1977 in video games
1977 had sequels such as "Super Speed Race" and "Datsun 280 ZZZAP" as well as several new titles such as "Space Wars". The year's highest-grossing arcade games were "F-1" and "Speed Race DX" in Japan, and "Sea Wolf" and "Sprint 2" in the United States. The year's best-selling home system was Nintendo's Color TV-Game, which was only sold in Japan. Financial performance. Highest-grossing arcade games. Japan. In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1977, according to the second annual "" chart. Both arcade video games  and electro-mechanical games (EM games) are listed on the same arcade chart. Namco's EM racing game "F-1" was the highest-grossing overall arcade game for the second year in a row, followed by Taito's racing video game "Speed Race DX" (its predecessor "Speed Race" was distributed as "Wheels" by Midway Manufacturing in North America). Note: Medal games are listed on a separate chart, with Nintendo's "" being the highest-grossing medal game for the second year in a row. United States. In the United States, "Play Meter" magazine began publishing annual lists of top-grossing arcade games  in 1977. The following titles were the top ten highest-earning arcade video games of the year on the annual "Play Meter" and "RePlay" charts. Lifetime arcade cabinet sales are also given in a separate column.