When you rescue a captured fighter in the original version, you just get a double shot but in Arrangement you get a full-on upgrade to your ship, with the ladybug enemies even giving you a triple shot!
Even if it wasn’t an actual level, I think the Galaga minigame that appeared in the loading screen of Ridge Racer Revolution should have been included.
@@retrosutra It's ok man, that's why the community is so good, we all learn about new stuff from each other. I learned a lot from this video, good job!
Galaga (1981) was definitely seen in the 2001 movie, Legally Blonde, which Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) was playing Namco Museum on her Dreamcast at her house
I just now noticed that Galaga '90' wasn't on the list when it came out for the Turbo Grafx 16. Kind of a shame since that was my favorite one and I completed every level in every dimension through quite a few playthroughs.
I think it's just the TurboGrafx 16 version of Galaga 88 but as a different name just like how the Apple II version of Pac-Man was called Tax Man for some weird reason
I never knew you could increase your firepower by letting your first fighter get captured and rescuing it with your second fighter! That's such a bold and clever tactic, and it makes the game so much easier! I love the tune that plays in a minor key when a fighter gets captured and in a major key when it's rescued! For a game that doesn't have much music, that's a surprisingly powerful way to express a potentially dire moment followed by an absolutely glorious one. I always thought that the fanfare that played at the start of the game sounded incomplete as it abruptly cuts off when the first level starts. I'm fairly certain that the Sharp MZ-2500 version was made in 1985 since it's virtually identical to the Sharp X1 version. I've noticed a pattern whereby certain Sharp ports of games were made in the same year. Similar story with some old NEC ports of games. I'm a little bit disappointed that Cosmo Gang: The Video wasn't included among the bonus footage at the end as it's essentially a cutesy parody of Galaga like Parodius is to Gradius, but that's no big loss.
You didn't know about the double starships? I'm honestly shocked, that's one of Galaga's defining game mechanics, one the game doesn't explicitly tell you about but players are sure to find out by accident. I'm just flabbergasted...then again maybe I'm just older, but I'm only 27.
I didn't know it was possible to not know this. did you also not know that you could eat the big dots in each corner of the maze, and then PacMan could chase the ghosts? Or that Mario could gab a hammer and smash barrels and fireballs?
@@jasonlee7816 I beat the entire game, all 256 levels, maybe around 5 months ago. For somewhat of a better context, I'm 14. Been practicing to beat the game for years and years.
40 Years anniversary to Galaxian's successor, best version for Galaga according to Firza : Arcade, FAMICOM Family (FC & FDS) (Best way to play Galaga FC version and you must to use aftermarket console such as Analogue than NES version with some different things), Windows, PlayStation (including TEKKEN appearance), Game Boy family (GB & SGB).
Wow, that's a lot of Galagas. Can't complain though. There's no such thing as too much Galaga. lol Also, I believe there's a minor mistake in the timestamps, the GCN Namco Museum for the Arrangement is the same one as the classic one when it's actually 26:30. Just thought I'd point it out to you and help out. :)
I still love this game, it's aged quite well gameplay wise. The bonus stage though, I 100% associate it with the Tekken loading screen. Was it Heihachi that was unlockable when you beat it ?
Galaga was (sadly) never released for my TI-99/4A, but the MSX provides an approximation of what it might have looked like. (same with the ColecoVision not featured here). Single-coloured sprites just don't cut it for Galaxian though, and the 1981 TMS9918A would need a modern upgrade to deal with more than 4 sprites per scanline (each colour being a separate sprite, so all 28 sprites would be used up pretty quickly)...even swapping them with bitmap graphics, one is still restricted to two colours per 8x8 grid. It could be done with careful planning, but the memory overhead would be considerable. The considerable talents of the 21st century TI homebrew scene might pull it off someday I hope. It is one of the few remaining "A" list titles missing from the system and a personal favourite. Anyway, I'm rabbling, good video, lots of variety, thanks.
