Extra credits by Brett Alan Weiss
Space Invaders (1978) introduced the arcades to the concept of fending off attacks of aliens with a ship that fires upward and moves horizontally at the bottom of the screen.
Galaxian (1979) expanded on the concept by having the invaders break off from the formation and attack independently. Galaga (1981) is the sequel to Galaxian and spawned a number of sequels itself, including Gaplus (1984) and Galaga '88 (1987).
Also Available On
Platform
Publisher
Developer
Year
Arcade
Midway Manufacturing Co.
Namco Ltd.
1981
Arcade
1981
Atari 7800
Atari Corporation
General Computer Corp.
1987
Commodore 64/128
1982
Game Boy Color
Majesco
Eastridge Technology
2000
Mobile
Namco Ltd.
2004
Mobile
Namco Ltd.
2005
Wii
Namco Bandai Games America, Inc.
Namco Ltd.
2007
Xbox 360
Namco Networks America, Inc.
Namco Bandai Games, Inc.
2006
Controls: Joystick/Gamepad
Flags: Based on an Arcade Game, Available for download on Wii
Included in Package: 16-page Instruction Manual