Namco Galaxian

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This article is a generic description of Namco's "Galaxian" hardware. For the specific arcade game, see Galaxian.

The Namco 8-bit Galaxian arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1979.

[edit] Namco Galaxian specifications

• Main CPU: Z80
• Sound chips: Discrete
• Video resolution: 256x224
• Notes: King and Balloon has an extra Z80 processor to drive a DAC which handles the speech.

[edit] List of Namco Galaxian arcade games

• Galaxian (1979)
• King and Balloon (1980) - the first game to feature synthesized voices
• A bootlegged Pac-Man was also made with Namco Galaxian hardware.