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Galaxian

aka: Arcade Archives: Galaxian, Galaxia, Zero Time
Moby ID: 137

PC Booter version

Still fun today

The Good
It's very good port of Arcade Galaxian. Graphics is ok, sound is also surprisingly good (no annoying beeps from speaker, but rather short bursts), but of course, what's standing out is gameplay. It's quite addictive, perfect for casual gaming and compared to other arcade titles from the same era, game let's you play nice long sessions. To explain: "survival" rate in some other arcades from that era was like few seconds without joystick (Robotron, Defender) and something more with joystick. In contrast, Galaxian is much more player-friendly, thus it's not so harsh even when compared to today's more relaxed difficulty standards. Setup your DOSBox on your home theater computer connected to TV, connect controller and you're ready for perfect family fun. But of course, don't forget to slow down your DOS emulator (400-500 cycles were ok for me).

The Bad
Again, no high score table saving, what's worse there's no high score table at all. There's just one number (highest score in actual session).

The Bottom Line
Perfect arcade fun, which stood test of time.

by Vladimir Dienes on April 28, 2023

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