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Ghostmuncher Galaxian (bootleg)

Game Information
manufacturer bootleg
year 1981
genre Compilation
downloads 45
Screenshots
gmgalax title
gmgalax snap
gmgalax gameover
Download Details
split set gmgalax.zip 26.15KiB
merged set gmgalax.7z 19.21KiB
standalone set gmgalax.7z 19.22KiB
Game Details

Arcade Video game published 43 years ago:

Ghostmuncher + Galaxian Part X (c) 1981 Leisure and Allied.

This game is a dual bootleg of "Pac-Man" and "Galaxian". You can change the game in the Dip Switch menu.

In this bootleg, the colors, sounds and names of the ghosts have been changed. The "Galaxian" bootleg is also sped up significantly.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Tone generator and discrete circuits

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.61 Hz
Palette colors : 130

Players : 2
Control : 4-way joystick
Buttons : 1 (FIRE) - used in Galaxian only

- TRIVIA -

The game was distributed in Australia and New Zealand, due to difficulty of acquiring video games to that region of the world.

- SCORING -

* Ghostmuncher :
Dot : 10 points
Power pill (energizer) : 50 points.
Ghosts : 200, 400, 800, 1600 points.
Cherry : 100 points.
Strawberry : 300 points.
Peach : 500 points.
Apple : 700 points.
Pineapple : 1000 points.
Galaxian : 2000 points.
Bell : 3000 points.
Key : 5000 points.

* Galaxian Part X:
Yellow Ship in formation : 30 points.
Yellow Ship attacking: 60 points.
Blue Ship in formation : 40 points.
Blue Ship attacking : 80 points.
Purple Ship in formation : 50 points.
Purple Ship attacking : 100 points.
Flagship in formation : 60 points.
Flagship attacking with no escorts : 150 points.
Flagship attacking with one escort, flagship killed before escort : 150 points.
Flagship attacking with one escort, flagship killed after escort : 200 points.
Flagship attacking with two escorts, flagship killed before BOTH escorts : 300 points.
Driver Details
source galaxian/galaxian.cpp
driver status good
emulation status good
save states supported
channels 1
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation vertical
width 768
height 224
refresh rate 60.61hz
Input Details
player: 1
type joy
directions 4way
buttons 1way
player: 2
type joy
directions 4way
buttons 1way
Chipset Details
Zilog Z80 3.07mhz
Speaker present
Discrete Sound present
ROM Details
name size crc
pcb1_pm1.bin 4.00KiB 19338c70
pcb1_pm2.bin 4.00KiB 18db074d
pcb1_pm3.bin 4.00KiB abb98b1d
pcb1_pm4.bin 4.00KiB 2403c78e
pcb1_gx1.bin 4.00KiB 2faa9f53
pcb1_gx2.bin 4.00KiB 121c5f16
pcb1_gx3.bin 4.00KiB 02d81a21
pcb2gfx1.bin 4.00KiB 7021bbc0
pcb2gfx3.bin 4.00KiB 089c922b
pcb2gfx2.bin 4.00KiB 51bf58ee
pcb2gfx4.bin 4.00KiB 908fd0dc
ghostmuncher_mb7051_top.6l 32.00B 499f4440
galaxian_mb7051_bottom.6l 32.00B 6a0c7d87