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I had the Entex handheld game, and it was an absolute nightmare to see the bullets among the scrolling stars. In the end, my dad got some coloured acetate and stuck it over the screen to make the green stars look much darker, which finally made the game playable.
I usually find the more primitive looking versions the more interesting ones. It's more fun to look at the ones who at least try than the ones who can do it effortlessly.
Yeah---a lot of older systems, like PCs running on CGA, Apple ][ computers, and even to an extent the NES/Famicom, had the issue that there were only so many colors they could display. No way they were going to exactly match the colors of the Galaxian enemies perfectly!
Oh, man a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) tabletop version! Those are true classics. Ate batteries like crazy bc VFD is kinda the worst tech for this thing, but looked good.
Eh, it's easy to die, that's for sure, but I've gotten a high score of (I think) 10,340 on Score Attack mode on Namco Museum DS, so with practice, maybe you can get that many points, maybe more.
The MSX was very close to the coleco (same CPU, same video) and the adaptation on MSX is awful. The Atari adaptations on the Vic20 and C64 are awful too while it's good on the Atari 5200
He's making a separate video for clones we're he'll include much of the unofficial ports not featured here. As for the emulated versions, well they're 100% to the arcade so no point in featuring them for the most part.
Oh yeah, I got a love the Apple, two versions of the games, their music to my FUCKING ears seriously how did people play this when it came out? I couldn’t even playlist for five minutes with the volume on honestly
Pretty sure this is a space invaders rip off but I have so much nostalgia playing this game on famicom version as a kid, I also have nostalgia memories playing it on MAME too on my PC
There's two versions of Galaxian on the Sharp X68000, one called Galaxian 2 and a pretty much arcade perfect port simply called Galaxian that released in 1996. Both of these are unofficial however.
Not the "definitive", because any further upgrade (i.e. on a 16-bit console, for example) would be better, but it's definitely the OG one... You can't beat Arcade, EVER! U.U
@@giuliobarbera6227 To me, anything trying to copy the arcade is just that, copying. The original is the definitive. Everything else is just copying the original.
With some arcade games, their home console ports outdo their original versions for different reasons. I can think of a few games that arguably do so: *Centipede (7800, 1986):* 2-player co-op. *Columns (Genesis/Mega Drive, 1990):* nearly identical sound and graphics to the arcade version but with more gameplay options. *Mario Bros Classic (NES [PAL], 1993):* more jump control and selectable difficulty but with all the cutscenes and features of the original. *Ms Pac-Man (SNES, 1996):* more maze variations, selectable difficulty options, an optional dash feature, and 2-player co-op.
@@jasonm07You moved the goalposts of your argument. Of course home ports of arcade games aren't going to be the same unless they're emulations of said arcade games-that's a given. My point is that there are home ports that go beyond their arcade counterparts while still fundamentally being the same games. If we look at _Mario Bros_ as an example, _Mario Bros Classic_ for the European NES is fundamentally the same game as its arcade counterpart with the same fundamental mechanics but with slight changes that arguably elevate it to being a better version of the game; contrast that with _Mario Bros Special_ and _Punch Ball Mario Bros_ by Hudson Soft which have entirely different mechanics and definitely are different games despite being clearly inspired by _Mario Bros_ the arcade game.
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Oh my god you actually did it!! thank you so much 😊
I had the Entex handheld game, and it was an absolute nightmare to see the bullets among the scrolling stars. In the end, my dad got some coloured acetate and stuck it over the screen to make the green stars look much darker, which finally made the game playable.
I usually find the more primitive looking versions the more interesting ones. It's more fun to look at the ones who at least try than the ones who can do it effortlessly.
Yeah---a lot of older systems, like PCs running on CGA, Apple ][ computers, and even to an extent the NES/Famicom, had the issue that there were only so many colors they could display. No way they were going to exactly match the colors of the Galaxian enemies perfectly!
the first arcade game I played. I was 7 years old, my father controlled the joystick and I pressed the fire button!
What a beautiful memory. I love it.
Thank you, @@retrosutra
Damn, I've never been able to hit 100% accuracy in any version of this game, those ones that did impressed me.
Oh, man a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) tabletop version! Those are true classics. Ate batteries like crazy bc VFD is kinda the worst tech for this thing, but looked good.
22:57: PlayStation Sound
I love the way the Bandai Tabletop just has Star Wars music lmao
Also, if I recall correctly, Satoru Iwata (R.I.P) worked on Star Battle!
Isn't this also called Astro Wars in the UK?
I don't live in the UK, so anyone from there please tell me if I am correct?
20:27 Sounds like chinese toy phones .
Ayayai I'm your little butterfly
(Cheap toy phone, 2001)
23:13: Xadx
I played the Speccy version on a b/w tv, obviously pirated up the wazoo bc 1980s... good memories.
Best speccy version was the one from Artic Computing
@@simonebernacchiayes, much better!
Galaxian is A VERY HARD GAME, but awesome!
Eh, it's easy to die, that's for sure, but I've gotten a high score of (I think) 10,340 on Score Attack mode on Namco Museum DS, so with practice, maybe you can get that many points, maybe more.
@@bruhbruhbruh645 The world record for the Midway arcade version of this game is 2010000 points according to Twin Galaxies.
ah ! this arcade game... more than 40 years ago !!
