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Galaxian

Arcade, October 1979

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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]
  Galaxian (2026 GEN)

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.

Browse 12 other Galaxian games.

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Galaxian

Hiscores - MAME
2019-11-15 .................................. 13,610
2019-01-06 ................................... 5,080
2005-05-01 ................................... 4,370

Hiscores
2016-03-20 .................................. 12,080
2013-03-30 ................................... 7,220
2010-06-23 ................................... 5,070

Hiscores - MiSTer
2023-06-15 ................................... 9,450
2023-06-09 ................................... 5,870

Hiscores - FBNeo
2024-09-01 .................................. 10,520

Analysis

• 💬18023 2026-04-21 11:01:49

  Article: Galaxian: First Video Game with Color?

  Is Galaxian really the first video game with color graphics?

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Quotes

• 💬14518 2023-06-09 18:54:55

  WE ARE THE GALAXIANS
  MISSION: DESTROY ALIENS

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

Berzerk

Arcade 1980@317

Juno First

Arcade 1983@2648

⍟

After Burner Climax

Xbox 360 2010@175

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

NES 1987@1266

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

Xbox 360 2010@2182

★

Super Street Fighter II

SNES 1994@230

★

Street Fighter Alpha 3

CP System II 1998@5

God of War: Ghost of Sparta

PSP 2010@212

Tempest

Arcade, October 1981@1530

★

Final Fight

CP System, December 1989@1057

Mega Man 2

NES 1988@168

★

Super Castlevania IV

SNES 1991@214

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