Galaxian 3

Manufacturer: Namco
Year: 1990
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Space
Type: Videogame
Sub:

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: TV Monitor
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: unique
Number of Simultaneous Players: 6
Maximum number of Players: 6
Gameplay: Joint
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Controls:

Steering: X/Y-directional yoke with common triggers and thumb buttons [Fire]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Galaxian 3 Description

Up to six players are seated in front of three projection screens inside of a large booth. Using a flight yoke to position a cursor on the scren, players blast flying enemies and shoot at the bosses that appear at the end of each stage. Participants can choose to take different paths throughout the game.

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Cabinet Information

The game is a really large booth with dual synchronoized LaserDisc players providing the background imagery.

Game Introduction

Players take the control of a large spaceship with six gunstations. The ship is on auto-pilot, leaving the player free to blast the enemies without having to worry about flying the craft. Three different stages may not seem like much, but it's a spectacular ride anyway.

Game Play

The object of the game is to fly through the different levels and shoot down the ships before they reduce the team to zero (all players share an energy meter).

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Very Rare - There is one known instance of Galaxian 3 owned by one of our 900 members. It is an original dedicated machine (not another machine converted with a kit).

Of the 57,098 video games (3,420 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 1 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 operators 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.

Technical

This game uses Namco's System 21 hardware to run the actual game, and the LaserDisc players are for the pre-rendered backdrops, etc.

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