agent was playingGalagaon the bridge of one of the organizations helicarriers.
Not that this matters.
It may not have yielded much merchandise, but for players, it was an experience that was unforgettable.
To celebrate the 35th anniversary ofGalaga, heres a look back at the game and its impressive legacy.
Galaxianwas imbued with a fantastic color scheme and intuitive gameplay that really connected with audiences of the era.
And it had just the right amount of difficulty to be challenging without wiping players out of their quarters.
‘Galagareached these shores as December of 1981 was coming to a close.
(Does anyone else hear a John Williams influence in the opening theme ofGalaga?)
So the question can be raised, why didGalagaconnect with audiences…then and now?
For this is a game burdened with, to bring it back toThe Avengersfor a second, glorious purpose.
The galaxy is at risk, and you are its only hope!
To say that such a thing doesnt have any real world impact is both insane and inaccurate.
Galagaput the players in charge to accomplish a task that allowed them to tap into their inner strength.
As was also the case with the endlessPac-Man/Ms.
Pac-Mansequels, these titles did little more than to rehash what had gone before.
They didnt bring anything new or inventive to the plate.
The Galaga sequels never quite improved upon the source material, which makes them curiosities but not much more.
To trot out the old cliche, you cant capture lightning in a bottle twice.
Not even in the video game industry.
These days,Galagaregularly takes its well-deserved spot in best arcade game listicles.
Although it is getting up there in years (and really, arent we all?
), it remains a true arcade classic whose very name should elicit feelings of joy.
Especially, but not limited to, when it is spoken by Robert Downey Jr.