I always viewed the Atari 7800 as a graphical enigma because it wasn't technically the first home videogame console. The horrid graphics and sound it displayed seemingly lent itself to being an affordable option for people who needed something they could buy for their kid that wasn't close to $1K. But I still find it insane that at one point, Atari was the best you could get at home out of the many other options that probably looked, sounded, played better and overall felt closer to the same arcade experience that consoles like the NES would do in 1985
I was a Galaga Fan that my favorite vision was Namco Museum Vol.1, Famicom, Namco Museum GBA and DS, Wii, Plug n Play Jakkis Pacific, Namco Museum 50th Anniversary on Gamecube and Midway Arcade Vision
Do the requests : - Marvel vs. CAPCOM 2 => Including PS3 and Xbox 360 version - Street Fighter Alpha 2/Zero 2 => Including Zero 2 Alpha (Alpha 2 Gold) and SF 30th years anniversary collection. - Turbo OutRun - Super Puzzle Fighter II X/Turbo => Including 'HD Remix' Remake - Joust - Paperboy - Super Street Fighter II => Including 'HD Remix' Remake, SF 30th years anniversary collection and CAPCOM Arcade Stadium version - Darius => Including re-released EXTRA version - Boulder Dash
Supuestamente la versión de nes puedes agregar el chip usado en mappy kids para el audio, como se hizo con mappy, ya que usan el mismo audio PD: hay una cantidad aun no conocida de este juego, como algunos bootlegs y hacks
In arcade version if you play with easy and hard difficulty the game reset the system mean if you play in normal and hardest difficulty the games continues and stage 256 is like a bonus/challenging stage
early 1980’s a 1981, 1982, 1983 arcade game might’ve been Mega after mid 1980’s, late 1980’s, early 1990’s, mid 1990’s, late 1990’s, 2000’s it became less mega or wasn’t mega at all
Strange. i was looking for the version i played on arcade machines in my childhood in austria (about 1990-1995), but it wasnt one of these. it was somewhat more graphically advanced, but i still think it was definetly galaga - those were midway arcade machines..
Thanks Andy. I was playing this version before making the video and I thought it was very different from the original game. If I had included it, I would have had to do the same with many variants of the game and finally decided not to do it because the video was already too long.
la versión de psp aunque tenga aumento grafico se le va la esencia del juego, primero la nave principal pierde los colores de la original que tanto llamo la atención, segundo la movilidad es muy rápida lo cual le quita la dificulta que te daba un reto de lograrlo con ese aspecto, tercero los niveles son más pequeños los cuales los enemigos están muy cerca y es más fácil de impactarlos, y ahora los enemigos sencillos pierden importancia porque antes te quedaba uno o dos y era un desmadre matarlos porque esquivaban mucho pero en esta versión es sencillo deshacerse de ellos
Hey, Just out of Curiosity, How Come U didn't Check Out The Pac-Man Party Version of Galaga? Pac-Man Party Include's 3 Classic Namco Game's: "Pac-Man", "Galaga", and "DigDug"!!! This is On The Wii and Pac-Man Party was Released in 2010!!! Just thought I ought to let U know, yes 🫂💖!!! Like and Reply if you Agree!!!
At first I thought you were kidding me with that, but it seems that this game is real, haha. It is not a priority right now but I have added it to my list.
That's just the arcade version of those games with the only major difference being that you can move/shoot faster than usual if you put in a code on the game select screen
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I remember having a plug-in-play of many different arcade games. Galaga was one of those games.
Galaga '88 and Galaga Arrangement (1995) are always going to be my favorites.
Luckily the former is on the switch version of Namco Museum and as an Arcade Archives release but unfortunately not the latter
@@arthursnyder6935 ikr, had to get an emulator for arangement because they aren't selling it anywhere :(
When you rescue a captured fighter in the original version, you just get a double shot but in Arrangement you get a full-on upgrade to your ship, with the ladybug enemies even giving you a triple shot!
Now why wasn’t Arrangement ported to more consoles?
