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PAC-MAN GALAGA RALLY-X DIG DUG
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How To Play

You control the Fighter at the bottom with the joystick. Press the fire button to fire up at the Galaga formation. The Galaga formation will fly on to the screen in parts until the formation is assembled. You must destroy every enemy in the formation to advance to the next stage, while avoiding contact with every enemy and their bullets.

Diving enemies are worth more points than those in formation. The more escorts that a Boss Galaga dives with, the more points it's worth. Occasionally, Boss Galagas will hover in midair and emit a tractor beam. Enter the tractor beam to get captured. Once a Fighter is captured, rescue it (but don't shoot it) from a diving Boss Galaga (not in formation) to have it rejoin you for double fire power. Challenging Stages test your accuracy. Earn more bonus points for more enemies destroyed.

1981

CREATOR:
Shigeru Yokoyama

SCORING

Bee: In formation 50
Bee: Diving 100
Butterfly: In formation 80
Butterfly: Diving 160
Boss Galaga: In formation 150
Boss Galaga: Diving alone 400
Boss Galaga: Diving with 1 escort 800
Boss Galaga: Diving with 2 escorts 1600
Captured Fighter 1000
1 group of enemies in 1st and 2nd Challenging Stages 1000
1 group of enemies in 3rd and 4th Challenging Stages 1500
1 group of enemies in 5th and 6th Challenging Stages 2000
1 group of enemies in 7th and subsequent Challenging Stages 3000

CHARACTERS

fighter

Fighter

fighter-2

Fighter

bee

Bee

butterfly

Butterfly

boss-galaga

Boss Galaga

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Boss Galaga