Galaxian Download For Windows PC

Game Description

Galaxian is a 1979 fixed shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco. The player takes command of the Galaxie starfighter as it defends Earth from waves of aliens. The goal of the game is to destroy each formation of aliens that plunge down at the player in an attempt to hit them.

Galaxian, designed by company engineer Kazunori Sawano, was Namco’s response to Space Invaders, a similar space shooter published the year before by rival manufacturer Taito. Namco wanted a game that could compete with Space Invaders, which was a huge hit in Japan. Sawano worked hard to make the game simple and easy to grasp. He was inspired by Star Wars’ cinematic space battle scenes, with foes originally taking the form of the film’s TIE Fighters. Galaxian was one of the first video games to employ RGB color visuals, as well as the first to use a tile-based hardware architecture capable of animated multi-color sprites and scrolling, albeit the latter was limited to the starfield background and the game itself remained static.

Namco’s first major arcade video game hit was Galaxian. It was the second best-selling arcade game in Japan in 1979 and 1980, and the second best-selling arcade game in the United States in 1980, where it became one of the best-selling arcade games of all time with 50,000 arcade units sold by 1982. The game received acclaim for its gameplay and use of real color graphics. In retrospect, it has garnered notoriety for its historical significance and technological achievements. Its popularity spawned multiple successors and reimaginings, the most noteworthy of which was Galaga, which surpassed the original in popularity. Galaxian has also been ported to a variety of home systems and appears in a number of Namco compilations.

Galaxian Download For Windows PC Gameplay

Galaxian is a shoot ’em up video game set in space. The player pilots a starship named the “Galaxie,” and the goal is to clear each round of aliens. The enemies appear in a formation near the top of the screen, escorted by two ships named “Galaxian Flagship” or “Galboss.” In order to hit the player, enemies would divebomb towards the bottom of the screen while launching projectiles. Due to hardware restrictions, the Galaxie can only fire one shot at a time, and the player must wait for it to either hit an enemy or the top of the screen before firing another.

Flagships will divebomb with two red escort ships; shooting all three will grant the player bonus points, with extra points awarded for destroying the flagship. As the game continues, so will enemy movement and the number of shots fired by the opponents. Small flags at the bottom of the screen indicate rounds. The attract mode of the game showed a brief scenario, reading “THE GALAXIAN ARE US. MISSION: DESTRUCTION OF ALIENS “.

Download Galaxian Download For Windows PC

We might have the Galaxian game free download available for more than one platform. Galaxian free download is currently available on these platforms:

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