0:00 Arcade (Namco) (1981)
1:37 Arcade (Midway) (1981)
3:03 Sord M5 (1982)
4:01 Casio PV-2000 (1983)
5:04 Sega SG-1000 (Sega-Galaga) (1983)
6:08 MSX (1984)
7:25 Famicom (1985)
8:56 Fujitsu Micro 7 / FM-7 (1985)
10:12 NEC PC-9801 / PC-98 (1985)
11:37 Sharp MZ-1500 (1985)
12:56 Sharp MZ-2500 (19XX)
14:21 Sharp X1 (1985)
15:55 Atari 7800 (1987)
17:21 NES (Galaga: Demons of Death) (1988)
18:50 Famicom Disk System / FDS (1990)
20:27 Arcade (Namco Classic Collection Vol. 1) (Original) (1995)
22:14 Arcade (Namco Classic Collection Vol. 1) (Arrangement) (1995)
23:35 PlayStation / PS (Namco Museum Vol.1) (1995)
25:04 Game Boy / GB (Arcade Classic No. 3: Galaga / Galaxian) (1995)
26:30 Super Game Boy / SGB (Arcade Classic No. 3: Galaga / Galaxian) (1995)
28:03 Philips CD-i (Arcade Classics) (1996)
29:20 Windows (Namco History Vol. 4) (1998)
31:00 Nintendo 64 / N64 (Namco Museum 64) (1999)
32:42 Sega Dreamcast (Namco Museum) (2000)
34:39 GameCube / GCN, PlayStation 2 / PS2, Xbox (Namco Museum) (Original) (2001)
34:39 GameCube / GCN, PlayStation 2 / PS2, Xbox (Namco Museum) (Arrangement) (2001)
37:23 Game Boy Advance / GBA (Namco Museum) (2001)
39:03 Jakks Pacific (Ms. Pac-Man 5-in-1) (2004)
40:57 Game Boy Advance / GBA (Namco Museum 50th Anniversary) (2005)
42:33 GameCube / GCN, PlayStation 2 / PS2, Windows, Xbox (Namco Museum 50th Anniversary) (2005)
44:12 J2ME / Java Mobile (2005)
45:35 PlayStation Portable / PSP (Namco Museum Battle Collection) (Arrangement) (2005)
47:38 Xbox 360 / X360 (2006)
49:21 Nintendo DS (Namco Museum DS) (2007)
51:17 PlayStation 3 / PS3 (Namco Museum Essentials) (2009)
53:18 Nintendo Wii (Namco Museum Megamix) (2010)
55:02 Nintendo 3DS (Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions) (2011)
57:00 PlayStation 4 / PS4, Xbox One, Windows (Arcade Game Series: Galaga) (2016)
58:38 Nintendo Switch (Namco Museum) (2017)
1:00:50 Nintendo Switch (Namco Museum) (Challenge mode) (2017)
1:04:11 BONUS: PlayStation / PS (Tekken) (1995)
1:04:42 BONUS: Nintendo Wii (Namco Museum Remix) (Galaga Remix) (2007)
The original arcade version
@Diskun yes! We plan to make it in May.
Fixed!
How about the Wagya Plus minigame from Wagyan Paradise?
@@ChirpTheErithacus Its same thing and it doesn't matter.
At last! Have been waiting for this video for a looooooong time!
Even if it wasn’t an actual level, I think the Galaga minigame that appeared in the loading screen of Ridge Racer Revolution should have been included.
oh, I wasn't aware of this minigame :(
@@retrosutra It's ok man, that's why the community is so good, we all learn about new stuff from each other. I learned a lot from this video, good job!
I think that would work better for a Evolution of Galaga type of video.
The mini game in RRR I think would be Galaga 88'
That's a special stage for Galaga 88
Arrangement (1995) is and will always be my most favorite Galaga game ❤
That and '88
I’ve got that game for the old Xbox
This game without a doubt, is my favorite arcade classic!
I 'd love a video featuring unofficial ports/clones of Galaga👍👍👍
Yeti'nother game with a house of ports.
I have a little over an hour free, got some food and a drink, and I'm lying down; time to have a nice time, lol.
the first one I ever played was on the Ms. Pac-Man 5 in 1 Jakks Pacific
my childhood :)
8:48: PERFECT!!!
