Space battles of all kinds played a major role during the golden age of video games. Galaxian was the first video game to be released with 100 percent of its graphics displayed in true R.G.B.
Main CPU: Zilog Z80 3.072 Mhz) Sound Chips: Tone generator and discrete circuits Players: 2 Control: 2-way Joystick Buttons: 1 (FIRE) Alternate Japanese cabinet versions): Buttons: 3 (LEFT, RIGHT, FIRE) TRIVIA Galaxian was released in October 1979 in Japan and in December 1979 internationally. Again, the sound would need to be wired up at the connector and you'd have to push UP on the joystick to fire. You can also plug a Galaxian PCB into a Pac-Man. The sound pinout is also different, so one would need to rewire the connector to hear any Pac-Man sounds. "Pac-Man" PCBs will work in Galaxian machines, but require a 4-way joystick, instead of the 2-way model that Galaxian normally has. Any normal standard resolution arcade monitor should work as a replacement. The earliest Galaxian machines used a 25-inch G02 monitor, but later machines shipped with the standard 19-inch Electrohome G07 monitor. Finally this machine uses neon green t-molding (edge trim), it is difficult to find replacement trim in that same exact shade. The control panel and monitor bezel are not highly decorated, but do feature some game instructions. The marquee is rather large and displays a blue and green 'Galaxian' logo (which is painted on a sheet of glass, they don't make them like that anymore). These machines are white, with painted sideart of a green dragonfly alien (done up in blue, green. Several other titles used nearly identical cabinets as well. TECHNICAL This was the first title to use the now familiar 'Namco Cabinet', which was used for Galaxian, "Galaga", "Pac-Man", "Ms. If a flagship is one of the last enemies left of the screen, it will run away and appear as a third Flagship at the start of the next stage. They will swoop down to attack with one or two red Galaxians if any are nearby. Flagship: At least two of these appear at the top of the formation at the start of each stage.
They begin in formation at the top of the screen and will occasionally swoop down to attack you before returning to their position in the formation. Galaxian: These attacking aliens come in three varieties: blue, purple, and red. Galaxip: This is the name of the ship which you control at the bottom of the screen. All of the aliens need to be destroyed before the player can progress to the next wave. Each screen starts with a wave of multi-colored aliens moving left and right at the top of the screen the aliens quickly break ranks and start dive-bombing the Galaxip (player's ship) - either in single units or in groups of 3 - dropping multiple missiles as they descend. Galaxian is a legendary single-screen shoot-em-up that took everything that made Taito's ground-breaking "Space Invaders" so good, and improved upon it on every level. Like Galaxian? Got an old PC? You know what to do." A must-have.Arcade Video game published 42 years ago: Galaxian © 1979 Namco.
The lazy arc of the enemies as they dive to fire at you is identical to the arcade. As Trixter points out in his review at MobyGames, ".most of the Atarisoft conversions of then-classic arcade games were flawless, and Galaxian is no exception.
This PC conversion captures almost perfectly the feel of the arcade hit, minus the range of colors. Flagships also score more points when they have red travel companions, depending on whether you shoot the companions first, and if you get all of them.
Killing charging aliens score more points than the ones flying in overhead formation. At regular intervals, which get shorter as you progress, the alien ships will swoop down in an attempt to zap you with their laser pellets or kamikaze attack. The gameplay is straightforward: anyone who has played Space Invaders will know what to expect. This time the target is Namco’s revolutionary vertical shooter, commonly regarded as the first truly multi-color video game ever made. Galaxian is another near-flawless conversion of coin-op classic for Atari.