Galaxian

Game cover: Galaxian

Description

Galaxian is a shoot 'em up in which the player is at the bottom of the screen, with an arrangement of aliens at the top. The player moves left and right to aim at an alien, then shoots a bullet up the screen, and the alien it hits is killed. The aliens are classed as Drones, Emissaries, Hornets and Commanders, with those higher up the screen scoring more points when destroyed. At set intervals an enemy will move down the screen towards you, escorting a bomber, which is a moment of high danger. Clear a wave and another is generated.

Game Info

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1985Arcade1979Atari 52001982Atari 8-bit1982Atari 26001983PC Booter1983PC-80001983PC-881983Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/15001983Apple II1984ColecoVision1984Commodore 641984MSX1984NES1984PC-60011984Sharp X11984VIC-201984ZX Spectrum1984Sharp Zaurus2001Palm OS2004Wii2009Nintendo Switch2022PlayStation 42022