Galaga (1981) was definitely seen in the 2001 movie, Legally Blonde, which Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) was playing Namco Museum on her Dreamcast at her house
I just now noticed that Galaga '90' wasn't on the list when it came out for the Turbo Grafx 16. Kind of a shame since that was my favorite one and I completed every level in every dimension through quite a few playthroughs.
I think it's just the TurboGrafx 16 version of Galaga 88 but as a different name just like how the Apple II version of Pac-Man was called Tax Man for some weird reason
I never knew you could increase your firepower by letting your first fighter get captured and rescuing it with your second fighter! That's such a bold and clever tactic, and it makes the game so much easier! I love the tune that plays in a minor key when a fighter gets captured and in a major key when it's rescued! For a game that doesn't have much music, that's a surprisingly powerful way to express a potentially dire moment followed by an absolutely glorious one.
I always thought that the fanfare that played at the start of the game sounded incomplete as it abruptly cuts off when the first level starts.
I'm fairly certain that the Sharp MZ-2500 version was made in 1985 since it's virtually identical to the Sharp X1 version. I've noticed a pattern whereby certain Sharp ports of games were made in the same year. Similar story with some old NEC ports of games.
I'm a little bit disappointed that Cosmo Gang: The Video wasn't included among the bonus footage at the end as it's essentially a cutesy parody of Galaga like Parodius is to Gradius, but that's no big loss.
You didn't know about the double starships? I'm honestly shocked, that's one of Galaga's defining game mechanics, one the game doesn't explicitly tell you about but players are sure to find out by accident.
I'm just flabbergasted...then again maybe I'm just older, but I'm only 27.
I didn't know it was possible to not know this. did you also not know that you could eat the big dots in each corner of the maze, and then PacMan could chase the ghosts? Or that Mario could gab a hammer and smash barrels and fireballs?
@@SobiTheRobot Oh...the game absolutely DOES tell you about it in the demo screen.
Wow, it took until generation 6 (2005) when they finally got the Fighter Captured audio to be just like the arcade version from 1981.
Does anyone remember a version where you could get shields?
I think that is Galaga 3
My guess would be galaga arrangement
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@@dabluejay galaga has an arrangement?
@@noyz-anything yep. 1995. its on namco classic collection vol. 2 for arcades.
Galaga is one of the best arcade games of the 80’s plus I’m awesome at Galaga
255 levels (stages) in Galaga
how far can you get in Galaga?
@@jasonlee7816 I usually do the no fire glitch on Galaga so I can get more points and also I play the PS2 version
@@jasonlee7816 I beat the entire game, all 256 levels, maybe around 5 months ago. For somewhat of a better context, I'm 14. Been practicing to beat the game for years and years.
素晴らしい動画ですね
OLD PCではMZとX1がめっちゃがんばってますね
流石デムパ
40 Years anniversary to Galaxian's successor, best version for Galaga according to Firza :
Arcade, FAMICOM Family (FC & FDS) (Best way to play Galaga FC version and you must to use aftermarket console such as Analogue than NES version with some different things), Windows, PlayStation (including TEKKEN appearance), Game Boy family (GB & SGB).
Wow, that's a lot of Galagas. Can't complain though. There's no such thing as too much Galaga. lol
Also, I believe there's a minor mistake in the timestamps, the GCN Namco Museum for the Arrangement is the same one as the classic one when it's actually 26:30. Just thought I'd point it out to you and help out. :)
I used to have Namco Museum for game cube, and I like the original Galaga and Galaxian the best!
I still love this game, it's aged quite well gameplay wise. The bonus stage though, I 100% associate it with the Tekken loading screen. Was it Heihachi that was unlockable when you beat it ?
graphically (visually) not aged well
It's of its age obviously, but it still looks iconic.
Nice video! And I think I know the release date of the MZ-2500 version. It was released in 1985.
22:19 Game Startup Animation
Galaga was (sadly) never released for my TI-99/4A, but the MSX provides an approximation of what it might have looked like. (same with the ColecoVision not featured here). Single-coloured sprites just don't cut it for Galaxian though, and the 1981 TMS9918A would need a modern upgrade to deal with more than 4 sprites per scanline (each colour being a separate sprite, so all 28 sprites would be used up pretty quickly)...even swapping them with bitmap graphics, one is still restricted to two colours per 8x8 grid. It could be done with careful planning, but the memory overhead would be considerable.
