Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: strykr on November 13, 2013, 11:03:25 PM
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Been after one of these for a long while, and thanks to a friend over on Jamma+ Finally picked it up.
I dont know if these are easily found in the rest of europe but over here in the uk it seems the bulk of galagas were the GALAG bootleg, and not even many of them come up for sale!!
Its an interesting one tho, as it seems identical to a namco/midway pcb yet there are no markings other then numbers, 90% sure its real tho, anyone know anything about that?
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/strykr247/2013-11-11104209_zps85a379c6.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/strykr247/media/2013-11-11104209_zps85a379c6.jpg.html)
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I think this is a Japanese Namco PCB
It is a Original galaga pcb
Only Original pcb's have custom chips
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I don't have much info but this is how mine looks.
It's working and I bought it from ebay Germany about 2 years ago.
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Cheers fellas,
Mine looks just like yours Chris, numbered instead of marked. I wonder what the story is behind them, im guessing either early revisions, or late revisions that they couldnt be bothered to stamp!
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I have a different kind of bootleg, it is a real good one, gameplay is 100% identical (as far as I can judge).
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-uTAc3o8cTa8/UgO0G4edFiI/AAAAAAAAHlA/lD60OnyUPRk/w974-h647-no/janika+dobozok+008.jpg)
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We should ask some input from Level 42 as he is the true Galaga fan from this forum ::)
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I have a Original namco super pacman pcb (rare)
It have only numbers , no namco on the pcb
I have also an Original namco mappy pcb with only numbers
This is normal for original namco pcb's
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I have a Original namco super pacman pcb (rare)
It have only numbers , no namco on the pcb
I have also an Original namco mappy pcb with only numbers
This is normal for original namco pcb's
Galaxian DOES have NAMCO on the PCB, I guess they were too much ashamed to put it on Galaga.....
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namco mappy pcb
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I have a Original namco super pacman pcb (rare)
It have only numbers , no namco on the pcb
I have also an Original namco mappy pcb with only numbers
This is normal for original namco pcb's
Galaxian DOES have NAMCO on the PCB, I guess they were too much ashamed to put it on Galaga.....
It's tricky for you older fellas to handle more then 1 bullet at once ;) :wink:
So it seems that its not a common occurance to find namco stamped PCB's then. I think i just kind of expected it after seeing a few stamped GALAGA on the internet.
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Lol
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I have a Original namco super pacman pcb (rare)
It have only numbers , no namco on the pcb
I have also an Original namco mappy pcb with only numbers
This is normal for original namco pcb's
Galaxian DOES have NAMCO on the PCB, I guess they were too much ashamed to put it on Galaga.....
It's tricky for you older fellas to handle more then 1 bullet at once ;) :wink:
You young boys just don't have the patience and skill to hit them with just one shot, HA !
My motto: Galaga is for boys, Galaxian is for men.
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Touche!
Both great games tho, one obviously far greater then the other, and we both have our opinions on which :)
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;D
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I will say Galaxian has the most haunting and scary sound of any arcade game I know. I must have only been about 6 or 7 when I heard it. Scared the crap out of me. And is still iconic.
Grew up on Galaga though. Love it.
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Yep, age difference :) I was 13 when Galaxian was released. Like you I found the screaming attack sounds very impressive. in fact, that was the big difference with the usual SI games we were used to ....the attacking aliens ! When I "mastered" the game enough to get to the end of some levels and I saw the very first time that an alien decided to go around and attack me again I was so much nailed to the ground that it hit me right away.....I was BAFFLED and thought the machine was bewitched ! :):) remember this was just after a time where we had only (mostly timed) BW games with pretty straightforward/monotone game play and computers were still something almost no-one has access too.....I could just not imagine in my mind how the creators of the game managed to get that damn alien so smart to so this, and also on a randomly basis.....as if it was angered that it had missed you and desperately wanted to try again.....
I guess that is what burnt Galaxian in my mind and memory :)
I really hardly played Galaga BITD. I really did not like the drunken way the aliens move down, and especially the sounds....I don't know I just hate them, I thought they were Pac Man like sounds, which fit Pac Man (like) games but not a bold shooter.....
Anyway, I think I told this one or two times before here and don't want to derail the thread :D
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Not derailing at all mate, its tales like this that we all have that keep us collecting all this old stuff!! :)
Galaxian was def a few years before my time, I grew up in a seaside town in england called Southend On Sea rows of arcades with rows of cabs as far as the eye could see. My earliest memories were a crystal castles cab at the local swimming pool, a 1942 and commando cab at a leisure centre, but Galaga always has a special place for me, there was a VHS video rental place on my walk home from school so everyday i'd go in with my 10p's buy a Slush Puppie and play a few credits on Galaga before i went home. Loved every minute of it.
Could only get to about level 20 back then, and have been playing it to a reasonable level in mame since I got back into the hobby. And as i said in my first post, proper Galaga PCBS are thin on the ground over here, so am thrilled to finally get my hands on it! :)
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And congrats to you, it's awesome to find grail stuff, I remember picking up my GalaxianS very well ;D