![]() ![]() The game runs on Namco System 1 hardware. It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies and greater ship details. It is the third sequel for Galaxian (following Galaga, and Gaplus ). Auction ends in: 4 weeks, 23 hours : FixedPrice : 80.00 : 3. Arcade1Up Retro CounterCade Tabletop Galaga 88, 5 Games in 1, Purple&White. You are simply the only pilot capable of staving off the invasion of the Galaga army, who are a race of enormous insect-like (specifically bees, butterflies, scorpions, stingrays, and dragonflies) aliens. Galaga '88 a is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade video game by Namco. NEW in box Arcade1UP Galaga 88 Countercade Arcade Game with 5 Games Auction ends in: 2 weeks, 15 hours : FixedPrice : 145.00 : 2. Another popular feature of Galaga was its presentation of "Bonus Rounds" (dubbed "Challenging Stages", which were pioneered by Namco's own Rally-X and its sequel New Rally-X) between the action which offered a large 10000-point bonus for perfection.Īs with its predecessor, there is no official story to Galaga. Upon rescuing your ship, you are granted side-by-side double fire power, albeit with an increase in size, and therefore, vulnerability. The most notable new feature of Galaga was the chance to increase your firepower by intentionally allowing one of the Boss Galagas to capture your Fighter, and rescue it with your next Fighter, returning the original Fighter to your side. It can still be found in arcades to this day (along with Namco's most successful game of Pac-Man), and performs rather well next to more modern-day offerings. Galaga 88: Namco System 1: December 1987: Yes Yes No Remake of Galaga. Several homebrew programmers have supplied alternate versions of this game stateside, while Japan saw an incredible number of conversions for popular computer models which were only available to in the "Land of the Rising Sun".īuilding on the formula established by its predecessor, Galaga introduces several new concepts to the fixed vertical shooting genre that made it incredibly popular in the arcades. However, despite its incredible popularity in the arcade, it saw comparatively few official home conversions in the United States. Developed and published by Namco in Japan, and published by Midway Games in the US, Galaga seems to represent something of a "sweet spot" in game design, having performed better than either its predecessor or its successor, Gaplus (which was later renamed to "Galaga 3" when it was released in the United States to increase recognition and boost sales). Galaga is a spiritual successor to Galaxian. ![]()
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