Namco Galaga

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

The Namco Galaga is an 8-bit arcade game system board, which was first used by Namco in 1981.

Namco Galaga specifications

  • Main, graphics and sound CPU: three Zilog Z80 processors.[1]
  • Sound chip: Uses the same custom three-channel WSG (waveform sound generator) as the Namco Pac-Man.
  • Other chips: Custom input/output controller (type 1) which handles the controls. Bosconian also has a second input/output controller (type 1) which handles the speech.
  • Video resolution: 224 x 288 (Bosconian has the monitor turned on its side).
  • Notes: Each game uses a different video board (except Xevious and Super Xevious which are the same).

List of Namco Galaga arcade games

  • Galaga (1981) - sequel to Galaxian
  • Bosconian (1981) - the first game to have a continue feature
  • Dig Dug (1982)
  • Xevious (1982)
  • Super Xevious (1984)
  • Battles (1982) - bootleg of Xevious
  • Gallag (1982) - hack of Galaga
  • Xevios (1982) - bootleg of Xevious
  • Zig Zag (LAX, 1982) - bootleg of Dig Dug; another version also exists on Namco Galaxian hardware
  • Galaga '84 (1984) - hack of Galaga
  • Gatsbee (Uchida, 1984) - hack of Galaga
  • Nebulous Bee (1984) - hack of Galaga

References

  1. ↑ "Schematics and Wiring Diagrams" (pdf). Midway Galaga Parts and Operating Manual. Chicago, Illinois: Midway Games. October 1981. pp. 7–7 – 7–9, 7–14. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
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