Galaga (ギャラガ)

Released in 1981

Member Rating

(12 total votes)

Manufacturer: Namco

Developer: Namco

Distributor: Namco

Mame ROM Info

galaga, Galaga (Namco)
galagamw, Galaga (Midway)
galagads, Galaga (fast shoot)
galagab2, Galaga (bootleg)

Display Raster	Orientation Vertical
Resolution 224 x 288	Colors 96, Color
Genre Shooting	Attributes Space
Controls 1 Joystick / Button(s)
Size/Weight of Cocktail 29.0000 " x 32.0000" x 22.0000" Size/Weight of Mini Myte 59.0000 " x 20.0000" x 24.0000" Size/Weight of Upright 73.0000 " x 27.0000" x 34.0000"

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Game Summary

Space - blast waves of alien bugs

Hardware Info

Z80 cpu @ 3.125 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 3.125 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 3.125 Mhz
Namco audio
* Samples audio

* Information was extracted from Mame, so "Samples audio" may indicate the game has analog sound hardware.

Hardware Platform: -Unique or Unknown-

Game Details

Sequel to Galaxian - can get a ship captured and then release it to get double firepower - Every 4th wave is a challenge wave - Aliens swoop in to position in complex swirling patterns.

One of the most popular and most collected games.

Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

by nosrevlah. Comment: "Hands down the best game ever!!! Numbers don't lie, still the most popular game in history." (2003-12-22 13:01:41Z)

by ShakyT. Comment: "The best shooter ever!!" (2003-09-30 23:46:54Z)

by kk. Comment: "Probably the best early vertical space shooter there is. Gameplay excellent, graphics good, fast-paced and challenging. Somewhat overrated. " (2002-04-14 22:54:44Z)

by kebap. Comment: "One of the three most exciting games !" (2001-03-21 11:59:26Z)

by DanElektro. Comment: "The pinnacle of 2D space shooters. One of the few games where enemies come in scripted waves, but the challenge never seems to diminish." (2000-07-26 12:53:11Z)

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cabinet photo

title screen

gameplay screen

control panel

promotional flyer

"Maybe" Images

(fuzzy search, these MAY match the game, or they may not)

A Tractor Beam capture. GIF taken from the Galaga Worship Page.

Knowledge Base

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/nebulousbee.txt
Nebulous Bee (Galaga bootleg) First EPROM (location 4R) checksum $DBE1 Typed in by Martin Olsson (martin@algonet.se) 01-07-19. I take no responsibility whatsoever to what may happen to your circuit board if you use this pin configuration. 36-pin edge connector: Component side Pin Solder side 1 VIDEO SYNC 2 VIDEO GREEN 3 VIDEO BLUE VIDEO RED 4
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/nebulousbee.txt - 3 K - Updated 2003.01.06

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/quickref2.txt
1234567890123456789012345678 1942 G52GSS---------------VV---5G 1942 G52GSS---------------VV---5G Alpha Mission 5-----------GG%-VVS2GG Alpha Mission 5-----------GG%-VVS2GG Galaga GS--25G--------------G 2G5 VVVVGG Galaga GS--25G--------------G Galaxian GG55----------GVV-22GG Galaxian GG55----------GVV-22GG Konami 2S---------VV-GG5 Konami %S---------VV-GG5 Pacman DC GG55-SS-------GVV-22GG Pacman DC GG555---------GVV-22GG Sega 16 GG552------------------SVVGG Sega
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/quickref2.txt - 0 K - Updated 2003.01.06

Galaga Pinouts and Configuration
Galaga Pinouts and Dip Switches, for official and bootleg boards
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/galaga tech.html - 13 K - Updated 2002.05.20

Galaga, error messages, errors
Galaga error messages Submitted by Unknown Here are the error messages displayed by Galaga. (original boards set, and pirated one !) 2 boards Galaga (midway) Display Description RAM OK All RAMs are good RAM 0L RAM located on Video PC board at position 1K is bad RAM 0H RAM located on Video PC board at position 1K is bad RAM 1L RAM located on Video PC board at position 1K is bad RAM 1H RAM located on Video PC board at position 1K is bad RAM 2L RAM located o
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/galagaerrors.html - 1 K - Updated 2000.01.23

