Galaxian (Arcade)
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Galaxian
Arcade, October 1979
            Series : Galaxian
         Developer : Namco
             Genre : Fixed shoot 'em up
          Graphics : Pixel Art
      Release Info : MiSTer implementation
          Hardware : Zilog Z80
        Other Tags : EIU
             Ports : Galaxian (1983 A2600)
                     Arcadians (1984 BBC) [unofficial]

      Achievements : retroachievements.org
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not completed.

Galaxian is an iteration of the ideas in Space Invaders, released the previous year. It's probably my favourite game of '79, a game that stills feel exciting to play many years later.

Other Galaxian games:

Other games by Namco:

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Galaxian

SCORES

Scores - MAME:
 13610 ...........  on 2019-11-15
  5080 ...........  on 2019-01-06
  4370 ...........  on 2005-05-01

Other scores:
 12080 ...........  on 2016-03-20
  7220 ...........  on 2013-03-30
  5070 ...........  on 2010-06-23

Scores - FBNeo:
 10520 ...........  on 2024-09-01

Scores - MiSTer:
 9450 ............  on 2023-06-15
 5870 ............  on 2023-06-09

Quotes

  • WE ARE THE GALAXIANS
    MISSION: DESTROY ALIENS

Log entries

    2005-05-01
  • My wiki has a 2005 entry about MAME emulation of various games, among them Galaxian.
  • Got the score 4370 in MAME.
    • 2010-06-23
  • Got the score 5070.
    • 2013-03-30
  • Got the score 7220. Tried my Galaxian luck in the awesome arcade in Santa Cruz.
    • 2016-03-20
  • Got the score 12080. Played my old favorite at the Musée Mécanique.
    • 2018-01-15
  • I'm playing a lot of fixed shooters right now, and it's a joy to come back to Galaxian. Didn't beat my score, though.
    • SCORE 8490
    2019-01-06
  • Got the score 5080 in MAME. On my way home from Silkeborg with Nabaz, I played a bit of the old classic.
    • 2019-11-15
  • Got the score 13610 in MAME. While recording a video of Galaxian for my '40 Years Ago' series, I beat my old highscore! I'm getting pretty good at dodging bullets and hitting charging aliens.
    • 40 Years Ago: Galaxian (1979)
    2023-06-09
  • Got the score 5870 in MiSTer.
    • MiSTer Arcade
    2023-06-15
  • Got the score 9450 in MiSTer.

    My best score yet!

    • MiSTer Arcade - Fixed Shooters
    2024-03-23

  • Musée Mécanique: I got through a few levels of Galaxian.

    • 2024-09-01
  • Got the score 10520 in FBNeo.

    Got a bunch of RetroAchievements.

videos

2018-01-15
SCORE 8490
2019-11-15
40 Years Ago: Galaxian (1979)
2023-06-09
MiSTer Arcade
2023-06-15
MiSTer Arcade - Fixed Shooters

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