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As-is, in my DC jamma cab it works almost OK. When it arrived I saw that it hasn't been converted at all.

Galaxian was sold to me as "don't worry, works fine with DC". It needs conversion to DC but there are some things that puzzle me a bit so I thought I'd ask before touching anything. I've got hold of an original galaxian board. Last modified April 24th, 2023.Still finding my way around PCB repair so please excuse the noobness of some of these questions! PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch added by BOIADEIRO ERRANTE.Īdditional contributors: Nélio, vedder, Patrick Bregger, Grandy02, FatherJack, ZeTomes, Chamemo, BOIADEIRO ERRANTE. Know about this game? Add your expertise to help preserve this entry in video game history!ĬolecoVision, NES, Commodore 64, Atari 2600 added by PCGamer77.Ītari 8-bit, VIC-20, Apple II, ZX Spectrum added by Servo. Here you can find all sorts of info about the game.Įxtensive information about the arcade game machine. October 2004 (Issue #9) – #49 Best Game Of All Time (Readers' Vote).Galaxian was originally licensed to Atari. What makes this trivia? Usually only Mindscape games were released under Thunder Mountain. Was later re-released under the Thunder Mountain label. Another side-effect of shortening the playfield to a width of 256 pixels is the optimization of game calculations, stemming from the fact that horizontal coordinates fit in a single byte instead of two.

Galaxian (and its clone, Cosmic Crusader) get away with relatively high framerates on the original 4.77MHz PC because they don't use the entire screen for a playfield the right fifth of the screen (64 pixels) is unused. ExtrasĪtari's 2600 release of Galaxian came with the comic book Atari Force #5. DevelopmentĪtari 2600 programmer Mark Ackerman, at the time working in Atari's "think-tank" GCC, was granted a patent for his technique invented for the 2600 port of Galaxian, allowing eight sprites to be displayed in one row. The Arcade version of Galaxian appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.