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/galaga_bl.txt
G A L A G A ============= by Brian Murray (brian@demon.csd.unsw.edu.au) There are apparently many different galaga implementations, this one happens to be mine. I don't know how I would identify my particular boards, but I'll give as much as I can. (They were from a tabletop if that matters). There are two boards, both with blue solder masks. The top one (slightly larger) is the CPU board, has the 4 processors and program EPROMS, and h
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/galaga_bl.txt - 5 K - Updated 1994.05.10

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/galaga.txt
Galaga DIP switch settings. There are two sets of DIP switches on the Galaga CPU board. They are labeled 6J and 6K (6K is on top). 6J is used for setting the difficulty of Galaga. Switch 7 is not used on 6J, the rest are as follows: Switch #1 is used for selecting the type of 1 or 2 player games: When this switch is OFF: 1 Player Game: Press the 1 player start button. %w, 3, 4, or 5 fighters. 2 Player Game: Press the 2 player start button.
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/galaga.txt - 4 K - Updated 1993.08.20

Galaga Memory Map
partial, probably wrong in places, but it is a start. Galaga memory map ----------------- V1.0 Nov1/96 'board squirrel' Galaga is a multi processor architecture machine. The processor board is a subset of the Bosconian processor board. In fact a bosconian CPU will run the Galaga code. A galaga video board is required though. Processor 1 ----------- Z80A , clocked at 1H. Board position 4M. Uses 4, 2732 eproms these are mapped at 0000-3FFF sequentially 3N(gg-a),3M(gg-b), 3L(gg-c),3K(gg-
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/galagamap.html - 4 K - Updated 2000.01.23

LIST: NAMCO Video Games in Japan
Year Title ------------------------------- 1978 Gee Bee 1979 Bomb Bee Galaxian Cutie-Q 1980 Nabaron Kaitei Takarasagashi SOS Puck-Man King & Balloon Tank Battalion Rally-X 1981 New Rally-X Warp & Warp Galaga Bosconian 1982 Dig Dug Pole Position Super Pac Man Xevious 1983 Mappy Pac & Pal Phozon
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-namcojapan.html - 3 K - Updated 1999.07.27

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/galaga_boot18.txt
G A L A G A ---====ddddddddddddd====--- by: Chris Griffin We stumbled across yet another ancient bootleg of Galaga with 36 pins. We checked on the Internet and on Wiretap, and found nothing on a 36 pin version, so we sat down and decided to figure out exactly what the pinouts and dipswitch settings were. Here they are, I hope other people will find a use for these pinouts on the rare 36 pin version. Parts Solder ------
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/galaga_boot18.txt - 3 K - Updated 2003.01.06

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/galaga_boot22.txt
G A L A G A ============= by Brian Murray (brian@demon.csd.unsw.edu.au) There are apparently many different galaga implementations, this one happens to be mine. I don't know how I would identify my particular boards, but I'll give as much as I can. (They were from a tabletop if that matters). There are two boards, both with blue solder masks. The top one (slightly larger) is the CPU board, has the 4 processors and program EPR
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/galaga_boot22.txt - 2 K - Updated 2003.01.06

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/galaga_boot36.txt
G A L A G A ---====ddddddddddddd====--- by: Chris Griffin We stumbled across yet another ancient bootleg of Galaga with 36 pins. We checked on the Internet and on Wiretap, and found nothing on a 36 pin version, so we sat down and decided to figure out exactly what the pinouts and dipswitch settings were. Here they are, I hope other people will find a use for these pinouts on the rare 36 pin version. Parts Solder ------
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/galaga_boot36.txt - 3 K - Updated 2003.01.06

Yet Another List
O-Taito is the Old Taito pinout on wiretap. N-Taito is the New-Taito pinout (Like Elevator Action). Quote by R. Schieve: "Taito.pin will match most for power, ground, monitor, and speaker connections but inputs are usually quite different." DECO/Data East is the Data East pinout. See Ring King.pin or KarateChamp.pin.I AtariV is Black Widow and Gravitar and Space Duel Konami if the Konami pinout. See Konami\Rush'n'Attack.pin. BZone is Battle Zone and Red Baron Tehkan games seem to follow th
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-yetanothergameslist.html - 48 K - Updated 2002.06.10

