GALAXIAN review for Atari 2600

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Published on August 8, 2018 5:44:04 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1rDItBvFpU

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Galaxian (1979)

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Review

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HdE'S TOTALLY UNORIGINAL GAMING SHOW - S01, E01
GALAXIAN REVIEW FOR ATARI 2600.

In the first EVER episode of my Youtube gaming show, I take a look at the Atari 2600 version of Galaxian. The console may not be known for the high quality of its arcade conversions, but does the soul of Namco's game shine through here?

It's noticeably low-fi in it's execution, but Galaxian was always about gameplay over anything else. And that's what's important. Watch as I delve into what makes the game tick, and determine how much of the original arcade game has been carried over and compressed into its chunky Atari 2600 cartridge version. There's bugs to be blasted and risks to be taken as you waggle that joystick controller and stab its orange button!

If nothing else, it's interesting to examine the game that kicked off a series of influential and iconic Namco shooters. After Galaxian came Galaga, and then Gaplus, games that built upon the basic framework of the original, which itself represents a confident progression from the template laid down in Taito's Space Invaders. So it's place in gaming history is quite significant. It's certainly an important stepping stone on the path toward more complex game mechanics in arcade shooters.

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