I love how one of the ports just makes the spaceship look like this;
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That’s the Sharp MZ-700 version!
I like 90's windows and PS versions, trying to simulate arcade's vertical display. There is also a new remake- Galaxian DX for C64
Excellent, I love Galaxian.
I love how sound effects from MSX are exactly the same as Famicom version
The MSX was very close to the coleco (same CPU, same video) and the adaptation on MSX is awful. The Atari adaptations on the Vic20 and C64 are awful too while it's good on the Atari 5200
Namco's Game that came out before Pac-Man
The Colecovision Atarisoft version is very good around 13:55 in
Why are the PC-8801 versions so absurdly fast?
I think the game doesn't have an FPS cap, and runs very fast on emulation as a result of that.
The NES is _noice._
But the CD-I? *not* noice
Nice video, dude. Sadly, you missed a lot of ports I listed yesterday.
He's making a separate video for clones we're he'll include much of the unofficial ports not featured here. As for the emulated versions, well they're 100% to the arcade so no point in featuring them for the most part.
There's also galaxian turbo which your bullet speed will fire much faster (This also affect enemies speed but not their bullets)
Sorry for the bad taste, but no one better than a Japanese guy to program aliens with Kamikaze tendencies lol
Yes, that joke was in bad taste, but I still laughed
Why does the Bandai Tabletop version have Star Wars music?
My Dad was Playing Galaxian when he was little
Namco Museum Vol. 3's Version Is The Best IMO ❤
4:17 Nice try, Bandai. That's not the theme for Galaxian. That's the theme to Star Wars! LOL and YIKES on the CD-I version.
I wonder if they sat down with some lawyers and worked out exactly how many notes they could play before they got sued?
Fujitsu FM7: ua-cam.com/video/dfkKx1IbDng/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
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Oh yeah, I got a love the Apple, two versions of the games, their music to my FUCKING ears seriously how did people play this when it came out? I couldn’t even playlist for five minutes with the volume on honestly
Pretty sure this is a space invaders rip off but I have so much nostalgia playing this game on famicom version as a kid, I also have nostalgia memories playing it on MAME too on my PC
I'd call _Galaxian_ not a ripoff of _Space Invaders_ but rather an iteration on the latter's formula. Both are good games with their own merits.
yey galaxian like this game nes version and arcade
Weird that the Windows version from 1998 is worse than the Windows version from 1996
Galaxian (Sharp X68000)
Is It an official version?
@@retrosutra Galaxian X68K (19xx)(Gyo).zip
Yeah, there is an Sharp X68000 port of it but it's named _Galaxian '88_ or _Galaxian 2_ .
There's two versions of Galaxian on the Sharp X68000, one called Galaxian 2 and a pretty much arcade perfect port simply called Galaxian that released in 1996. Both of these are unofficial however.
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my version of Galaxian on mobile: ua-cam.com/users/shorts731dgbDoPPM
37:25 oh god my ears..
The VIC-20 version is 10x better than the C64!
Vous avez oublié la version Alice 32 (Tandy MC-10) 😭😭😭
haha, sorry but I believe that it is not an official version. If so, I could include it in a future video about the Galaxian clones.
@@retrosutra pourtant Galaxians est bien un jeu officiel sorti sur Alice 32 🤔
What I meant is whether is It a Namco licensed Galaxian or a clone.
@@retrosutra It's a clone called Galaxion but it plays perfectly like Galaxian. And yes, it runs on a Alice 32 system.
@@wellshitigotanotherstrike thanks for the information!
wouldn't the arcade version be the definitive version since it was, you know, first?
Not the "definitive", because any further upgrade (i.e. on a 16-bit console, for example) would be better, but it's definitely the OG one... You can't beat Arcade, EVER! U.U
@@giuliobarbera6227 To me, anything trying to copy the arcade is just that, copying. The original is the definitive. Everything else is just copying the original.
With some arcade games, their home console ports outdo their original versions for different reasons. I can think of a few games that arguably do so:
*Centipede (7800, 1986):* 2-player co-op.
*Columns (Genesis/Mega Drive, 1990):* nearly identical sound and graphics to the arcade version but with more gameplay options.
*Mario Bros Classic (NES [PAL], 1993):* more jump control and selectable difficulty but with all the cutscenes and features of the original.
*Ms Pac-Man (SNES, 1996):* more maze variations, selectable difficulty options, an optional dash feature, and 2-player co-op.
@@reillywalker195 Great you listed a bunch of games that are different from the original. I don't remember asking.
@@jasonm07You moved the goalposts of your argument. Of course home ports of arcade games aren't going to be the same unless they're emulations of said arcade games-that's a given. My point is that there are home ports that go beyond their arcade counterparts while still fundamentally being the same games. If we look at _Mario Bros_ as an example, _Mario Bros Classic_ for the European NES is fundamentally the same game as its arcade counterpart with the same fundamental mechanics but with slight changes that arguably elevate it to being a better version of the game; contrast that with _Mario Bros Special_ and _Punch Ball Mario Bros_ by Hudson Soft which have entirely different mechanics and definitely are different games despite being clearly inspired by _Mario Bros_ the arcade game.
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Oh my God finally the shittyZX . Spectrum finally has a good port.
Yes si very Good port but the ZX was the Best 8 bit computer of the 80s
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The N64 version is horrible