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Galaxian [Model 866]

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47 Years old Arcade Video game Midway Mfg. Co. [Schiller Park, IL, USA]

Galaxian © 1979 Midway Mfg. Co.

Export release by Midway for North America. Game developed in Japan by Namco. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Namco Upright model entry.

Goodies for Galaxian [Model 866]
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TECHNICAL / MACHINE PICT.

[Upright model]
[No. 866]

Height: 68.5 in. (174 cm)
Width: 25 in. (63 cm)
Depth: 31.5 in. (80 cm)

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Machine Picture
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TRIVIA

Galaxian was released by Midway Manufacturing, under license by Namco, in the USA on December 25, 1979.

A Galaxian unit appears in the 1983 movie 'Joysticks' and the sitcom 'Two and a Half Men'; Season 5, Episode 2 (People Who Love Peepholes). It is also heard (but not seen) in the 1987 James Bond movie 'The Living Daylights'.

UPDATES
The only code difference between the original Namco version and this licensed Midway version is that the 'Bonus Galaxip' text is printed on a different line.

In Midway Set 1:
* Lives dip switch can be set to 2 or 3 lives. The default is 3 lives.
* Extra life dip switch can be set to 7,000, 10,000, 12,000, or 20,000. The default is 7,000.

In Midway Set 2:
* Extra life dip switch can be set to None, 3,000, 4,000, or 5,000. The default is None.
PORTS
NOTE: Only ports released in North America flag are listed here. For ports released in other regions, please see the original Namco Upright model entry.

CONSOLES

Bally Astrocade (1977) Galactic Invasion [Model 2011] by Activision
Atari XEGS
Atari 5200 (1982) Galaxian [Model CX5206]
Emerson Arcadia 2001 (1982) "Space Attack [Model 1013]" : Galactica clone.
Atari 2600 (1983) Galaxian [Model CX2684]
Colecovision (1983) Galaxian [Model 70006]
Sony PlayStation (jan.31, 1997) Namco Museum Vol.3 [Model SLUS-00398]
Nintendo 64 (oct.31, 1999) Namco Museum 64 [Model NUS-NNME-USA]
Sega Dreamcast (june.25, 2000) Namco Museum [Model T-1403N]
Sony PS2 (dec.4, 2001) Namco Museum [Model SLUS-20273]
Microsoft XBOX (oct.9, 2002) Namco Museum
Nintendo GameCube (oct.9, 2002) Namco Museum [Model DOL-GNME-USA]
Sony PS2 (aug.30, 2005) Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model SLUS-21164]
Microsoft XBOX (aug.30, 2005) Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model NMO-2201A-NM]
Nintendo GameCube (aug.30, 2005) Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model DOL-G5NE-USA]
Nintendo Wii (oct.23, 2007) Namco Museum Remix [Model RVL-RN2E-USA]
Microsoft XBOX 360 (nov.4, 2008) Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade [Model 21022]
Nintendo Wii (nov.16, 2010) Namco Museum Megamix

HANDHELDS

Nintendo Game Boy (sept.1995) "Arcade Classic No. 3 - Galaga & Galaxian [Model DMG-AGCE-USA]"
Nintendo GBA (june.10, 2001) Namco Museum [Model AGB-ANME-USA]
Sony PSP (aug.23, 2005) Namco Museum Battle Collection [Model ULUS-10035]
Nintendo DS (sept.18, 2007) Namco Museum DS [Model NTR-YNME-USA]

COMPUTERS

Commodore Vic 20 (1981) Star Battle by Hal Laboratory
Atari 800 (1982) Galaxian [Model CXL4024]
Tandy Color Computer (1982) Galax Attax
Tandy Color Computer (1982) "Space Ambush"
Commodore C64 (1983) "Galaxions" by Solar Software
Commodore C64 (1983) Galaxian [Model RX8542]
Commodore VIC-20 (1983) by Atarisoft
PC [Booter] (1983) by Thunder Mountain
PC [Booter] (1983) by Atarisoft
Apple II (1983) by Atarisoft
PC [MS-DOS] (1997) "ChampGalaxia" by CHAMProgramming
PC [MS Windows 95, 3.5"] (mar.31, 1996) "Microsoft Return of Arcade"
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (2000) "Microsoft Return of Arcade Anniversary Edition"
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (oct.25, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary"

OTHERS

VFD tabletop game (1981) by Coleco.
Namco Classics TV Game (2003) by Jakk's Pacific
Mobile Phones (june.13, 2003) "Galaxian Mini"
Arcade Gold featuring Pac-Man (2007) by Jakks Pacific
Retro Arcade featuring Pac-Man (2008) by Jakks Pacific
Apple iPhone/iPod (may.16, 2009) "Galaxians [Model 316869163]" by Istvan David
Arcade (2010) "Pac-Man's Arcade Party"
Apple iPhone/iPod (june.9, 2011) "Galaga 30th Collection [Model 413616338]"
Apple iPhone/iPod (mar.23, 2012) "Galaxian [Model 511322882]" by Iconosys, Inc.
Pac-Man Connect and Play (2012) by Bandai
Arcade (2018) "Pac-Man's Pixel Bash"
SOURCES
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Game's picture.
ROM dump (MAME).