A two-way joystick for moving left and right. It may, though, take just a little bit of time to get used to them. _ / 6.1 The Controls /_ - The controls on this game are very easy. Once you clear out one wave of Galaxian invaders, there is another wave to take its place. You are responsible for stopping the Galaxian invasion. THE GAME |= +=+ Galaxian is a two-dimensional arcade shooter style game. Good luck in stopping the Galaxian attack. Also, it is Mission 3 in Gorf although that configuration is different then in the original game. In Galaga, it is represented as one of the suicide ships. If you look at the prize, you will see it is the Galaxian flagship. As a matter of fact, Galaxian survived in a few other video games. The game did prove itself to be popular even when Pac Man came out the same year.
Galaxian was also the precursor game to Galaga (which in itself became a major hit). It was one of the first games to feature actual color graphics. Galaxian took the space theme and created a more dynamic style game. OVERVIEW |= +=+ Galaxian was one of the first games, in a long line, in the partnership of Namco and Midway. If you don't, I'm liable to\ discard the e-mail as spam. Make sure you put Galaxian in the subject. If you wish to e-mail me thoughts on this FAQ, better ways of doing things, other strategies, etc., feel free. Input is appreciated along with constructive criticism. Instead it will be broken up into the game itself and strategies for survival. Since the game has you continuously cycling through space battles, there is no walkthrough per se. WELCOME |= +=+ Welcome to my FAQ for Galaxian. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |= +=+ The following are a list of people or organizations that have made this FAQ possible: My wonderful family (who has had to put up with the tapping on the keyboard) Namco for making a great arcade game GameFAQ's for putting up this FAQ +=+ | 4. Version 1.01 8/27/03: Fixed some minor mistakes. VERSION INFORMATION |= +=+ Version 1.0 8/17/03: A guide is born. Just have Galaxian as the subject so I know it isn't another kooky vendor trying to sell me hair gel or another XXX site telling me I have new friends. If you wish to ask questions or give input to this guide, please e-mail me. If you see this guide on any other site then the one listed above, please e-mail me.
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