Galaxy Wars 1979 Universal
1979
Galaxy Wars (c) 1979 Universal.
Galaxy Wars is a 2-D shooter where you are given three missiles to shoot at two rows of alien ships at the top. Miniature rock-like satellites move around the screen, ready to obliterate your missile at any moment, and the ships themselves shoot at you.
>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Main CPU : 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Sound Chips : SN76477 (@ 1.9968 Mhz), discrete circuitry
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 260 pixels
Screen refresh : 59.54 Hz
Palette color: 2 (overlays)
Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1
>>> TRIVIA
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Released in August 1979.
Original products :
Galaxy Wars (Universal)
Licensed products :
T.T Galaxy Wars (Taito)
Bootleg/Hacks :
Star Wars
- SCORING -
1st rack : 50 (side hit), 100 (bottom, towards the side) or 150 (near middle of bottom) points for each ship.
2nd rack : 100 (side hit), 200 (bottom, towards the side) or 250 (near middle of bottom) points for each ship.
3rd rack : 150 (side hit), 300 (bottom, towards the side) or 350 (near middle of bottom) points for each ship.
You can probably figure the scores for higher racks from the patterns here.
>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
SNES (1995 - Imagineer)
* Computers :
X68000 (1987)
>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
Machine's picture.