Galaga '91

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Galaga '91

Publisher: Namco

Developer: Namco

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-10-25	¥3,5003,500	T-14057
EU	1993		2322

Non-Sega versions
Arcade PC Engine X68000

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Galaga '91 (ギャラガ’９１) is a sequel to Namco's 1981 arcade classic, Galaga (brought to the SG-1000 as Sega-Galaga). It is actually a port of Galaga '88, originally released in arcades in 1988, retitled to reflect its Sega Game Gear release of 1991.

Galaga '88/'91 builds on the gameplay seen in Galaxian, Galaga and Gaplus, the most notable addition being the inclusion of more detailed backgrounds (as opposed to coloured scrolling starfields). The Game Gear version was not released in North America.

History

Galaga '91 can cause confusion not just because of its arcade origins three years prior, but because in Europe, this Game Gear version was retitled (again) as Galaga 2, being marketed as a direct sequel to Galaga. It is, however, the fourth game in the series; being preceeded by the 1979 arcade game, Galaxian, Galaga in 1981 and finally Gaplus in 1984 (sometimes called Galaga 3 - an equally misleading title). To make matters worse, Namco released an arcade sequel called Galaxian³ (also known as Galaxian 3') in 1990, and the TurboGrafx-16 port of Galaga '88/'91 is called Galaga '90. More recent games have opted to avoid numbering systems and always use the Galaga name.

Magazine articles

Main article: Galaga '91/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[6]

ACE (UK)

50

^[1]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[7]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

63

^[8]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

84

^[2]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[9]

Game Mania (UK)

83

^[3]

Gamers (DE)

73

^[10]

Gamers (DE)

73

^[11]

Game Zone (UK)

NTSC-J

20

^[12]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[13]

Joypad (FR)

85

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

74

^[15]

Joystick (FR)

90

^[4]

Mega Force (FR)

74

^[16]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

85

^[17]

Player One (FR)

77

^[18]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

57

^[5]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

63

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

60

^[20]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

81

^[21]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

65

^[22]

	67
Based on 22 reviews

Galaga '91

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	95ecece2
MD5	7f3a990141b86a8b66cc9e761f1c1ba0
SHA-1	33b552eb21ef4bf5cf10ab18afa9f2fbcd6635cd

128kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32	0593ba24
MD5	c50bc608d2f6708e255e98c324e93a13
SHA-1	7cd59fc473b9b1a1fdd659fdec2ae6cb1d3f471a

128kB

Cartridge (JP)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ACE, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-08), page 93
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 1992 (Go! Issue 4)" (UK; 1992-01-15), page 20
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Joystick, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 131
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 70
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 122
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 39
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148
↑ Famitsu, "1991-11-01" (JP; 1991-10-18), page 39
↑ Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Gamers, "August/September 1993" (DE; 1993-07-23), page 67
↑ Game Zone, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-24), page 62
↑ Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 89
↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 106
↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 112
↑ Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 138
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 106
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-08), page 65
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
↑ Sonic the Comic, "24th July 1993" (UK; 1993-07-24), page 12

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[:File:ACE_UK_53.pdf_p93-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ACE, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-08), page 93

[:File:Go_UK_04.pdf_p20-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 1992 (Go! Issue 4)" (UK; 1992-01-15), page 20

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p70-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:Joystick_FR_022.pdf_p131-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Joystick, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 131

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p70-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 70

[6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 122

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-11.pdf_p39-7] Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 39

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p148-8] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0150.pdf_p39-9] Famitsu, "1991-11-01" (JP; 1991-10-18), page 39

[:File:Gamers_DE_1992-01.pdf_p38-10] Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-05.pdf_p67-11] Gamers, "August/September 1993" (DE; 1993-07-23), page 67

[:File:GameZone_UK_04.pdf_p62-12] Game Zone, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-24), page 62

[13] Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 89

[:File:Joypad_FR_004.pdf_p106-14] Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 106

[:File:Joypad_FR_022.pdf_p112-15] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 112

[:File:MegaForce_FR_19.pdf_p138-16] Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 138

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p143-17] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_033.pdf_p106-18] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 106

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-19] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SegaPro_UK_22.pdf_p65-20] Sega Pro, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-08), page 65

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-21] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

[22] Sonic the Comic, "24th July 1993" (UK; 1993-07-24), page 12

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Galaga '91

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Contents

History

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References