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/quick-ref.txt
From dholcomb@microsoft.com Tue Dec 13 22:30:30 1994 Received: from netmail2.microsoft.com by halcyon.com with SMTP id AA25989 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for <holcomb@halcyon.com>); Tue, 13 Dec 1994 22:30:28 -0800 Received: by netmail2.microsoft.com (5.65/25-eef) id AA18899; Tue, 13 Dec 94 22:30:41 -0800 Message-Id: <9412140630.AA18899@netmail2.microsoft.com> Received: by netmail2 using fxenixd 1.0 Tue, 13 Dec 94 22:30:41 PST X-Msmail-Fixed-Font: 0001 X-Msmail-Message-Id: DDAB6336 X-Msmail-Conversation
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/quick-ref.txt - 8 K - Updated 2003.01.06

Technical Information
Note: The information and links on this page might get moved around quite a bit before things get all sorted out. I'm just going to start putting up all kinds of information that I've had archived away, so please pardon the mess! :) Identifying Unknown Board Sets Back in 1994, Rick Schieve wrote an article about how to
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/repair/iding pcbs.html - 14 K - Updated 2000.01.02

LIST: Atari Games
ROMs Manuals Game Name -------------- --------- --------------------------------------- 422 Super Pong TM-001 Mazer Blazer TM-004 Gran Trak 20 TM-008 Qwak TM-010 Tank TM-011 Gran Trak 10 TM-019 Pursuit TM-021 Twin Racer TM-025 Anti-Aircraft TM-027 Jet Fighte
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-atari.html - 10 K - Updated 1999.07.27

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/dig_dug.txt
DIG DUG ------- A - ground 1 - ground B - +5 VDC 2 - +5 VDC C - 3 - D - 4 - E - 5 - F - cocktail * 6 - H - 7 - J - 8 - K - 2P start 9 - credit L - 2P pump * 10 - 1P start M - 2P left * 11 - 1P pump N - 2P right * 12 - 2P down * P - 1P left 13 -
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/dig_dug.txt - 14 K - Updated 2003.01.07

Addresses FAQ (North American) for rec.games.video.arcade.collecting
Created and maintained by Tony Jones (tony@rtd.com) $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 1997/12/24 18:35:05 $ Thanks to: Rick Schieve Greg Woodcock (obsolete component vendors) If you have additions, corrections and (especially) more precise information about the products each supplier offers, please send me e-mail -- thanks! Contents: 1a) Game Manufacturers 1b) Game Manufacturers no longer in business. 2) Informational sources 3) Auction houses 4a) Distributors (Coin-op/United S
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-addresses list.html - 21 K - Updated 1999.07.27

Mortal Kombat 3 FAQ
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File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-mortal kombat 3.html - 26 K - Updated 1999.10.30

LIST: JAMMA Games
H '88 Games Konami 1988 JAMMA 1941 Capcom 1990 JAMMA V 1943: The Battle of Midway Capcom 1988 JAMMA H 3 Wonders Capcom 1991 JAMMA H 9 Ball Shoot Out Bundra JAMMA V Aero Fighters McO'River 1992 JAMMA H Air Buster Namcoi/Kaneko 1990 JAMMA V Ajax
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-jamma.html - 26 K - Updated 2000.06.20

A Random Games-list
Game Name Manufacturer Year Pinout Class ---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- V 005 Sega 1981 18 Wheeler Midway 1979 3D Bowling MED 1978 H 720 Degrees Atari Games 1986 800 Fathom USB 1982 H Aeroboto Willia
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-randomgames.html - 72 K - Updated 1999.10.29

