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Galaga

Overview

Galaga is a vertical arcade shooter from Namco. You control a space fighter at the bottom of the screen, scrolling left and right in order to avoid oncoming bombs and kamikaze attacks from alien invaders--and to fire your own missiles to fight back!

There are an infinite number of stages to progress through. Every third level is a "challenge stage" in which you have a free chance to shoot as many aliens as possible and rack up bonus points.

Certain aliens have tractor beams they can use to capture one of your ships. If that wasn't your last "life," you can try to shoot that alien down and recapture your ship, giving you two ships at once and doubling your firepower.

A summary screen appears when the game is over, giving you both your final score and you final "hit ratio"--the number of missiles fired, enemies destroyed, and the percentage of targets hit.

Developers
Namco
Genre
Shooter
Alternate Names
No information available

Media

Box - 3D

Galaga - Box - 3D (Japan) - 330x531
Japan -  330 x 531

Box - Back

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Japan -  376 x 600
Galaga - Box - Back (Europe) - 752x1176
Europe -  752 x 1176

Box - Front

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Japan -  567 x 900
Galaga - Box - Front (Europe) - 760x1180
Europe -  760 x 1180
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Europe -  778 x 1197

Cart - Front

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Europe -  1179 x 743
Galaga - Cart - Front (Japan) - 384x239
Japan -  384 x 239

Clear Logo

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World -  1823 x 852

Fanart - Background

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1920 x 1080

Screenshot - Game Title

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272 x 240

Screenshot - Gameplay

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