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Sega-Galaga

Sega-Galaga is the SG-1000 port of Galaga, and is strangely the only port to receive a name change. The player pilots a starship and must destroy all the on-screen enemies, similar to Space Invaders and…

31 December 1983

Sega-Galaga is a shooter developed by Namco, released 31 December 1983 on Sega Master System/Mark III and SG-1000.

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What Sega-Galaga is

Sega-Galaga is a shooter game developed by Namco and released in 1983. It was published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd.. It is available on Sega Master System/Mark III and SG-1000.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sega-Galaga is the SG-1000 port of Galaga, and is strangely the only port to receive a name change. The player pilots a starship and must destroy all the on-screen enemies, similar to Space Invaders and Galaxian. However, the enemies in Galaga have the power to steal your ship to use as reinforcements (meaning the player loses a life). However, if you are able to destroy the enemy who has captured your ship, you are able to pilot both ships at once, doubling your firepower at the expense of being a bigger target. Though Sega-Galaga is essentially the same game as the arcade original, the limitations of the SG-1000 means the graphics and sound are not quite as advanced. Also the "challenging…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Galaxian series

Sega-Galaga is the 11th of 74 entries we hold in the Galaxian series. The next entry was Galaxian in 1984.

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What it launched against

Sega-Galaga launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Sega-Galaga come out?
Sega-Galaga was released on 31 December 1983 for Sega Master System/Mark III and SG-1000.

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