▁– ▁S ega ' s ▁dot - e ating ▁driving ▁game , ▁Head ▁On , ▁is ▁released . ▁It ▁becomes ▁a ▁popular ▁concept ▁to ▁clone , ▁especially ▁for ▁home ▁systems . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁Nam co ▁releases ▁fixed ▁shoot er ▁Gal ax ian ▁in ▁full ▁color . ▁ ▁August ▁– ▁At ari ▁releases ▁L un ar ▁Land er , ▁the ▁first ▁ar cade ▁version ▁of ▁a ▁game ▁concept ▁created ▁on ▁min ic om put ers ▁ten ▁years ▁earlier . ▁ ▁November ▁– ▁At ari ▁releases ▁the ▁vector ▁graphics - based ▁Ast ero ids , ▁which ▁becomes ▁At ari ' s ▁second ▁best ▁s elling ▁game ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁and ▁disp laces ▁Space ▁Inv aders ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁November ▁– ▁Vector be am ▁releases ▁T ail ▁Gun ner , ▁a ▁space ▁shoot er ▁with ▁a ▁first - person ▁perspective . ▁ ▁December ▁– ▁N intendo ▁releases ▁Rad ar ▁S cope , ▁featuring ▁a ▁pseudo - 3 D , ▁third - person ▁perspective . ▁Later , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁manufact ured ▁machines ▁are ▁converted ▁to ▁Don key ▁Kong . ▁ ▁Cin emat ron ics ▁releases ▁War rior , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁fighting ▁games ▁without ▁a ▁box ing ▁theme . ▁ ▁S ega ▁releases ▁the ▁vert ically ▁scrolling ▁Mon aco ▁GP , ▁featuring ▁full ▁color ▁and ▁day / night ▁driving . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁S ega ' s ▁last ▁discrete ▁logic ▁( no ▁CPU ) ▁hardware ▁designs .