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Galaxian was designed by Kazunori Sawano, who had previously worked on many of Namco's electro-mechanical shooting gallery arcade games, notably Shoot Away (1977). [9] Early in the game's development, Taito had released Space Invaders in Japan, which swept the country by storm and helped turn the video game industry into a highly-profitable business.
Galaxian [a] is a shoot'em up video game franchise developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco. Some entries were outsourced to other developers, such as Hasbro Interactive , Bandai and Paladin Studios.
Galaga was created by Japanese developer Shigeru Yokoyama, a long-time veteran of Namco. [8] Namco's first big video game hit in arcades was Galaxian (1979); [9] [10] the game's success led Namco to produce a large number of Namco Galaxian arcade boards to keep up with demand. [8]
An entry in the Galaxian series, Galaxian3 was conceived following Namco's success with motion-based arcade games in the late-1980s, such as Final Lap and Metal Hawk. The attraction version, housed in a massive circular room and supporting 28 players, was designed by company engineer Shigeki Toyama.
An arcade baseball game incorporating a pitching machine. [2] It was among Japan's top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1980. [3] Sweet Licks: April 1981: Yes Yes Yes Pic Pac: November 1984: Yes Features musical robot band. [4] A video game version Robot Band PicPac is included in Namco Museum Vol. 4 (1996). Sweet Land: June 1987: Yes Gator ...
Gaplus [a] is a 1984 fixed shooter arcade game developed and released by Namco.It is the third game in the Galaxian series, serving as a direct sequel to Galaga (1981). In North America, a modification kit was later released to change the name to Galaga 3, possibly to reflect its position in the series. [4]
Galaxian 2 uses a fixed three-color VFD display, with the main play area having eight columns and twelve rows with dancing stars in the background.. The case of the game is designed to look like the exterior of a spaceship, reminiscent of Battlestar Galactica.
Articles about the video game Galaxian and its follow-ups. Pages in category "Galaxian" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.