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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:
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Gaplus 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)VAPS Arcade CensusGAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETYCommon - There are 47 known instances of Gaplus owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 18 of them are original dedicated machines, it is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 28 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. Wanted - There is one VAPS member currently looking for Gaplus. 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. 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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