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Galaga

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File Name: Galaga (U).zip
Console/System: NES
Genre: Action
Filesize: 16.40KB
Region: USA
Year of release: 1981
Downloads: 1924

Galaga ROM Download for NES 

 

Galaga, released in the year 1981, is a type of fixed shooter arcade game which is developed by Namco for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was released by Midway Games and is a sequel to the Galaxian. 

 

Game Plot

 

The player here takes control of a starship and is on a mission to destroy the Galaga forces in each stage while bypassing enemies and projectiles. Some of the enemies can even capture the player's ship using a tractor beam, which can be saved to change the player into a Dual Fighter with extra firepower. The goal of each stage is to destroy all of the Galaga aliens, which would fly. 

Like in Galaxian, aliens will jump towards the player. He has to hunt down projectiles and crashing them on the alien. Additionally, he has to destroy four large enemy aliens called the Boss Galag.

 

Best Emulator for Galaga ROM

 

If you want to play the Galaga fixed shooter arcade game, then you have to download and install the Nintendo Entertainment System emulator on your device.

Some of the all-time great Nintendo Entertainment System emulators for Windows PC are FCEUX, VisualBoyAdancane, ZSNES, Jnes, Nestopia, Snes9x, Project64, DeSmuMe, and Fake NES. 

Nintendo Entertainment System suitable for MAC users can be Nestopia, Fake NES, higan, and Snes9x. 

 

Similar Games

 

If you love playing arcade games like Galaga, then you should try to play other related games like Gaplus, Galaga '88, and Galaxian3: Project Dragoon. I'm sure you would like it, and the game would keep you intrigued. 

 

  1. Gaplus
    The Gaplus game comes under the third game in Galaxian Series and is a direct sequel to the game Galaga. Even though, most of the gameplay is similar to Galaga, it does have some differences and additional features. The player can get a ship with new graphics after shooting at a Shooting Star, and it will make a special flag. The challenging levels are different from those for Galaga because enemies are juggled by shooting at them. When the stage is over 10 when the player shoots the enemy, they turn into a deadly powerful cube that can not be destroyed. 

  2. Galaga '88
    The game follows Galaga and Gaplus, being the third sequel to the game Galaxian. Galaga '88 was released with enhanced graphics, more detailed backgrounds, more great ships, and larger enemies. The game's plot concentrates on the launch of a starship called Blast Fighter, which is made to destroy the Galaga Forces and their home planet. The player tries to shoot down the aliens like the previous games. 

  3. Galaxian3: Project Dragoon
    The game revolves around the players controlling a starship called the Dragoon and is in its mission to destroy the Cannon Seed, which is a superweapon set to destroy what is left of the human race. The aim is to reach towards the end of the game without getting hit. All of the players share one health bar, which is labeled as ENERGY. It is placed at the bottom of the screen.

     

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