This Arcade Game Turns You Into a Cyber Warrior
0🕹 Game Name: Cosmo Police Galivan
📛 Alternate Names: Galivan: Cosmo Police (Japan)
📅 Release Date: 1985
🔫 Genre: Sci-Fi Platformer / Action
👨 🏻 💻 Developers: Nichibutsu
👨 🏻 💻 Publishers: Nichibutsu
🔢 Max Players: 2 (Alternating)
⁉ Cooperative: No
🕹 Game Introduction:
Become a space warrior in this early evolution-style arcade game that fuses run-and-gun mechanics with sci-fi transformation.
🕹 Game Description:
Start as a vulnerable human and power up into Galivan, the armored hero. Fight alien forces and navigate tech-filled platforms in a side-scrolling, upgrade-driven experience.
🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Start weak, upgrade to become Galivan
👉 🏻 Blast enemies with ranged weapons
👉 🏻 Use power-ups to enhance firepower
👉 🏻 Avoid traps and environmental hazards
👉 🏻 Find warp zones to skip areas
📕 Background & History:
Launched by Nichibutsu in 1985, it mixed Japanese space hero themes with evolving gameplay. It set a path for future transformation-based platformers.
🐣 Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 Armor drop loops if you stall in key spots
👉 🏻 Holding jump when landing grants brief i-frames
👉 🏻 Walk into glitched walls to warp
🐱 💻 Hacks:
👉 🏻 MAME codes grant full armor
👉 🏻 Homebrew hacks add modern level flow
🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 Inspired by Space Sheriff Gavan
👉 🏻 First Nichibutsu title with layered upgrades
👉 🏻 Galivan II followed in 1993
👓 Lonster's Review:
A sleeper sci-fi banger. Watching your hero evolve mid-stage is still satisfying. It’s rugged but iconic.
🌟 Legacy:
Paved the way for armor/evolution-based arcade games. Still loved in Japan’s retro scene.
✨ Cultural Impact:
Became a cult hit among tokusatsu fans. One of the earliest arcade games to blend character growth with action.
💭 Lonster's Final Thoughts:
Galivan doesn’t just level up—you evolve with it. One of the dopest glow-up mechanics of the ‘80s.
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