Galaxian

Box front of Galaxian

Details

Released
1983
Developer
Namco Limited
Publisher
Atarisoft
Genre
Action, Shooter / Fixed-screen shoot'em up
Players
Up to 1; single player
Type
Commercial
Platform
MS-DOS
Pack
eXoDOS
Manual
Included in the pack (PDF)

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Screenshots

Title screen of Galaxian
Title screen
Gameplay of Galaxian
Gameplay

About this game

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.

Box covers

Box front of Galaxian, United States
United States
Box front of Galaxian, United States
United States

Collections

Collection
Galaxian variants