The considerable talents of the 21st century TI homebrew scene might pull it off someday I hope. It is one of the few remaining "A" list titles missing from the system and a personal favourite.
Anyway, I'm rabbling, good video, lots of variety, thanks.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!♥️
I always viewed the Atari 7800 as a graphical enigma because it wasn't technically the first home videogame console. The horrid graphics and sound it displayed seemingly lent itself to being an affordable option for people who needed something they could buy for their kid that wasn't close to $1K. But I still find it insane that at one point, Atari was the best you could get at home out of the many other options that probably looked, sounded, played better and overall felt closer to the same arcade experience that consoles like the NES would do in 1985
There was a great PD version of Galaga on the Amiga
Oh my, the Sord M5 version is so easy it's sad. Like, I feel bad for the aliens that they're getting blasted that easily.
I was a Galaga Fan that my favorite vision was Namco Museum Vol.1, Famicom, Namco Museum GBA and DS, Wii, Plug n Play Jakkis Pacific, Namco Museum 50th Anniversary on Gamecube and Midway Arcade Vision
I like the look of the psp one and the sharp computer ones
Las versiones J2ME me causan tanta nostalgia 🥺🖤
Galaga Arrangement is my personal favorite.
Bosconian is my favorite
1:05: Warning
Uno dei giochi più belli della mia infanzia
I like 8-bit and 16-bit and 32-bits galaga that's awesome 😎
The Dreamcast and Gamecube ports really tone down the ultra neon look. 😁
18:24 A Spinning Ship
1981 original version was at least 5 years ahead of it's time... awesome
Do the requests :
- Marvel vs. CAPCOM 2 => Including PS3 and Xbox 360 version
- Street Fighter Alpha 2/Zero 2 => Including Zero 2 Alpha (Alpha 2 Gold) and SF 30th years anniversary collection.
- Turbo OutRun
- Super Puzzle Fighter II X/Turbo => Including 'HD Remix' Remake
- Joust
- Paperboy
- Super Street Fighter II => Including 'HD Remix' Remake, SF 30th years anniversary collection and CAPCOM Arcade Stadium version
- Darius => Including re-released EXTRA version
- Boulder Dash
49:21 My childhood…
My father & I have played the NES version.
Fc or Nes (demons of death)? Cool😎
Falto el Galaga de TurboGRAFX16 de los 90s, muy buena version.
0:30: Game Start
alright, ngl, this vides is AN HOUR IN LENGTH. If you could put all the videos segmented in a display side by side it would be SO MUCH MORE WATHCABLE
There’s too many
my fave arcade game of ALL TIME
You know what interesting in galaga classic games fighting the bosses
Supuestamente la versión de nes puedes agregar el chip usado en mappy kids para el audio, como se hizo con mappy, ya que usan el mismo audio
PD: hay una cantidad aun no conocida de este juego, como algunos bootlegs y hacks
This other one that is brought you by this whole Galaga series, is Cosmo Gang: The Video.
Just an extra.
FTV final stage music will sound like galaga arrangement theme and the BN72 FTV final stage will sound like galaga arrangement PSP theme
thanks for making this
46:54: Boss Defeated
On Jakks Pacific, it will show the millionth digit if you reach 1 million points and reaching stage 256 resets the system.
In arcade version if you play with easy and hard difficulty the game reset the system mean if you play in normal and hardest difficulty the games continues and stage 256 is like a bonus/challenging stage
Super! Mega game.
early 1980’s a 1981, 1982, 1983 arcade game might’ve been Mega after mid 1980’s, late 1980’s, early 1990’s, mid 1990’s, late 1990’s, 2000’s it became less mega or wasn’t mega at all
46:35: Boss Battle
I love the music of the fighter capture on PS1 when I was a kid 3 years old since 2004 24:39 and GBA 38:34 when I was a kid 7 years old since 2008
ソードM5、PV-2000、MSXがそっくりなんですけど、何か事情があったんですかねぇ。
Strange. i was looking for the version i played on arcade machines in my childhood in austria (about 1990-1995), but it wasnt one of these. it was somewhat more graphically advanced, but i still think it was definetly galaga - those were midway arcade machines..
