CREATE TABLE table_204_480 (id DECIMAL, "title" TEXT, "alternate title ( s ) " TEXT, "year" DECIMAL, "manufacturer" TEXT, "genre ( s ) " TEXT, "max. players" DECIMAL)

how many arcade games were released before 1979 ?
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table_204_480 WHERE "year" < 1979
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "table_204_480" WHERE "year" < 1979