Namco Galaga


 * This article is a generic description of Namco's "Galaga" hardware. For the specific arcade game, see Galaga.

The Namco 8-bit Galaga is an arcade game system board. It was first used by Namco in 1981.

Namco Galaga specifications

 * Main, graphics and sound CPU : three Z80 processors
 * Sound Chip : Use the same custom 3 channel WSG (waveform sound generator) as Pac-Man.
 * Other Chips : Custom I/O controller (type 1) which handles the controls. Bosconian also has a second I/O controller (type 1) which handles the speech.
 * Video resolution : 288x224
 * Notes : Each game uses a different video board (except Xevious and Super Xevious which are the same)

List of Namco Galaga arcade games

 * Galaga (1981) - sequel to Galaxian
 * Bosconian (1981) - the first game to have a continue feature
 * Dig Dug (1982)
 * Xevious (1982)
 * Super Xevious (1984)