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Gaplus |
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Manufacturer:
Namco Year: 1984 Class: Wide Release Genre: Shooter Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Alternating Control Panel Layout: Single Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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DescriptionAnother shooting game where you can capture the enemies and make them work for you if you hit the queen ship when it dives. This game is not widely known because it was released during the video game crash.Know anything more about this game? Cabinet InformationAn attractive dedicated cabinet with a basic black background and colorful rainbow stripes that run from the sides converging in a "V" shape on the front panel. The game has matching sideart with a Gaplus logo and a scene of a space ranger pointing at a Gaplus "bee" ala Starship Troopers (film). The cabinet has red T-molding and its control panel overlay is generic with no labeling or logos.Game IntroductionThe game has the same look and feel as the original Galaga. The "bees" were redesigned to look a little more modern. A possible contributing factor to the game's lack of success in the arcades is that it becomes extremely difficult after Parsec 4 or 5. Games end quickly!MiscellaneousCOPY OF: Galaga 3 (renamed for the USA)Scarcity in collections (VAPS.org)Common - There are 34 known instances of this game owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 12 of them are original dedicated machines, 1 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards have been placed in another game cabinet, and 21 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.Of the 42,694 video games (3,154 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 23 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records. Wanted - We currently do not know of any VAPS members that have gotten around to adding this game to their wish list. The wish-list system is fairly new (not all VAPS members have filled one out) and there are probably a number of collectors who might purchase this game if offered one at the right price. Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operatos might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range. TechnicalThe game uses three 6809 microprocessors and a Namco 8-channel PSG for sounds.TriviaApparently, dedicated Gaplus machines were shipped to or manufactured in the US. Even though this occurred during the video game crash time period, it was thought that lack of name recognition contributed to its poor earnings. Therefore, an upgrade kit was distributed to operators that included a Galaga 3 marquee and new ROMs. It appears as though the new ROMs were only a title screen hack, as the name Gaplus still appears during gameplay in one of the challenge stages.eBay ListingsClick here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for the Gaplus Videogame machine and items related to it.Click here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for machines and parts made by Namco. Alternatively, check out the IAM/KLOV custom report of the hottest coin-op machines on eBay, powered by Ace.com (updated throughoutthe day).
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