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Main data
Romset and name:
galaxianm Galaxian (Midway set 1)
Short name:
Galaxian
Manufacturer:
Namco (Midway license)
Year:
1979
Genre:
Shooter
Category:
Shooter / Gallery
Serie:
Galaxian
Driver source:
galaxian/galaxian.cpp
Language:
English
Similar games:
Input / Controls
Players:
Up to 2 players (solo, 2 alternates)
Input:
Joystick 2 ways (horizontal)
Buttons / keys:
1
Coins:
2
Cabinet:
Cocktail, Upright
Free-play:
Supported

Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
-
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
768x224@60.606061 Hz, ruotato di 90°, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Vertical
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
Zilog Z80
Audio
Sound:
Mono
Audio chips:
Discrete Sound, Speaker
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.133u1 released on aug-02 2009
Last release:
Mame 0.271 released on oct-31 2024
Clone of:
galaxian Galaxian (Namco set 1)
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
galmidw Galaxian (Midway set 1)
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
GOOD
Required files:
Romset:
Status
OVERALL:
GOOD
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Good
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Supported
Additional infos
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  • Score
  • PCB
  • Commands
  • Init
  • Driver
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  • Arcade Video game published 45 years ago:

    Galaxian © 1979 Midway Mfg. Co.

    Export release by Midway for North America. Game developed in Japan by Namco. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Namco Upright model entry.

    TECHNICAL
    [Upright model]
    [No. 866]

    TRIVIA
    Galaxian was released by Midway Manufacturing, under license by Namco, in the USA on December 25, 1979.

    A Galaxian unit appears in the 1983 movie 'Joysticks' and the sitcom 'Two and a Half Men'; Season 5, Episode 2 (People Who Love Peepholes). It is also heard (but not seen) in the 1987 James Bond movie 'The Living Daylights'.

    PORTS
    NOTE: Only ports released in North America [US] are listed here. For ports released in other regions, please see the original Namco Upright model entry.

    • CONSOLES:
    Bally Astrocade (1977) "Galactic Invasion [Model 2011]" by Activision
    Atari XEGS
    Atari 5200 (1982) "Galaxian [Model CX5206]"
    Emerson Arcadia 2001 (1982) "Galactica" clone, as "Space Attack [Model 1013]"
    Atari 2600 (1983) "Galaxian [Model CX2684]"
    Colecovision (1983) "Galaxian [Model 70006]"
    Sony PlayStation (jan.31, 1997) "Namco Museum Vol.3 [Model SLUS-00398]"
    Nintendo 64 (oct.31, 1999) "Namco Museum 64 [Model NUS-NNME-USA]"
    Sega Dreamcast (june.25, 2000) "Namco Museum [Model T-1403N]"
    Sony PS2 (dec.4, 2001) "Namco Museum [Model SLUS-20273]"
    Microsoft XBOX (oct.9, 2002) "Namco Museum"
    Nintendo GameCube (oct.9, 2002) "Namco Museum [Model DOL-GNME-USA]"
    Sony PS2 (aug.30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model SLUS-21164]"
    Microsoft XBOX (aug.30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model NMO-2201A-NM]"
    Nintendo GameCube (aug.30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model DOL-G5NE-USA]"
    Nintendo Wii (oct.23, 2007) "Namco Museum Remix [Model RVL-RN2E-USA]"
    Microsoft XBOX 360 (nov.4, 2008) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade [Model 21022]"
    Nintendo Wii (nov.16, 2010) "Namco Museum Megamix"

    • HANDHELDS:
    Nintendo Game Boy (sept.1995) "Arcade Classic No. 3 - Galaga & Galaxian [Model DMG-AGCE-USA]"
    Nintendo GBA (june.10, 2001) "Namco Museum [Model AGB-ANME-USA]"
    Sony PSP (aug.23, 2005) "Namco Museum Battle Collection [Model ULUS-10035]"
    Nintendo DS (sept.18, 2007) "Namco Museum DS [Model NTR-YNME-USA]"

    • COMPUTERS:
    Commodore Vic 20 (1981) "Star Battle" by Hal Laboratory
    Atari 800 (1982) "Galaxian [Model CXL4024]"
    Tandy Color Computer (1982) "Galax Attax"
    Tandy Color Computer (1982) "Space Ambush"
    Commodore C64 (1983) "Galaxions" by Solar Software
    Commodore C64 (1983) "Galaxian [Model RX8542]"
    Commodore VIC-20 (1983) by Atarisoft
    PC [Booter] (1983) by Thunder Mountain
    PC [Booter] (1983) by Atarisoft
    Apple II (1983) by Atarisoft
    PC [MS-DOS] (1997) "ChampGalaxia" by CHAMProgramming
    PC [MS Windows 95, 3.5"] (mar.31, 1996) "Microsoft Return of Arcade"
    PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (2000) "Microsoft Return of Arcade Anniversary Edition"
    PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (oct.25, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary"

    • OTHERS:
    VFD tabletop game (1981) by Coleco.
    Namco Classics TV Game (2003) by Jakk's Pacific
    Mobile Phones (june.13, 2003) "Galaxian Mini"
    Arcade Gold featuring Pac-Man (2007) by Jakks Pacific
    Retro Arcade featuring Pac-Man (2008) by Jakks Pacific
    Apple iPhone/iPod (may.16, 2009) "Galaxians [Model 316869163]" by Istvan David
    Arcade (2010) "Pac-Man's Arcade Party"
    Apple iPhone/iPod (june.9, 2011) "Galaga 30th Collection [Model 413616338]"
    Apple iPhone/iPod (mar.23, 2012) "Galaxian [Model 511322882]" by Iconosys, Inc.
    Pac-Man Connect and Play (2012) by Bandai
    Arcade (2018) "Pac-Man's Pixel Bash"

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=31741&o=2
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    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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