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SteveJ34:


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Does anyone know how to get a perfect score on the 3rd challenging stage of Galaga?
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Asteroids and Galaga....two games I have been playing since their debut and my all time two favorites...

....for third challenge stage, my approach is this.....

1. Move slightly off center left for first wave, off center right for second, rapid fire taking them out as they come on screen

2. For middle 2 waves that come in from the sides, I move left, taking out one full stack as they come on screen, them move off center right and take out the other stack as it loops down the center of the screen

3. Remaining two waves, repeat step 1

My recent Galaga high score without cheats is 356,xxx but hit 150,000+ with normal goof off play. No one in my house likes to play with me if I get to choose the game 'cuz I always choose Galaga and I rarely lose both ships until very high stages.

Steve



MikeQ:

Galaga is what started my hold cabinet project.  My wife bought one of those Jacks Pacific handheld things.   For about a week it was cool.  Then I got irritated with the controls being backwards for me.  (The fire buttone being left of the joystick).  I had know about Mame for years but never really thought much about it.  Then, I was looking for a key encoder for a digital picture frame project I was working on.  Well, the key encoder search turned up this place.  I told  my wife, "to hell with this Jacks Pacific game, I'm building a real arcade machine".

I have the same problem with Galaga.  My wife won't play me because I take too long.  I usually break 100,000. 

I got two Galaga shirts for X-mas.   One says "Galaga Rehab Center" with the Galaga font/logo.  The other has two linked Galaga ships and says "Don't make me go duel on you'.



SteveJ34:

My mame introduction was similar....

I wanted a Galaga machine, started attending Super Auctions, prices always were outrageous. Somewhere along the line I ran across Mame, this forum, and decided if I was going to build or restore a Galaga machine why not build a  machine that could be multi-game.

I went with a modified Lusid design for my first build which is the machine I still have in the gameroom today. I've done a couple of others for family and friends, few bartops along the way.

I would still like to restore or build a dedicated Galaga at some point as that is probably my all time favorite.



Wetworks:

Love Galaga too (Although I think its given me RSI) I cracked 500000 a couple of years ago . Once you work out all the bonus screens and shoot everything before it has time to attack (later levels) it starts to become a stamina test and a lot of repetitive strain on the fire fire arm. Love the game still and always is the first game I show people on the Cab. Might go back for more punishment!

Has anyone else suffered Strain Injury's from older Arcade games where firing is repeated. Just curious.

markrvp:

Preparation H is good for Asteroids.   ;D

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