Galaga (Midway)| 1981 |
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Developer: [Namco] (Midway license)
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(1)
Number of Players: 2
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Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(1)
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Galaga (Midway) VGMuseum Game Endings
Galaga (Midway) on CAESAR
Galaga (Midway) high score and replay at MARP
Galaga (Midway) on datObase
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Galaga (Midway) VGMuseum Game Endings
Galaga (Midway) on CAESAR
Galaga (Midway) high score and replay at MARP
Galaga (Midway) on datObase
Mameinfo.dat entry:
0.37b10 [Yochizo]
WIP:
- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.
- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.
- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.
- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.
- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.
- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.
- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.
- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.
LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)
Other Emulators:
* FB Alpha
* JFF
* Raine
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Mission 660
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Final Star Force
Galmedes
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Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
0.37b10 [Yochizo]
WIP:
- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.
- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.
- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.
- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.
- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.
- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.
- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.
- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.
LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)
Other Emulators:
* FB Alpha
* JFF
* Raine
Recommended Games (Star Force):
Catacomb
Vega
Espial
Night Star (DECO Cassette)
Nova 2001
Star Jacker
Stunt Air
Zodiack
Star Force
Alpha Mission / ASO
Alpha Mission II / ASO II
Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)
Mission 660
Rafflesia
S.R.D. Mission
Truxton / Tatsujin
Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Blast Off
Blazing Lazers
GunHed (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
The Next Space
Omega Fighter
Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Lethal Thunder
Pollux
Strike Gunner S.T.G
Vimana
Explosive Breaker
Final Star Force
Galmedes
Gunlock
GunNail
Nebulas Ray
Super-X
Gekirindan
Viper Phase 1
Fever SOS
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
History.dat entry:
Galaga(c) 1981 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. 508]
- TRIVIA -
Galaga was released in December 1981 in North America by Midway, under license from Namco.
- PORTS -
NOTE: Only ports released in North America are listed here. For ports released in other regions, please see the original Namco Upright model entry.
* Consoles :
Atari 7800 [US] (1987) "Galaga [Model CX-7805]"
Nintendo NES [US] (September 1988) "Galaga - Demons of Death [Model NES-AG]"
Sony PlayStation [US] (July 31, 1996) "Namco Museum Vol.1 [Model SLUS-00215]"
Nintendo 64 [US] (October 31, 1999) "Namco Museum 64 [Model NUS-NNME-USA]"
Sega Dreamcast [US] (June 25, 2000) "Namco Museum [Model T-1403N]"
Sony PlayStation 2 [US] (December 4, 2001) "Namco Museum [Model SLUS-20273]"
Microsoft XBOX [US] (October 9, 2002) "Namco Museum"
Nintendo GameCube [US] (October 9, 2002) "Namco Museum [Model DOL-GNME-USA]"
Sony PlayStation 2 [US] (August 30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model SLUS-21164]"
Microsoft XBOX [US] (August 30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model NMO-2201A-NM]"
Nintendo GameCube [US] (August 30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model DOL-G5NE-USA]"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] [US] (July 26, 2006)
Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] [US] (November 4, 2008) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade [Model 21022]"
Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] [US] (July 16, 2009) "Namco Museum Essentials [Model NPUB-30086]"
Nintendo Wii [US] (November 16, 2010) "Namco Museum Megamix"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] [US] (August 15, 2013)
* Handhelds :
Nintendo Game Boy [US] (September 1995) "Arcade Classic No. 3 - Galaga & Galaxian [Model DMG-AGCE-USA]"
Nintendo Game Boy Advance [US] (June 10, 2001) "Namco Museum [Model AGB-ANME-USA]"
Sony PSP [US] (August 23, 2005) "Namco Museum Battle Collection [Model ULUS-10035]"
Nintendo Game Boy Advance [US] (August 30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model AGB-B5NE-USA]"
Nintendo DS [US] (September 18, 2007) "Namco Museum DS [Model NTR-YNME-USA]"
Nintendo 3DS [US] (July 26, 2011) "Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions [Model CTR-APGE-USA]"
* Computers :
Commodore C64 [US] (1982) Unlicensed
Tandy Color Computer [US] (1984) "Galagon"
PC [MS-DOS] [US] (1997) "Champ Galagon" by CHAMProgramming
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] [US] (October 25, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary"
* Others :
Arcade [US] (1995) "Namco Classics Collection Vol.1"
Arcade [US] (2000) "Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga 20th Anniversary Class of 1981 Reunion"
Mobile Phones [US] (September 20, 2004)
Ms. Pac-Man TV Game [US] (2004) by Jakks Pacific
Arcade [US] (2005) "Pac-Man - 25th Anniversary Edition"
Ms. Pac-Man TV Game Wireless Version [US] (2005) by Jakks Pacific
Retro Arcade featuring Pac-Man [US] (2008) by Jakks Pacific
Apple iPhone/iPod [US] (March 31, 2009) "Galaga Remix [Model 310662030]"
Arcade [US] (2010) "Pac-Man's Arcade Party"
Windows Mobile [US] (April 1, 2010) "Galaga by Namco"
Apple iPhone/iPod [US] (June 9, 2011) "Galaga 30th Collection [Model 413616338]"
Apple iPhone/iPod [US] (April 20, 2012) "Namco Arcade [Model 465606050]"
Pac-Man Connect and Play [US] (2012) Bandai
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Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=31736&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
Galaga(c) 1981 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. 508]
- TRIVIA -
Galaga was released in December 1981 in North America by Midway, under license from Namco.
- PORTS -
NOTE: Only ports released in North America are listed here. For ports released in other regions, please see the original Namco Upright model entry.
* Consoles :
Atari 7800 [US] (1987) "Galaga [Model CX-7805]"
Nintendo NES [US] (September 1988) "Galaga - Demons of Death [Model NES-AG]"
Sony PlayStation [US] (July 31, 1996) "Namco Museum Vol.1 [Model SLUS-00215]"
Nintendo 64 [US] (October 31, 1999) "Namco Museum 64 [Model NUS-NNME-USA]"
Sega Dreamcast [US] (June 25, 2000) "Namco Museum [Model T-1403N]"
Sony PlayStation 2 [US] (December 4, 2001) "Namco Museum [Model SLUS-20273]"
Microsoft XBOX [US] (October 9, 2002) "Namco Museum"
Nintendo GameCube [US] (October 9, 2002) "Namco Museum [Model DOL-GNME-USA]"
Sony PlayStation 2 [US] (August 30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model SLUS-21164]"
Microsoft XBOX [US] (August 30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model NMO-2201A-NM]"
Nintendo GameCube [US] (August 30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model DOL-G5NE-USA]"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] [US] (July 26, 2006)
Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] [US] (November 4, 2008) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade [Model 21022]"
Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] [US] (July 16, 2009) "Namco Museum Essentials [Model NPUB-30086]"
Nintendo Wii [US] (November 16, 2010) "Namco Museum Megamix"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] [US] (August 15, 2013)
* Handhelds :
Nintendo Game Boy [US] (September 1995) "Arcade Classic No. 3 - Galaga & Galaxian [Model DMG-AGCE-USA]"
Nintendo Game Boy Advance [US] (June 10, 2001) "Namco Museum [Model AGB-ANME-USA]"
Sony PSP [US] (August 23, 2005) "Namco Museum Battle Collection [Model ULUS-10035]"
Nintendo Game Boy Advance [US] (August 30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model AGB-B5NE-USA]"
