This Galaga Game Lets You MOVE FREELY?!
0🕹 Game Name: Gaplus
📛 Alternate Names: Galaga 3
📅 Release Date: 1984
🔫 Genre: Fixed Shooter
👨 🏻 💻 Developers: Namco
👨 🏻 💻 Publishers: Namco, Bally Midway
🔢 Max Players: 2 (alternating)
⁉ Cooperative: No
🕹 Game Introduction:
Gaplus is the direct sequel to Galaga, taking the iconic space shooter franchise to new heights with faster gameplay and fresh new mechanics.
🕹 Game Description:
Continuing the galactic war against insect-like alien forces, Gaplus puts players back in control of a single starfighter with more aggressive enemy formations, upgraded firepower, and the ability to capture enemies mid-battle.
🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Use a joystick to move your ship in all directions (unlike Galaga’s left/right only).
👉 🏻 Blast enemy waves in vertically stacked formations.
👉 🏻 Capture enemy ships using the tractor beam power-up.
👉 🏻 Collect “blaster power-ups” from enemies to upgrade shots.
👉 🏻 Score bonus rounds for racking up extra lives and points.
📕 Background & History:
Originally released in arcades by Namco, Gaplus was known as Galaga 3 in the U.S. to link it back to its hugely successful predecessor. While not as iconic as Galaga, it added a bold twist by allowing full vertical movement — rare in fixed shooters of the time.
🐣 Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 In bonus stages, destroy the flagged enemies for massive points.
👉 🏻 Reaching certain score thresholds rewards secret extra lives.
🐱 💻 Hacks:
👉 🏻 Some arcade cabinets had dip switch settings for easier gameplay or infinite lives when adjusted by operators.
🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 Gaplus is the only Galaga game to allow full 360 movement.
👉 🏻 Despite the “Galaga 3” title, there’s no official “Galaga 2.”
👉 🏻 The game was built on Namco’s Super Pac-Man hardware.
👓 Lonster's Review:
Gaplus might be the black sheep of the Galaga family, but it's criminally underrated. That full movement freedom adds fresh strategy, and the intense waves keep the pressure high. This is a must-play for any retro shooter fan.
🌟 Legacy:
Gaplus carved out a niche following and gained cult status thanks to its innovations and challenging gameplay. Though overshadowed by Galaga, it remains a worthy evolution in the series.
✨ Cultural Impact:
While not as mainstream, Gaplus still pops up in arcade collections and has been referenced in various Namco anniversaries. Hardcore fans praise it for expanding the original’s concept.
💭 Lonster's Final Thoughts:
Gaplus is pure arcade adrenaline. Don’t sleep on this sequel — it’s Galaga turned up to 11 and deserves its rightful place in retro gaming royalty.
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