You can't call it an evolution and then START with the Arcade version, which is the best.
23:21 Galaga 88' before Galaga 88' was a thing
I missed Galaga Remix 😥 I love the background, and songs
Also, Java sounds like a Snes from PAC MAN 2 THE NEW ADVENTURE Xd
I've noticed this before, but haven't pointed it out:
You can always tell when a game is an atari game.
1:06:39: Game Over
Faltou a versão de Galaga Wars para Android.
Best video comparation :-)
Thanks Andy. I was playing this version before making the video and I thought it was very different from the original game. If I had included it, I would have had to do the same with many variants of the game and finally decided not to do it because the video was already too long.
la versión de psp aunque tenga aumento grafico se le va la esencia del juego, primero la nave principal pierde los colores de la original que tanto llamo la atención, segundo la movilidad es muy rápida lo cual le quita la dificulta que te daba un reto de lograrlo con ese aspecto, tercero los niveles son más pequeños los cuales los enemigos están muy cerca y es más fácil de impactarlos, y ahora los enemigos sencillos pierden importancia porque antes te quedaba uno o dos y era un desmadre matarlos porque esquivaban mucho pero en esta versión es sencillo deshacerse de ellos
Thanks!
Hey, Just out of Curiosity, How Come U didn't Check Out The Pac-Man Party Version of Galaga? Pac-Man Party Include's 3 Classic Namco Game's: "Pac-Man", "Galaga", and "DigDug"!!! This is On The Wii and Pac-Man Party was Released in 2010!!! Just thought I ought to let U know, yes 🫂💖!!! Like and Reply if you Agree!!!
I wasn't aware of that. Thank you!
wow amazing
Finally it happened!
My bro: My favorite is the Nintendo Switch, bcs it has Normal and Challenge Mode. =)
I was 20 years old.
Can you do a version comparison on Galaga '88?
If so, I would love to see the many ports of Galaga '88!
Yes, we'll do it sooner or later.
@@retrosutra Thanks! Your version comparison videos are amazing!
La de PSP es la peor de todas sin duda ninguna ¡que mal gusto! El arcade es magnífico por si solo ¡magnífico! sobra cualquier retoque.
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El mejor juego de mi infancia
How about a versions comparison of Hebereke's Popoitto?
that’s an incredibly obscure game though lol
At first I thought you were kidding me with that, but it seems that this game is real, haha. It is not a priority right now but I have added it to my list.
What was that noises on sharp x1 galaga version 14:23
Great for us to be found on eBay
NES was the best at the time, but the Atari 7800 has a good game essence.
The 7800 version is a strange beast.
Sprites were ugly as sin, but it ran so buttery smooth, like silk.
Are you playing namco classic collection vol.1 on arcade machine or mame emulator
You forgot the Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga 20th Reunion and Pac-Man 25th Anniversary Edition Arcade
That's just the arcade version of those games with the only major difference being that you can move/shoot faster than usual if you put in a code on the game select screen
1:01:25: Life Lost
This is missing the atari 2600 port, its called Galagon
whats the difference between arcade namco and arcade midway
Could you do a versions comparison for Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
10:12 you know who else made games on the pc-9801?
ZU-
don't
You missed the Arcade Archives version!
So sad... T.T
Geez, there are way, waaaaaaaaay too many ports of Galaga.
39:30 high pitch galaga
White Phosphorus loaded. Green to Deploy.
🚀
Familycom 1985...the best
40 anniversary of galaga
Bud... you forgot a version. The game gear version
28:11 this sounds like a song 😂
BRUH WHAT IS THE GREEN THING IS THAT A BAT IS IT A MOTH WHAT TYPE OF BUG IS IT?
The US UFO is galaga
The boss
33:05 low pitch galaga