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Galaxian	shoot them up space	1981	specs screenshots machines company oc_id source label value year of release 1981 label value companies Epoch label value type game label value media cartridge label value systems Epoch Cassette Vision label value number of players 1 player title subtitle text image level 1 null title subtitle text image destroy the aliens null title subtitle text image they split into smaller ones null title subtitle text image null title subtitle text image level 2 null title subtitle text image null title subtitle text image some of them are kamikazes null title subtitle text image they destroyed your ship null title subtitle text image null title subtitle text image level 3 null title subtitle text image null title subtitle text image they are attacking in diagonals null title subtitle text image level 4 null title subtitle text image cross the asteroid field to reach the mothership null title subtitle text image well done! null title subtitle text image the mothership is leaving. Prepare to start a new cycle. null title subtitle text image Box inlay null title subtitle text image box null title subtitle text image box - side null title subtitle text image box - back null title subtitle text image box null title subtitle text image cartridge null title subtitle text image cartridge & doc null title subtitle text image cartridge & box null title subtitle text image cartridge & box (rear) null /museum/epoch-cassette-vision /companies/epoch 661 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230324063103/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=661 2023-03-24

Though this game is named Galaxian, it has nothing to do with the original Galaxian arcade game.

It's rather a clone of the arcade game Moon Cresta by Nichibutsu, released in 1980.

Using your space ship weapons, you have to destroy 4 alien waves comming at you. The circular movements of the invaders is typical of Moon Cresta. Even the introduction tune is the same as the original arcade game.

After defeating the 4 levels, you get a docking sequence just as in Moon Cresta. Indeed you have to maneuver your ship back to the mothership and dock to it. But unlike the original game, to reach your goal you have to cross an asteroid field without crashing by adjusting your speed and movements.

This last level is thus rather inspired by Taito arcade game Lunar Lander released in 1978.