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  'Galaga' - The Arcade Game   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz tests players' knowledge of the classic arcade game 'Galaga.' Best of luck!
Average, 15 Qns, Triviaballer, Aug 25 09
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  Galaga '88 (Arcade Coin-op) for Experts    
Multiple Choice
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"Galaga'88", sequel to the 1981 hit game "Galaga", introduces some of the most advanced gameplay ever seen in a 2-direction arcade space shooter. If you think you know the game inside out or want to learn its deepest secrets, come on in!
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  Galaga '88    
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This sequel to the popular space shooter "Galaga" offered another challenging battle for control of space. Try this quiz on the arcade stalwart. Thanks.
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Galaga Trivia Questions
1. What on-screen statement opened up the 'challenge rounds'?

From Quiz Galaga '88

Answer: That's galactic dancin'

As in the earlier versions of "Galaga," the game was comprised of combat rounds augmented by challenge levels. In the latter, waves of enemies flew past the player's ship but did not return fire. The goal was to shoot as many as possible before they escaped. A perfect score netted the player an even higher bounty of points.

2. 'Galaga' became a popular hit in arcades in its year of release in 1981. What company that would later become renown for its arcade game success developed the game of 'Galaga'?

From Quiz 'Galaga' - The Arcade Game

Answer: Namco

The company of Namco was founded in Tokyo in 1955 as a toy company. In 2005 Namco merged with the Japanese toy company Bandai.

3. In previous versions of "Galaga," the player could attach a ship to the one in flight by letting it be captured by the enemy, then shooting the ship that blocked it. However, this edition changed the process. What was the new rule?

From Quiz Galaga '88

Answer: The player could attach up to two extra ships to the original

Luckily, the super-ship couldn't be pulled in by the enemy tractor beam. However, it was still vulnerable to attack by laser fire.

4. 'Galaga' is actually a sequel to a popular arcade game released in 1979. What was the name of the predecessor to 'Galaga,' a popular fixed shooter arcade game in its own right?

From Quiz 'Galaga' - The Arcade Game

Answer: Galaxian

Like most other sequels, the core gameplay of 'Galaga' was very similar to 'Galaxian.' Both games have been big hits in arcades for over 25 years.

5. The player could skip levels in the game. How was this done?

From Quiz Galaga '88

Answer: By flying through a dimension gate

Fly through, and you would be deposited at a random level. The higher the destination round, the more difficult the opposition!

6. After scoring a perfect challenging stage, you have made your first dimension warp and the initially blue nebulous swirl behind the scenery changes color. What is the correct order of colors when you warp through all five dimensions?

From Quiz Galaga '88 (Arcade Coin-op) for Experts

Answer: Blue - red - green - purple - white

You can actually answer this question without playing the game since the attract mode shows scenes from the first three dimensions. They are clearly blue, red and green. The background color has no impact on gameplay, but it serves as a nice reminder of what dimension you are in, helping you remember which special opponents you will see and what the bonus stage patterns are. Special geek info: Except on dimension 5, most stages include only the special opponents for the dimension you are on. Stage 23 to 25 are an exception to this - they also include the opponent type from the dimension below. Dimension 5 always has a combination of 3 of the 4 special opponent types: Stages 19-21 do not have "bubble" bugs, stages 23-25 and 27 do not have the "fireworks" type and stage 28 does not have the "armor" bugs.

7. In regular rounds of play, how many attackers were in each swarm?

From Quiz Galaga '88

Answer: 40

This was the same as in the earlier editions of the game. The series had been inspired by games like "Space Invaders," but added far more variety to the attacks and to the ships' abilities.

8. "Galaga '88" featured several new types of enemies. Which was *not* one of them?

From Quiz Galaga '88

Answer: Some could release a web and catch the player's ship

"Galaga '88" also featured massive boss creatures. These appeared at the end of certain levels. They required a huge number of hits to destroy, and released lots of little ships to get in your way during the battle.

9. What appeared in the background of the on-screen graphics in stage 1 of the game?

From Quiz Galaga '88

Answer: A space station and a planet

The player could not land on either of them. They were just part of the artwork. On stages 19 to 21, a red sun also appears.

10. In higher levels of the game, an alien might leave behind canisters, which the players could collect. What happened if you picked up two blue canisters?