Nintendo DS [US] (September 18, 2007) "Namco Museum DS [Model NTR-YNME-USA]"
Nintendo 3DS [US] (July 26, 2011) "Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions [Model CTR-APGE-USA]"
* Computers :
Commodore C64 [US] (1982) Unlicensed
Tandy Color Computer [US] (1984) "Galagon"
PC [MS-DOS] [US] (1997) "Champ Galagon" by CHAMProgramming
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] [US] (October 25, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary"
* Others :
Arcade [US] (1995) "Namco Classics Collection Vol.1"
Arcade [US] (2000) "Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga 20th Anniversary Class of 1981 Reunion"
Mobile Phones [US] (September 20, 2004)
Ms. Pac-Man TV Game [US] (2004) by Jakks Pacific
Arcade [US] (2005) "Pac-Man - 25th Anniversary Edition"
Ms. Pac-Man TV Game Wireless Version [US] (2005) by Jakks Pacific
Retro Arcade featuring Pac-Man [US] (2008) by Jakks Pacific
Apple iPhone/iPod [US] (March 31, 2009) "Galaga Remix [Model 310662030]"
Arcade [US] (2010) "Pac-Man's Arcade Party"
Windows Mobile [US] (April 1, 2010) "Galaga by Namco"
Apple iPhone/iPod [US] (June 9, 2011) "Galaga 30th Collection [Model 413616338]"
Apple iPhone/iPod [US] (April 20, 2012) "Namco Arcade [Model 465606050]"
Pac-Man Connect and Play [US] (2012) Bandai
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=31736&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
00000000 9820 00000006 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives
21800000 06E4 00000018 FFFFFFFF Invincibility
20800300 3C2D 000000FF FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage Note the game crashes after Stage 255
20A10000 0185 003C21CD FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage (2/7)
20B10000 3C21 FE98213A FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage (3/7) 0185 CD 21 3C call $3C21 (changed from ld hl,$9821)
20B10000 3C25 21042800 FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage (4/7) 3C21 3A 21 98 ld a,($9821) / 3C24 FE 00 cp $00
20B10000 3C29 3EC99821 FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage (5/7) 3C26 28 04 jr z,$3C2C / 3C28 21 21 98 ld hl,$9821
20B10000 3C2E 18982132 FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage (6/7) 3C2B C9 ret / 3C2C 3E xx ld a,$xx
20810000 3C32 000000F5 FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage (7/7) 3C2E 32 21 98 ld ($9821),a / 3C31 18 F5 jr $3C28
21800000 070D 0000000D FFFFFFFF Fast Shoot
00000000 9288 00000028 FFFFFFFF Perfect Challenge Stages
00000000 9825 00000000 FFFFFFFF All Challenge Stages
00000000 9825 00000001 FFFFFFFF No Challenge Stages
00300000 9368 00000000 FFFFFFFF Aliens don't fire
00310000 936C 00000000 FFFFFFFF Aliens don't fire (2/2)
02100000 99B6 00000000 00001515 Auto Fire Turn it OFF on the Name Entry screen
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
00000000 9820 00000006 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives
21800000 06E4 00000018 FFFFFFFF Invincibility
20800300 3C2D 000000FF FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage Note the game crashes after Stage 255
20A10000 0185 003C21CD FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage (2/7)
20B10000 3C21 FE98213A FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage (3/7) 0185 CD 21 3C call $3C21 (changed from ld hl,$9821)
20B10000 3C25 21042800 FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage (4/7) 3C21 3A 21 98 ld a,($9821) / 3C24 FE 00 cp $00
20B10000 3C29 3EC99821 FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage (5/7) 3C26 28 04 jr z,$3C2C / 3C28 21 21 98 ld hl,$9821
20B10000 3C2E 18982132 FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage (6/7) 3C2B C9 ret / 3C2C 3E xx ld a,$xx
20810000 3C32 000000F5 FFFFFFFF Select Starting Stage (7/7) 3C2E 32 21 98 ld ($9821),a / 3C31 18 F5 jr $3C28
21800000 070D 0000000D FFFFFFFF Fast Shoot
00000000 9288 00000028 FFFFFFFF Perfect Challenge Stages
00000000 9825 00000000 FFFFFFFF All Challenge Stages
00000000 9825 00000001 FFFFFFFF No Challenge Stages
00300000 9368 00000000 FFFFFFFF Aliens don't fire
00310000 936C 00000000 FFFFFFFF Aliens don't fire (2/2)
02100000 99B6 00000000 00001515 Auto Fire Turn it OFF on the Name Entry screen
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
