Galaga Comments by Kristan Reed

like frogger, i couldnt even be bothered to finish the demo section

roll on street fighter/sonic/MK

It's the equivalent of never having seen a film. ;)

So bitter! :D

*comforts Mapster*

Galaga is one of those games where I honestly couldn't say whether i'd played it or not.

I'm not that old... :)

I don't get why namco doesn't port to a bigger screen format. And besides, there are so many brilliant classics that I would much rather have ported than this.

Sadly, I am that old but have had my Galaga fix via MAME. Still don't think it's better than Galaxians.

/runs off

lol @ Mapster and MMUK :D

@JetSetWilly: it IS better than Galaxian. But Defender is even better, when you learn to manage the speed. Oh, and it's one of the purest videogames ever made. It really deserves a place on Live Arcade.

Or another boring predictable blackdog comment about something on Live Arcade?

Moon Patrol? Oh that was a good one.

Careful Blackdog - you'll have me buying that 360 soon!

^_^

Blackdog, please get a life.

The novelty of buying back my childhood from MS is wearing thin. Am I supposed to forget there is no decent new games coming out whilst I play these games?

So... 9 months later and just a few decent games. Playing Frogger and Galaga in the XXI century in HD is pointless. Everyone can play those games for free on the web. What's next? Atari's E.T.?

I'm dumbstruck that people on a gaming forum are seeing "new" games with the option to play them crashed out on the TV rather than sit infront of your PC as a bad thing. Noone forces you to buy them, they arent for everyone, and the value is something which is a personal judgement. They arent a replacement for the full price games. Its aimed at a) people have fond memories of that particular game b) someone who wants something quick and easy to load up for 5 minutes c) people who wouldnt normally bother with a "regular" game.

More choice is good no? Tell you what, go and moan about some piece of shareware that costs £10 and is a bit shit. Really, its boring to have the same comments (its on MAME/online/best game on the 360 lolzorz/what a rip off/etc) every. single. time. a new Live Arcade title comes out. Honestly guys, theres going to be a new one come out every Wednesday for the forseeable future. You arent being clever by pointing out that its a nexgen console playing ancient games. That discussion was done when SmashTV came out for the launch.

What furbs said. Galaga is a classic. With the extra (albeit small) incentives in xbla titles means if you are a fan of the original you will most likely want to play it and have it on a *console* so you can play for 5 minutes in comfort.

Sure we can get almost anything retro on a pc (for free) but it's only a few quid, give it a break already ;)

Comparing Smash TV (or every other retro-title launched on XBLA so far) with Galaga doesn't work: All the other ones did have at least something new included, even if it perhaps only was touched-up graphics. But Galaga is a straight port, and even worse, it's been available so on about every console-system for sometimes less money (see the various Namco Museum collections).

Now, if they had included the fab Arrangement update with it, I'd happily hand over my 400 points, but this is just too lazy. Same thing with Pac-Man coming soon, while SF2 at least has online-play (but 800 is still too much if true).

/Applauds Furbs

Well done that man. Gold Star!

Atleast with the old games some imagination was required on behalf of the user.

Beyond desperate. Give it up mate. You're the one who said that you wanted next gen graphics to be amazing.

Galaga '88 or '90 with Live two player?

Go on, Arcade Ninjas, get to it! ;p

It could be anything really.

It looks rather like the stand I hang my clothes on to dry. Maybe Indy is going to iron them all for me.

I remember playing that indiana jones thing on my atari when I was little...
Couldn't make it past the third...'screen' though....
I didn't have a clue what I was supposed to do...
Still don't...

Who knows...maybe that XBLA game can explain it for me...

But honestly...let's hope they never re-release it...

I'm just waiting for them to bring either Ikari Warrior 1 or 2 to Xbox live, then I'll be more interested with this retro game idea. Oh and maybe Outrunners would be nice, come on Sega.

Hey blackdog, I don't mind a bit of joking around but it really grips my shit when you troll like this. What's the point?

blackdog, some gamers have girlfriends/partners who may not share the love of games, especially those that involve using 8 buttons and two analogue sticks. I can see how this concept might be alien to you however.

blackdog, some gamers have girlfriends/partners who may not share the love of games, especially those that involve using 8 buttons and two analogue sticks. I can see how this concept might be alien to you however.

To be fair, I think it's stretching things a bit to suggest that Galaga has been put up there to interest non-gamers. Something like Bejewelled illustrates your [good] point perfectly, but Galaga? Come on.

whatever has been said i still think its a waste of a next gen console and hi def tv to play Galaga. Especially if the graphics haven't even bothered to be updated and it isn't even full screen.

Static borders that don't move doesn't that give you burn-in on plasma/lcd tv's?

Just because you're a non-gamer doesnt mean you only like puzzle games. Making a sweeping generalisation that non-gamers wouldnt like a Space Invaders clone is as naive as saying all gamers like FPS's.

Certainly my stepdad enjoyed playing Phoenix more than Pro Evo 5 when I took my softmodded Xbox home at the weekend. Plus, who says this is aimed at non-gamers exclusively? As I said above, theres at least three groups this could appeal to.

