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 arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1981.

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Namco Galaga specifications

List of Namco Galaga arcade games

Namco Galaga specifications

★ Main CPU : Z80

★ Graphics CPU : Z80

★ Sound CPU : Z80

★ 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 (Xevious and Super Xevious are of course 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)