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Galaga - Galaxian

GB Action Shooter Adventure

Galaga and Galaxian are one of the most commercially and successful games from the golden age of arcade games. The arcade versions of the games had been ported to many consoles.

Parameters	Values
File Name:	Galaga Galaxian (J) [S].zip
Console/System:	GB
Genre:	Shooter
Filesize:	44.74KB
Region:	Japanese
Year of release:	1979
Downloads:	867

Galaga - Galaxian ROM Download for GB 

Galaga - Galaxian is a compilation of the successful and the most commercial games from the golden era of arcade games. It is a fixed shooter game that comes under the Galaxian video games series. Namco developed and published the game for the GameBoy. 

Gameplay

In Galaga, the player gets the task to destroy the Galaga forces in each stage while bypassing projectiles and enemies. Here, some enemies can seize a player's ship by a tractor beam, which the player needs to rescue to change them into a dual fighter with extra firepower. The player aims to defeat all of the Galaga aliens that fly into the formation from the screen's side and top. 

Whereas in Galaxian, the player takes control of a starship called the Galaxie, the aim being to clear each alien's course. The enemies arrive towards the top of the screen, along with two escort ships, named the Galboss or Galaxian Flagship. Enemies will get a divebomb towards the bottom of the screen while they shoot projectiles to knock or hit the player. Additionally, the enemy's movement will increase as they progress with the number of shots that the enemies fire. 

Best Emulator for Galaga - Galaxian ROM

To play the Galaga - Galaxian, you need to have a GameBoy emulator on your device. It is a handheld game console that was initially released in the late '80s. A few of the best GameBoy emulators that you can install on Microsoft Windows are Boycott Advance, NO$GBA, Mednafen, VisualBoyAdvance, and KiGB. The emulators that support MAC include Boycott Advance, KiGB, VisualBoyAdvance. 

Similar Games

If you love playing fixed shooter arcade video games like Galaga - Galaxian, you will also like other games in the Galaxian video games series. A few of them are listed below.

1. Galaga '88
   It is a fixed shooter arcade video game that comes under the third sequel to the Galaxian. The game's plot comprises the launch of a starship called the Blast Fighter, which destroys the opposed Galaga forces and their home planet. The gameplay is similar to its predecessor, Galaxian, where the Blast Fighter needs to shoot each Galaga aliens, who fly from the playfield's top and sides. Also, if the player collides with an alien or their projectile, they may lose their lives. 
   
   
2. Gaplus
   Gaplus comes under the third game in the Galaxian video games series and is a fixed shooter arcade game called a sequel to the Galaga. In this game, the level starts if the player gets destroyed and killed before all the enemies arrive. And, when all enemies are killed, the player goes on to the next level. It is possible to shoot sixty bullets per screen by obtaining certain powerups, the most any Galaxian-related game has.
   
   
3. Attack of the Zolgear
   It is an arcade video game for one to six players and is a sequel to the Galaxian 3. The game takes place in an era when space exploration has reached its peak. And, here, Dragoon is headed toward Exia for the UGSF (United Galaxy Space Force) in a mission to save humanity.