From Quiz Galaga '88

Answer: You opened a dimension gate

The containers could be found by blowing up certain obstacles on the screen. A player could acquire a maximum of two containers per level of the game.

11. At the end of Stage 25, you are due for a surprise. Even if you already have (or missed) the two capsules needed for a Dimension warp, the last opponent will drop one more which has a strange glow. What is the function of this capsule if caught?

From Quiz Galaga '88 (Arcade Coin-op) for Experts

Answer: Your ship will immediately become a triple if it is not already.

The tripling capsule is probably the nicest thing available in the game as it essentially provides you with one or even two extra lives when you have been hit in the previous three, extremely hard, stages. It is thus usually advisable to not risk a ship capture in stage 23 to 25 even if you do still have spares available (freeing yourself again without losing lives is quite hard in these stages). Just do not let that last opponent escape and make sure it would not drop a normal warp capsule (the normal one overrides the special one). Special geek info: With these possible two extra lives, the two you can get off the similar hidden stage 15 bonus and the maximum of four points-based ones, you can get 8 extra lives in the game. Add in that, at the most customer-friendly settings, you get 5 lives to start with, and the maximum number of times you can die in one game is 13.

12. At the "Game Over" screen, as in other versions of "Galaga," the player was shown the accuracy rating for shots fired. What other image also appeared onscreen?

From Quiz Galaga '88

Answer: A picture of the distance covered in dimensions

Fans continued the classic debate of the "Galaga" series: whether total points scored, or a higher accuracy rating, was a better indicator of skill. None of the previous "Galaga" games had featured a dimension map.

13. What happened at the end of a level if the player only managed to collect one of the available canisters?

From Quiz Galaga '88

Answer: The container rose to the top of the screen and exploded

There were a total of five dimensions in the game. If you hadn't teleported anywhere by the end of dimension one, stage ten, you got a little help. A gate opened automatically, and took you straight to dimension two.

14. 'Galaga' is a game based on scoring as many points as possible. Extra lives are obtained by reaching certain point levels. At what amount of points will a player first receive an extra spaceship in the game of 'Galaga?'

From Quiz 'Galaga' - The Arcade Game

Answer: 20,000

Twenty thousand is also the point level at which the High Score is set when a game of 'Galaga' is played for the first time (or its scores are reset). The 20,000 point level can easily be obtained after the first Challenging Stage (Stage 3). The next extra spaceship is awarded at 70,000 points.

15. What was indicated by a series of emblems in the lower right corner of the screen?

From Quiz Galaga '88

Answer: The current level of play

As in earlier "Galaga" titles, a logo in the corner depicted what level you had reached. The higher the stage, the more elaborate the pictogram--up to and including very colorful items that resembled military medals.

16. The lowest point valued and most common enemies in the game of 'Galaga' award players either 50 or 100 points when destroyed. What do these enemies look like?

From Quiz 'Galaga' - The Arcade Game

Answer: Blue and yellow space bugs

These enemies usually appear first on the screen and will normally fire two shots when attacking players. Depending on whether it is the first or second shot and how long the player has taken to destroy the enemy, 50 or 100 points are awarded.

17. What type of animation is made on screen when a player's spaceship gets hit by either an enemy spaceship or an enemy spaceship's fire in the game of 'Galaga?'

From Quiz 'Galaga' - The Arcade Game

Answer: The player's ship disappears in a white, smoke-filled explosion.

This sight is not a very pleasant one when playing 'Galaga.' The same animation is created whether or not it is caused by an enemy projectile or a collision with an enemy ship. When an enemy spaceship is destroyed the animation is less dramatic (they almost just disappear) which is a good thing because complex animations for enemies would likely slow the gameplay down.

18. Unfortunately arcade games and even video games of today are not made without errors. What is the most well-known 'bug' in relation to the game of 'Galaga?'

From Quiz 'Galaga' - The Arcade Game

Answer: If a player beats the 255th round, the game must be reset because the next round will have no enemies on screen.

A term called integer overflow is often cited as the reason for this error in the games of 'Galaga' and 'Pac-man' which both encounter major problems at the 256th stage. The other choices are not errors that are found in the game of 'Galaga.'

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