking MissionApple II · Chris Oberth
- Race – Spin-out – CryptogramOdyssey 2 · Magnavox
- Human Cannonball2600 · Atari, Inc. (pub.)38
- DynastyApple II
GolfVC 4000, Odyssey 2 · Magnavox (pub.)- Air RaidTRS-80
Casino2600
Pork BarrelTRS-80
Brain Games2600- Air-Sea War – BattleOdyssey 2 · Koninklijke Philips NV (pub.)
Baseball!Odyssey 2 · Magnavox
GunfighterHandheld, Odyssey 2 · Koninklijke Philips NV
Take the Money and RunOdyssey 2
Family Composer2600- Space BattleTRS-80
Air Traffic ControllerTRS-80, Apple II, Sol-20 +1 · Creative Computing (pub.)
A Game of Concentration2600 · Atari
The Datestones of RynTRS-80, Apple II, PET +1 · Epyx- Dungeon of DeathPET · Gordon Walton
- Computer ProgrammerOdyssey 2
- Sprint 1Arcade · Kee Games (pub.)
- Jeu de FlipperSmaky
- Escape!Apple II · Muse Software
- Sea Wolf IIArcade · Armide