Still one of the best retro games out there, this is the original shoot the space bugs game! Fly your ship through 265 stages of pure brutality as you cheat the system by not paying 25c everytime you die :)

Great game, terrible port.

I love Galaga, but this port needed more work.

- Controllers\Joysticks not officially supported, and only kinda work

I tried using an Xbox 360 controller and it did work. However there's no joystick deadzone, so if your joystick isn't PERFECTLY centered at rest then you'll be unable to control your ship properly.

Come on, who forgets to put decent joystick support in an arcade game?

- Can't rebind keyboard keys

Just...why?

- Poor fullscreen support

Full screen isn't an option in the display settings, but you can make the game fullscreen by pressing ALT+Enter. If you do that however, you won't be able to quit the game without pressing ALT+F4 to close it or by taking it out of fullscreen with ALT+Enter to bring back the X in the upper right corner.

- Doesn't work well in Steam Big Picture mode

This is related to the above point and again, this is something that does work with fiddling. It just doesn't work like it should.

If you put the game in fullscreen mode with ALT+Enter, then close the game it will open in fullscreen next time you open it. If you do that before starting Big Picture mode then the game will start in full screen on your TV. However since there's no quit button inside the game you'll have to use Big Picture's 'Close Game' option to make the game close.

I'm using a TV set up as a second monitor. If you're using a Steam Link or Steam Box I don't know if this will work or not.

That man is playing Galaga! He thought we wouldn't catch him, but we did!
-Tony Stark

Now. that man is me.

Awaiting updates, but...

This goes for all of Namco's 'Arcade Game Series' titles.

-No exit game option. (Need to Alt+F4 or end process)
-No key mapping
-No Fullscreen option (have to use Alt+Enter)
-No 360 arcade stick support (Mad Catz stick vetical axis is flipped, PS3 one works perfectly)
-Analog Stick deadzone is awful, often moves left while entering no input
-Needlessly massive downloads for such small games (800mb+)

Game's themselves are fine, but these shells they are in are atrocious. Some very basic functions have been missed and basic input support has not been offered. Unless these aren't fixed quickly, then I would suggest avoiding these or getting a refund if you have already purchased them.

Its Galaga

A nice bit of nostalgia for us old gamers. I use to play this a lot in the pubs Iwent in and remember it was as frustrating then as it is now. Like they say "the old ones are the best" Even younger gamers should have fun with this game

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The gameplay itself is true to the original, but lack of mouse support makes for awkward menu navigation and price is $2 too high considering that and a few other factors.

Ultimately, the problems in my opinion are this: There is no controller customization other than to invert axis, which sucks because there are buttons on your controller you'll most likely accidentally press in the heat of the moment and ♥♥♥♥ up your ♥♥♥♥. You can possibly avoid this with a steam controller, programming it yourself with the big picture app, but you really shouldn't have to. There is no mouse support-which, really I'm using a computer why should any program I'm using (which was also put out directly for PC) bar me from using my mouse. I could even see the scroll wheel as being an effective way to move the space-ship, but oh well. You can't rebind keyboard either, so if you're not into space bar and arrows, ♥♥♥♥ you... which once again, why? People should be able to choose a setup that feels ergonomic for them.

Considering Galaga has been put out in many collections for consoles and has probably sold enough copies, not to mention the amount of money Bandai NAMCO is worth, I don't think they need to charge more than $2 for this, if even that. ♥♥♥♥, I think they should give it out for free considering how long it took to get a legitimate PC version that offers the original arcade experience. Beyond all that... it's offensive to take this long to release this game without having it be an absolutely perfect port and exactly what the community wants. Otherwise, why are you charging us AGAIN for something we've already paid for in 5 different ways or with 1,000 different quarters.

Seriously. How long have we had to endure the half-fun abomination that is PAC-Man DX+ or whatever that nonsense is, just because actual ♥♥♥♥ing PAC-Man wasn't available? And now they want our money again...

Anyways, it's Galaga, if you know what it is, you'll dig it. If not, know that it's frustratingly hard and a lot of the game is memorizing AI patterns via playing thousands of run-throughs... so hang on to your ♥♥♥♥ing seats, kids. The game is awesome, just not the price.

I will always love Galaga, a game even older than I am. The endless battles that I've had in this space...

That said, I hope Namco allows for button choice in the future. I'd love to play this on one of my arcade sticks.

Still recommended purchase for pure nostalgia.

Best ♥♥♥♥ing game I've ever played.

Galaga is one of the greatest Arcade shooters of all time. Now that it is on Steam, I hope indie game developers learn how to make good varients of Galaga instead of 500 VERSIONS OF SPACE INVADERS AND PACMAN.

Yes, it's fun and easy to learn, hard to master, yadda yadda yadda. This game is a national treasure and a God given right. It deserves your nation's currency.