John's Basement: Galaga or Galaxian

[John's Arcade]

I had a Galaga '88. Got boring fast.

Did you beat it? what level did you warp to? if you are bored with 88 you will find that regular Galaga isn't more exciting.

I grew up playing Galaga. It's not foreign territory to me.

[Tighe]

I had a Galaga '88. Got boring fast.

Did you beat it? what level did you warp to? if you are bored with 88 you will find that regular Galaga isn't more exciting.

I grew up playing Galaga. It's not foreign territory to me.

I wasn't questioning that you had ever played the game.


Galaga 88 is Galaga but with more, so how could 88 get boring? it confuses me that you would think that.

if Galaga is a reach-around then Galaga '88 is a reach-around with an ear tickle. ;)

The only thing that sucks about 88 is the 8 way Atari logo joystick, which is why I have my board in a stripped ( soon to be decorated) Galaxian cabinet with a proper 2 way stick.

[lesoleil70]

yep, much like space invaders is better with left and right buttons.  The milliseconds between a joystick going from left to right cannot be matched by switching on two buttons, far more responsive.
Since having a space invaders and trying both methods I'm sticking with buttons "as designed".