PFG 9000 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Compared to everyone here, I'm probably garbage. But I destroyed my friends a few months ago when we were playing "loser boys the first round." What made me lose was my buddies taking a video of my burgeoning second chin jiggling as I hammered the fire buttons. That was just too much of a distraction for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) The best I've scored was 108,930 on the NES port. Edited May 14, 2019 by Trinity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 If I get in the 100k range that's a good game for me. I just never really saw the appeal of Galaga, and never felt compelled to really work at it. It's OK I guess, but there are dozens and dozens of other games I'd rather play in my limited gaming time. The only reason I play Galaga at all anymore is because it's one of the only games my buddy likes, and we're pretty evenly matched, so it makes for some good friendly competition (read: beer drinking, trash-talking sessions.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddUGA Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 It's my favorite game and when I build my MAME cabinet I played it constantly. Now I can pretty much rollover the score without the no-fire trick and no rapid fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddUGA Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Just remembered I participated in the Hi Score Competition years ago on BYOAC and got over 900,000 at the time. It wasn't long after this that I got to the point where I could roll the score. Here's a link... http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,94372.msg995155.html#msg995155 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mr. Video Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Galaga was my jam when I had Namco Museum DS when I was younger. I have the first two bonus round patterns memorized and would make it to around round 11 or so. I'm probably not as good as I used to be, but I can't help but play a game or two whenever I find a Galaga cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Just got killed at 102,410. NES Demons of Death!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqsd1Em20zo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGirl420 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I play it at the arcade alot,so arcade version all the way for me!!! After watching the movie WarGames so many times(it stars my good friend Eddie Deezen) I like doing that trick where you get your fighter plane captured,and then when you get it back you have more firepower because now you have two fighters lol Makes the bonus levels alot easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) been playing the Atgames Namco Bandai Arcade Blast version, that has the actual arcade roms. gameplay is fine, the control is terrible 6 button dpad. Game does not support the no shoot bug, but has rewind, and savestates. I used savestate at 2 million, to continue later on to get to the killscreen at level 256, where the game freezes. later -1 Edited January 19, 2020 by negative1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Better than most but not as good as some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 16 hours ago, adamchevy said: Better than most but not as good as some you already said you were good on the 7800 version. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 you already said you were good on the 7800 version. later -1 Right! I forgot about that. I’ve been playing the handheld version mostly lately. Time does go by when your playing Galaga. I’ll see if I can remember to post some screenshots with a score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 At the Houston Arcade Expo last year, they had a "20 Year Reunion" Galaga and Ms. Pac-Man machine. I don't know if the mechanics on that one are any different than the original game, but I obliterated my old high score... I rolled the score counter, so it was actually 1.4 million. I might have lasted longer, but I burned several extra lives trying to get double-shots again at one point, and only realized after the fact the game stops awarding extra lives when the score is rolled over. I'll also swear the game was making me kill my own men by having shots go through the flagships... I know, always blame it on the game, right? Anyway, I was good and tired by the time the game ended, so I figure I had a good game either way. PS: No, I didn't use any continues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 hours ago, FujiSkunk said: At the Houston Arcade Expo last year, they had a "20 Year Reunion" Galaga and Ms. Pac-Man machine. I don't know if the mechanics on that one are any different than the original game, but I obliterated my old high score... I rolled the score counter, so it was actually 1.4 million. I might have lasted longer, but I burned several extra lives trying to get double-shots again at one point, and only realized after the fact the game stops awarding extra lives when the score is rolled over. I'll also swear the game was making me kill my own men by having shots go through the flagships... I know, always blame it on the game, right? Anyway, I was good and tired by the time the game ended, so I figure I had a good game either way. PS: No, I didn't use any continues. Great score. It's exactly the same as the regular galaga, no differences. Play player 2 next time, it shows the millions digits. Although the highscore table, still maxes out at 999,990. later -1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Looks like a new world record 20 million, including 9 million with 5 men: https://donkeykongforum.com/index.php?topic=2675.msg40792#msg40792 The shot count rolls over at 65536, so the average is like 90%+ The full video is on twitch. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 nice TAS (tool assisted run) with 118% ratio: later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 just got this jakks 12-1 plug n play, the galaga version is passable, played to 300k, and quit. why? BECAUSE I'M RIGHT HANDED, and the BUTTONS ARE ON THE LEFT. UGGGGHHHHHHH. yes, i opened it up, and i could resolder all the connectors, and flip it upside down, (and then the twist controller would be messed up for pole position). anyways, the no shoot trick works on it also. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 LOL Despite my love for this game and it's sequel, I very much suck at it. I occasionally get in the zone of whatever, but usually only make it a few stages before croaking. Hey, liking video games has zip to do with being good. Interestingly, many of the games I love the most, I also suck at the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 went back and played galaga on the plug and play again. i used the no shooting trick, and tried to play one handed sliding the player over, and shooting. that worked for the early levels. later on, it got too fast, so i just resorted to firing with the left, and moving with the right. got to the killscreen, at 3.1 million with a few men left over, and on wave 256 the game reset. interestingly, they fixed player 1 to display the millions digits. since, there is no way to add credits, or play as player 2 on these machines. they did add a pause feature, and screensaver, so you can pause if something comes up while playing. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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