Galaga is a 1981 fixed shooter arcade video game developed and published by Namco.
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12 Facts About Galaga
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Galaga was created by Japanese developer Shigeru Yokoyama, a long-time veteran of Namco.
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The tractor beam emitted by the Boss Galaga was inspired by a film in which a character's ship was captured by a circling laser.
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Galaga was one of the four games released under the Arcade Game Series brand, which was published for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows in 2016.
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Galaga was met with acclaim, with many applauding the addictive nature, gameplay structure, innovation and improvements over its predecessor, and was a popular game during the golden age of arcade video games.
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Galaga was among the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1983 in the United States.
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Ports of Galaga received praise for their faithfulness to the arcade original.
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Galaga has been listed by numerous publications among the greatest video games of all time.
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Galaga is included in both Pac-Man's Arcade Party and Pac-Man's Pixel Bash .
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Galaga has made cameo appearances in films including WarGames, The Karate Kid, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Avengers, and Pixels .
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Galaga was used as a loading screen minigame in the PlayStation version of Tekken.
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