Title: Galaxian
Manufacturer: Namco
Year: 1979
Hardware:
Main Processor: Z80 (8-bit; 3.072 MHz)
Sound Hardware: Custom
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Description
A vertical
scrolling shoot 'em up. This game had many versions, some that
were different than the original. The names of the
other versions are Galaxian Part 4, Galaxian Part X, Galaxian
Turbo, Space Invaders Galactica, Super Galaxians, Swarm,
and Zero Time. The main changes were in the appearance of the
player's ship, and the flags on the bottom right corner
of the screen.
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Emulation Status
Emulator: MAME
Playable: Yes
Sound: Yes
Benchmark system: Intel Celeron - 433 MHz; S3 GX2 4 Mb AGP Videocard; Soundblaster 16; Win98; MAME v0.36b16
Benchmark results: 60/60 fps with tripple buffer on, vsync off, no frameskip; full screen interlaced mode
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Screenshots
Screenshots from the MAME emulator
Screenshots on the left are from the MAME emulator, as appeared in the original 1979 version. |
Screenshots on the right are from the EmuDX emulator which enhanced the original game, 21 years later (while maintaining the original program code). |