Hey now, come on furbs no-one's being naive. There's no need to be facetious to make your point. I was just giving my reaction your point and I thought I made it fairly and in non-emotive language.

I can only base my opinions on my own experience. My "non-gamer" wife wouldn't go near Galaga in a million years. But can I get her off Zoo Keeper on my DS? Can I hell.

I'm not casting aspertions on anyone's ability to play Galaga. I'm just saying that, imo, stuff like Bejewelled is more clearly targeted at that group than Galaga.

Edit- typo.

I'm 37 years old, I've been playing videogames thru all game systems generations from vcs2600 to X360 and I like to :
- Play modern games with cutting edge graphics in HD
- AND old 8-bit arcade games that I can easily download and buy.

Well, I'm a perfect MS X360 customer, and I think I'm not alone in this situation on this planet.

Oh ! And if I was able to get back all the money I spent on Galaga when I was a kid, I could buy myself a new car.

JSW: Dont take offence, using the word naive wasnt meant as a slight on your point of view, I just dont think you can categorise exactly what non-gamers will and wont play that easily. If you could, alot of companies would be very very rich.

Ultimately, given the choice of having Galaga available and having it not, give me the freedom of choice every single time. So long as its optional, and at least one person is happy to pay for it and enjoys it, its done its job from a consumer perspective imo.

Oh ! And if I was able to get back all the money I spent on Galaga when I was a kid, I could buy myself a new car.

Same applies to me, but with Donkey Kong. I was unbelievebaly shit at it, but still kept feeding in those 10ps.

Furbs: Cheers, perhaps I was a little sensitive there;appreciate you clearing that up.

I agree somewhat about the categorisation, but would say that Nintendo of Japan seem to be making a reasonable stab at it with the DS.

Agree completely about choice: don't like, don't buy!

I already have a perfect version of Galaga on my Amiga 1200. It's called Deluxe Galaga.

Yeah... it was a game that had appeal once but no longer does, like most of the very early arcade machines.

@Frogger, you are not alone.. I'm 36 and have been through all the generations of game systems myself (still have most of them).

I have most of the latest, cutting- edge games and are having fun with many of them, but sometimes I simply just wanna boot up a really simple game and have a few tries - nothing more... On top of that, playing those games brings back some fond memories to me.. Yeah, I'm an old fart, but at least I'm having fun with these games... If you aren't enjoyed by them simply don't buy 'em or play them for free via Mame.

I'm looking forward to the next arcade games being released on Live! and Wii .. ;-)

Am i the only one who thinks that Galaxians is a lot better than this?

blackdog, could you be any duller?

(I'm allowed to do this in comments sections, right?)

I think EG have written the comments off as a wasteland. I certainly cant imagine otto looking around these parts. Its like the Cursed Earth from Judge Dredd.

Enjoyed the demo of this, might pick it up. The 5 minute pick up value of XBLA is great. I hope they keep releasing classic, and new game content into the future.

I love galaga, but like Master Thief I am more enthused about the original indie offerings...

But still...what a game!

Astonishing fact of the day: Another review in Eurogamer which is totally out of context and without meaning. " if you want an arcade perfect, no frills port of Galaga then that's what you'll get"... Are other CLASSIC games in Xbox Live Arcade any different? Perhaps MS should stamp a 3000 on the title, add 3D graphics and RPG elements. I suppose that it would then be something terribly original and interesting. Pac-man levels are all identical too. I expect a similar score then. Or maybe 4/10 considering that it promotes senseless voracity.

I have to refer to the comments about non-gamers on the previous page.

I actually have a Galaga bootleg PCB in an old early 80's Taito cab (obviously not a dedicated!) - I got it for £50 and outside of it adding to the collection, I could easily live without it.

BUT my missus will not let me sell it, as it is her favourite 'old' game!, she also loves Tetris, Klax, Puzzle Bobble, Columns - I don't have a 360, but to me if they get some retro puzzlers on there, they will appeal to young/old, male/female.
The simple gameplay will appeal to the masses, if they can get over the perceived 'poor' graphics.

Blackdog, as someone who avidly supports the PS2, and as the PS2 (along with it's top titles) has so much durge released for it I suggest that you please shut up and attempt to salvage what little credibility you actually have left round here.

Having said that, every class needs a fool ;)

@cawley1

Maybe I'm just that shit at Galaga I can't imagine a non-gamer being into it. Dug it up on MAME last night and yep - I'm still shit at it.

@OnlyMe

The guy who made Deluxe Galaga on the Amiga continued his work on PC and changed the title to Warblade.

Demo for Windows is available here.

Best version/clone of Galaga out there imho.

anyone know where you can get mame roms these days.

Aw come on man...my 360 sits snugly under a purpose made harwood TV stand with a closed front - never over heated once. Next you'll be tellling me that just because you can buy a carry-case for your 360 it means they made it too heavy!
Sure, it kicks out a lot of heat, but it's (like the PS3) a power-pc and as such a necessary evil!

Could someone please tell me why blackdog persists in this? He's the most annoyingly repetitive troll I have ever come across.