I picked this up in Norwich last December.
A Galaga mini arcade game.
I loved the Rick Griffinesque lettering and graphics.
All new to me.
With new batteries, it worked fine.
It said Bandai Namco 1981 on the side.
But then I spotted the tiny phone cable charging point at the bottom, which I couldn't get to a activate. Good job the batteries worked as a back up.
It's a very well made re-issue. Just unsure from when.
Not my cup of tea at all, I just can't concentrate on games, the arcades and space invader games passed me by as a Seventies youngster. Maybe I was the wrong generation? Have I missed out?
Galaga was Space Invaders on steroids. Whereas Space Invaders, the first commercially successful video game was essentially rows of aliens being moved down the screen in a wall, Galaga introduced a much more exciting approach, with an active squadron of fighters coming down the screen, with individual ships peeling off to attack from each side. A really playable game, even today! The little console you have there wont be a patch on the actual version, but real Galaga is a complete classic. Bill
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