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Galaga 3 (GP3)

Game Information
manufacturer Namco
year 1984
Clone of gaplus
genre Shoot-'Em-Up
downloads 35
Screenshots
galaga3b title
galaga3b snap
galaga3b gameover
galaga3b scores
Download Details
split set galaga3b.zip 29.20KiB
parent set gaplus.zip 54.82KiB
merged set gaplus.7z 121.87KiB
standalone set galaga3b.7z 47.35KiB
device namco62.zip 645.00B
Game Details

Arcade Video game kit published 40 years ago:

Galaga 3 (c) 1984 Bally Midway Mfg. Co.

North American release. Game developed in Japan. See the original for more information; "Gaplus".

- TRIVIA -

Galaga 3 was released in October 1984 in the USA as a conversion kit that changed the game's title, possibly to increase recognition among American fans of the Galaxian/Galaga series. The game initially appeared in the USA in July 1984 under its original title, "Gaplus".

James Struckle holds the official record for this game with 137,000 points.

- SERIES -

1. Galaxian (1979)
2. Galaga (1981)
3. Gaplus (1984) : also known as "Galaga 3"
4. Galaga '88 (1987)
5. Galaxian 3 Theatre 6 - Project Dragoon (1990)
6. Galaxian 3 Theatre 6 J2 - Attack Of The Zolgear (1994)
7. Galaga Arrangement (1995) : part of "Namco Classics Collection Vol.1"
8. Galaga - Destination Earth (2000, GBA, PC CD-ROM and PlayStation)
9. Galaga Legions (2008, XBLA)
10. Galaga Legions DX (2010, PSN, XBLA)
Driver Details
source namco/gaplus.cpp
driver status imperfect
emulation status good
save states supported
graphics imperfect
sound imperfect
channels 1
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation vertical
width 288
height 224
refresh rate 60.61hz
Input Details
player: 1
type joy
directions 8way
buttons 1way
player: 2
type joy
directions 8way
buttons 1way
Chipset Details
Motorola MC6809E 1.54mhz
Motorola MC6809E 1.54mhz
Motorola MC6809E 1.54mhz
Fujitsu MB8843 2.05mhz
Speaker present
Namco 15xx 24.00khz
Samples present
ROM Details
name size crc
gp3-4.8d 8.00KiB 58de387c
gp3-3.8c 8.00KiB 94a3fd4e
gp3-2.8b 8.00KiB 4b1cb589
gp3-8.11d 8.00KiB d390ef28
gp2-7.11c 8.00KiB 0621f7df
gp3-6.11b 8.00KiB b36a9a2b
gp2-1.4b 8.00KiB ed8aa206
gp3-5.8s 8.00KiB 8d4dcebf
gp2-11.11p 8.00KiB 57740ff9
gp2-10.11n 8.00KiB 6cd8ce11
gp2-12.11r 8.00KiB 7316a1f1
gp2-9.11m 8.00KiB e6a9ae67
gp2-3.1p 256.00B a5091352
gp2-1.1n 256.00B 8bc8022a
gp2-2.2n 256.00B 8dabc20b
gp2-7.6s 256.00B 2faa3e09
gp3-6.6p 512.00B d48c0eef
gp3-5.6n 512.00B 417ba0dc
gp2-4.3f 256.00B 2d9fbdd8
pal10l8.8n 44.00B 08e5b2fe