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Galaga [a] is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. In North America, it was released by Midway Manufacturing . It is the sequel to Galaxian (1979), Namco's first major video game hit in arcades.
Namco Museum DS is a compilation game featuring 8 games (10 if both Super Xevious and the old version of Dig Dug II are counted) previously distributed by Namco.Among the titles selectable are Galaxian (1979), Pac-Man (1980), Galaga (1981), Xevious (1983, along with its 1984 sequel Super Xevious as a hidden title), Mappy (1983), The Tower of Druaga (1984), Dig Dug II (1985 including both its ...
20 Year Reunion: Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga – Class of 1981: none 2001 none Notes: Released for arcades; Includes Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga to celebrate both games' 20th anniversary; Pac-Man is included as a hidden game, and can be unlocked with a code; Gunvari Collection + Time Crisis: 12 December 2002 none none Notes: Released for the PlayStation 2
This July 23, the arcade classic Galaga turns the dreaded Three-O. Instead of pouting and slowly descending into a mid-life crisis, Galaga--with the help of its creator Namco Bandai--has made a ...
Galaga '88: Namco System 1: December 1987: Yes Yes No Remake of Galaga. Licensed to Atari Games for U.S. Distribution. PC Engine: July 15, 1988: Yes No No Game Gear: October 25, 1991: Yes No Yes Released as Galaga '91. Final Lap: Namco System 2: December 1987: Yes Yes No First Namco game to allow multiple cabinets to be linked together.
Namco Classic Collection Vol. 1 [a] is a 1995 arcade game compilation developed and published by Namco.It includes three of the company's most well-known games from the early 1980s — Galaga (1981), Xevious (1983), and Mappy (1983) — alongside brand-new "Arrangement" remakes of these games that have updated gameplay, visuals, and sounds.
Later entries in the series have been met with a more mixed reception — some, such as Galaga Legions and its DX update, have been praised for expanding upon the gameplay in earlier titles, while others, such as Galaga: Destination Earth, were criticized for being poor updates of the original. The success of the series has lend itself to other ...
It runs on the Namco Galaga arcade system. The game was designed by Masanobu Endō and a small team. Created to rival the success of Scramble, it was originally themed around the Vietnam War and titled Cheyenne. Endō wanted the game to have a detailed, integral storyline and a comprehensive world, and to be welcoming for newer players.