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/zz-sirdar's stash (not on dvd)/japanesenames.xls
Sheet3 Sheet2 Sheet1 _0000年不明 _1971_1975 _1976_1978 _1979 _1980 _1981 _1982 _1983 _1983_1 _1983_1 _1984 _1985 _1986 _1987 _1988 _1989 _1990 _1991 _1992 _1993 _1994 _1995 _1996 _1997 _1998 _1999 _2000 FoxVideoGames/Taito Hyper Olympic (UK) Vastar パチフィーバー三機電子バッグマン Stern/Taito Bad Lands バトルクルーザーM-12 ハリウッドバンポリン Hammer Car ピタゴラスの大占術 Pitchman ピット Pit&Run ファイアーフォックス FightingRoller Phozon ブラスター Pro Soccer プロフィーバー Professor Pacman プロボウリングベビーパックマン Bally Pole
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/zz-sirdar's stash (not on dvd)/japanesenames.xls - 434 K - Updated 2002.09.24

Arcade PCB Pinouts
Arcade Pinouts 1,003 Entries Last Updated: May30, 2003
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/pinout.html - 118 K - Updated 2003.05.30

JAMMA/AAMA Standard Connector Pinouts and JAMMA Game list
JAMMA/AAMA Standard Connector Pinouts and JAMMA Game List
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/jamma tech.html - 46 K - Updated 2002.05.17

Arcade Game Cheats
--- 720 --- (Contributor: unknown) In the ramp section, levels 8, 9, and 10: holding down the kick and jump buttons simultanously on the lip of the ramp will boost your air. This trick only works when you're going the correct speed (usually your third or fourth jump), and only once (as far as I can tell) per ramp session per level. ----------- Afterburner ----------- (Contributor: Anthony D. Chen) key: S - start button V - vulcan cannon M - missle F - foot sensor (only on sit-down version) stag
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-arcade cheats.html - 112 K - Updated 1999.10.30

1996.09.29 GUIDE TO LOWER MAINLAND ARCADES
VERSION 1.0a : 1996.09.29 by Glenn Tarigan Additional comments by "Moby" Henry Kong Andrew Chang Feel free to distribute this document. Make sure the credits remain intact. I'd like to get some comments, especially from people who have been to any of the arcades mentioned here. What can I do to improve this guide? Do you have any details or opinions to add? Note: "Lower Mainland" refers to a southwest portion of British Columbia, Canada. The major arcades listed so far
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-1996 lwr mainland arcades.html - 53 K - Updated 2000.02.20

How to WIN at NBA JAM! by Randolph S. Vance and William G. Henderson
E-Mail: RSVANC00@mik.uky.edu (NeXT Mail) WGHEND00@mik.uky.edu (NeXT Mail) Version 1.13 Revised: August 18th, 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Introduction. Are you tough enough to take on all 27 of the NBA teams? If you think you are, get set for the most intense basketball video game you'll ever play! ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------ History. Vers
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/strat-how to win at nba jam.html - 31 K - Updated 1999.10.29

FAQ: Conversion v1.1
COPYRIGHT 1994 REVISION NUMBER: 1.1 REVISION DATE: 02 November 1994 REVISION HISTORY: 1.1 (02/11/94 - Clarified technical details in {6.4}, Added a few words on manuals in {7.3} and analog controllers in {8.1.3}) REVISION HISTORY: 1.0 (01/11/94 - First public release; FTP only) CREATED BY: Doug Jefferys, Steve Ozdemir THANX TO: Wayne Aiken, Graham Bisset, Duncan Brown, David Hanes, Tony Jones, John Keay, Patti Ozd
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-conversion_v1.1.html - 116 K - Updated 1999.07.27

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/conversion_faq_v1.1.txt
1.0) Conversion FAQ: -------------------- COPYRIGHT 1994 REVISION NUMBER: 1.1 REVISION DATE: 02 November 1994 REVISION HISTORY: 1.1 (02/11/94 - Clarified technical details in {6.4}, Added a few words on manuals in {7.3} and analog controllers in {8.1.3}) REVISION HISTORY: 1.0 (01/11/94 - First public release; FTP only) CREATED BY: Doug Jefferys, Steve Ozdemir THANX TO: Wayne Aiken, Graham Bisset, Duncan Brown, David Hanes, To
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/conversion_faq_v1.1.txt - 115 K - Updated 1994.11.02

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