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Galaga

Galaga is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released by Midway Manufacturing in North America. It is the sequel to 1979's Galaxian, and the second game in the Galaxian series. Controlling a starship, the player is tasked with destroying the Galaga forces in each stage while avoiding enemies and…

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Genre
Fixed shooter
Arcade system
Namco Galaga
Artist
Hiroshi Ono
Composer
Nobuyuki Ohnogi
Developer
Namco
Director
Shigeru Yokoyama

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Galaga

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Avg. degree1.98
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Galaga

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related to Ports and re-releases · 44
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related to Development · 22
Galaga → Although Yokoyama, As, Balloon, Bosconian, Boss Galaga, By, Development, Dig Dug, Galaxian, Initial, Japanese, King, Namco, Namco Galaga, Namco Galaxian, Namco's, Namco's Research, Originally, Shigeru Yokoyama, The
related to Related media · 21
Galaga → Automobiles, Class, CRT, Galagadon, Hallmark Cards, In, Jordan Dorrington, Lost, Ms, Namco, North Carolina State University, Pac-Man, Pac-Man's Arcade Party, Pac-Man's Pixel Bash, Pixels, Planes, Shortly, The Avengers, The Karate Kid, Trains
Release · 16
Galaga → ArcadeJP: September 1981NA: November 1981EU: 1981 SG-1000JP: November 1983 MSXJP: 1984 NESJP: February 15, 1985NA: September 1988PAL: July 4, 1989 7800August 1986 M5JP: 1986 Fam…, August 1986, EU: 1981, EU: 1995, JP: 1984, JP: 1986, JP: February 15, 1985, JP: July 14, 1995, JP: June 11, 2001, JP: June 22, 1990, JP: November 1983, JP: September 1981, NA: November 1981, NA: September 1988, NA: September 1995, PAL: July 4, 1989
related to Gameplay · 14
Galaga → Atop, Boss Galaga, Galaxian, Galaxian Flagships, Gorg, Gorgs, Gyaraga, However, Shooting, Should, Similar, The, The Gyaraga, These
related to Reception · 14
Galaga → Amusement Life, April, Arcade Express, Computer, Galaxian, Honorable Mention, In Japan, In North America, Japanese, RePlay, Sega's Monaco GP, United States, Video Games, Vidiot
related to Other Platforms · 10
Galaga → Arlagames, Commodore, Commodore PET, Galencia, Hive Dive, In, In August, Jason Aldred, Milasoft, Vic-20
related to External links · 5
Galaga → English, Japan, Killer List, Official, Videogames
Publishers · 2
Galaga → JP/EU: Namco, NA: Midway Manufacturing
Arcade system · 1
Galaga → Namco Galaga

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game arcade namco games released galaxian video yokoyama version player ship gameplay nes also made enemies pac-man nintendo development top

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GalagaArcade systemNamco Galaga1.00infobox
GalagaArtistHiroshi Ono1.00infobox
GalagaComposerNobuyuki Ohnogi1.00infobox
GalagaDeveloperNamco1.00infobox
GalagaDirectorShigeru Yokoyama1.00infobox
GalagaGenreFixed shooter1.00infobox
GalagaModesSingle-player, multiplayer1.00infobox
GalagaPlatformSG-1000, MSX, NES, PC-98, Atari 7800, Sord M5, Famicom Disk System, Game Boy, mobile phone1.00infobox
GalagaProgrammerToru (Tetsu) Ogawa1.00infobox
GalagaPublishersJP/EU: Namco1.00infobox
GalagaPublishersNA: Midway Manufacturing1.00infobox
GalagaReleaseArcadeJP: September 1981NA: November 1981EU: 1981 SG-1000JP: November 1983 MSXJP: 1984 NESJP: February 15, 1985NA: September 1988PAL: July 4, 1989 7800August 1986 M5JP: 1986 Fam…1.00infobox
GalagaReleaseJP: September 19811.00infobox
GalagaReleaseNA: November 19811.00infobox
GalagaReleaseEU: 19811.00infobox
GalagaReleaseJP: November 19831.00infobox
GalagaReleaseJP: 19841.00infobox
GalagaReleaseJP: February 15, 19851.00infobox
GalagaReleaseNA: September 19881.00infobox
GalagaReleasePAL: July 4, 19891.00infobox
GalagaReleaseAugust 19861.00infobox
GalagaReleaseJP: 19861.00infobox
GalagaReleaseJP: June 22, 19901.00infobox
GalagaReleaseJP: July 14, 19951.00infobox
GalagaReleaseNA: September 19951.00infobox
GalagaReleaseEU: 19951.00infobox
GalagaReleaseJP: June 11, 20011.00infobox
GalagaSeriesGalaxian1.00infobox
Galagais a1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades0.90text

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