In 1980, space-themed games were as easy to find as a Christopher Cross 8-track, but maze games were growing in popularity, helped along by Pac-Man. Stern expanded on the space race with Berzerk, but Midway broke new ground and took space out of the race entirely with Rally-X.
Gameplay: Accompanied by a jaunty little tune, you drive your blue car around a maze to pick up all the flags before your fuel runs out, or one of the evil red cars crashes into you. Your radar will help you see where the opposing red cars and remaining flags are, but it won't show you where the inconveniently scattered boulders are located, so you'll have to use your VFR as well as your IFR skills. (Hello there, all you flight-simulator nerds! How you doin'?)
However, you don't have to rely solely on your reflexes and radar-reading abilities to evade the dastardly red cars. Your car is outfitted with a pre-Spy Hunter smokescreen that causes your enemies to spin impotently when they hit it.