It still feels like Galaxian but just with a lot more enemies up on the screen at any given moment. Midway's Attackers is very similar to Space Invaders with a couple of alterations. For instance it has two different single-player game modes - original Galaxian and Midway's Attackers. All the gameplay is not as smooth as the original arcade version because of its display method however there's a couple of extra perks for owning this version. It's not quite like LEDs or LCD screens but it has a very bright and awesome look that you can only get from this kind of display method.

What it uses instead is a VF which is a vacuum fluorescent display. The only difference is that this system does not use a full color display simply because back in 1981 that would have been crazy expensive and probably technically impossible. But don't let its size fool you this Galaxian mini arcade has the exact same gameplay you'd find in a Galaxian arcade in an actual arcade. Today we're looking at Galaxian.ĭespite its size this table top arcade manages to take the Galaxian arcade experience and replicate it in a small form-factor about the size of a car battery. That is until 1981 when Coleco and Midway teamed up to make a bunch of tiny miniature arcades. Back in the early ‘80s when kids would play Galaxian they were limited to playing it in the arcades because there was really no other good solution to playing these games anywhere else. In fact it wasn't even the first in the series of games that were kind of inspired by Space Invaders. It's a game that I used to play all the time on the NES but it originated from the arcade.

Games that I could go back and play again and again and Galaga is one of those standards. And there's a couple of titles out there that have become pretty much standards for me. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles.I've been a fan of video games pretty much my entire life. 🎨 Clownfish Animation (Art and Animation) – ĬLOWNFISH TV covers Pop Culture news on Movies, Anime, Cartoons, Comic Books, Gaming, TV and more. ⍩⃝ Pac-Man Quarter Arcade Machine on Amazon – Let’s play some tiny Galaxian on the 1/4 scale Galaxian arcade machine by Numskull! This authentic Galaxian machine will make an excellent addition to the Reef Home Arcade! Watch our unboxing and review!

Galaxian tabletop arcade game