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    Galaxian

    Game » consists of 21 releases. Released October 1979

    Battle space aliens and avoid their suicidal attacks to survive in the world of Galaxian, Namco's first installment in the Galaxian franchise. It was a technical breakthrough in 1979, featuring RGB color, multi-colored sprites, a tilemap playfield, vertical scrolling background, and enemies with individual AI routines.

    Apple II releases

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Apple II
    Region United States
    Developer
    Publisher Atari
    Release date 1984
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    Arcade releases

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Arcade
    Region United States
    Developer Namco
    Publisher Midway Games
    Release date December 1979
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players 2
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems Mono
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features Pass and play
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Arcade
    Region
    Developer Namco
    Publisher Taito Corporation, Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd., Namco
    Release date October 1979
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players 2
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems Mono
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features Pass and play
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Arcade
    Region United Kingdom
    Developer Namco
    Publisher Namco
    Release date Q4 1979
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players 2
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems Mono
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features Pass and play
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    Atari 2600 releases

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Atari 2600
    Region United States
    Developer General Computer Corporation
    Publisher Atari
    Release date April 1983
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Atari 2600
    Region
    Developer General Computer Corporation
    Publisher Atari
    Release date October 1983
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    Atari 5200 releases

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Atari 5200
    Region United States
    Developer
    Publisher Atari
    Release date October 1982
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    Atari 8-bit releases

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Atari 8-bit
    Region United States
    Developer
    Publisher Atari
    Release date December 1982
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    Bally Astrocade releases

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Bally Astrocade
    Region United States
    Developer Bally Mfg. Corp.
    Publisher Bally Mfg. Corp.
    Release date 1981
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players 2
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features Local competitive
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    ColecoVision releases

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform ColecoVision
    Region United States
    Developer
    Publisher Atari SA
    Release date Q1 1984
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    Commodore 64 releases

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Commodore 64
    Region United States
    Developer
    Publisher Atari
    Release date 1984
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Commodore 64
    Region United Kingdom
    Developer
    Publisher Atari SA
    Release date Q4 1984
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    Famicom Disk System releases

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Famicom Disk System
    Region
    Developer Namco
    Publisher Namco
    Release date July 20, 1990
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    Nintendo Entertainment System releases

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Nintendo Entertainment System
    Region
    Developer Namco
    Publisher Namco
    Release date September 7, 1984
    Product code None
    Nintendo Product ID NGX-4500
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    Nintendo Switch releases

    Arcade Archives: Galaxian

    Release name Arcade Archives: Galaxian
    Platform Nintendo Switch
    Region United States
    Developer Namco
    Publisher HAMSTER Corporation
    Release date November 24, 2022
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    PlayStation 4 releases

    Arcade Archives: Galaxian

    Release name Arcade Archives: Galaxian
    Platform PlayStation 4
    Region United States
    Developer Namco
    Publisher HAMSTER Corporation
    Release date November 24, 2022
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    Sharp X1 releases

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Sharp X1
    Region
    Developer Dempa Micomsoft
    Publisher Namco
    Release date 1984
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players 1
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    TI-99/4A releases

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform TI-99/4A
    Region Australia
    Developer
    Publisher
    Release date
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    VIC-20 releases

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform VIC-20
    Region United Kingdom
    Developer
    Publisher
    Release date
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    Wii Shop releases

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform Wii Shop
    Region
    Developer
    Publisher
    Release date September 29, 2009
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
    ZX Spectrum releases

    Galaxian

    Release name Galaxian
    Platform ZX Spectrum
    Region United Kingdom
    Developer
    Publisher
    Release date Q4 1984
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A
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