Galaga Is Hamster's First Arcade Archives Switch Release Of 2023

I was introduced to Space Invaders first but I like Galaxian, Galaga, and Gaplus alot more. 🌌🚀

Nice!

I already have it on the Namco Museum Arcade Pac. And it is much cheaper when you buy the games in bulk. 😊

Starting the year off with a classic

I would feel better about buying more Arcade Archive games if I knew that the purchases transferred to the next console.

I don't think Galaga '88 has been added to ACA, was it?

I do remember the most obscure entry, the 1984 Gaplus, was one of only three arcade games Namco released to the west on the Wii VC (compared to like 50 in Japan), and the TurboGrafx port of '88, but not the arcade version.

I run a weekly retro gaming poll on Reddit. Galaga was voted the #1 game of the Atari era (1984 or earlier).

ooh, Galaga! might pick that up for switch soon.

I´ll buy it! I remember this Game from my Childhood.

I already have this as part of Namco collection.
Much reminds me of War Games (80s movie)

Galaga! They are starting the year off strong.

@KingMike It's on Namco Museum if that helps?

Proper classic coin-ops released in recent weeks by Hamster: Galaxian, Pac-Mania, Bubble Bobble and now Galaga - all big names in their day.

Some games I used to spend my school dinner money on that I’d love to see get released: Tutankham, Gyruss, Jail Break (slated for release a couple of years ago), Equites, Vastar, Kung-Fu Master, Tail Gunner, Ambush, Gorf, Battle of Atlantis, Space Firebird, Tazz Mania, Spy Hunter, Mr Do! - there’s too many, I’ll stop now…

@Bu1ld0g

"It's on Namco Museum if that helps?"

"It's"?

I got Bubble Bobble a week or two ago, so it's nice to see they're still releasing the really big games. When I was a kid in the '80s, playing cassette versions on my Amstrad CPC 464, I could only dream of having the real arcade games at home. There aren't too many that I feel are missing now. Kung-Fu Master is a big one, as @Dru64 says, and personally I'd like to finally have Gauntlet.

@MetalKingShield a gauntlet would be very sweet indeed! On topic, I’ll get this, always enjoyed a decent old school shooter….

Hopefully in the future the PS4 JPN exclusive ACA Wonder Boy (Sega’s/Westone’s Wonder Boy arcade game) will make it to the west and ported to Switch, because the Wonder Boy collection doesn’t have online leaderboards

Also we’re still missing that one ACA Marvel Land from December 15th in the west, weird.

http://hamster.co.jp/arcadearchives/switch/marvel-land.htm

I hope Cosmo Gang: The Video (which is like Galaga and made by Namco) and Galaga Arrangement (1995?) can make an appearance soon.

@Tandy255 knowing Nintendo they won’t 😂
But hopefully they took notes from the other companies on last gen backwards compatibility 🤷 the success of the switch and its library can’t be ignored when a new system drops. Similar to GameCube games being able to be played on the wii.

@Mario500
"I don't think Galaga '88 has been added to ACA, was it?"

it's - Galaga '88

https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Namco_Museum_(Switch)

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