| Galaxians |
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| Release Date | 1982 |
| Original Publisher | Artic Computing Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 16K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 2 (Alternating) |
| Original Price | £4.95 |
| Inspirations | Galaxian (Arcade coin-op) from Namco Ltd (Japan) |
| Ports | ZX Galaxians (ZX81 16K) |
| Other Platforms | Ondra SPO 186 (unofficial) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 81.9% (46 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - PRISM Micro-informatique S.A. (France) | |||
| #2 - Profisoft [1] (Germany) | (1982) |
Authors/Contributors
| William J. Wray (UK) | - ? |
Compilations
| Full version in | Arcade Classics | (1988) | by Silverbird Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Invasores del Espacio + Galaxian | by Investronica S.A. (Spain) | - titled "Galaxian" | ||
| Full version in | Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum #10 | by Magazine Lenguaje Maquina - Spectrum - covertape from issue #10 | - titled "Capricornio 1" | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 13 | (1985/Feb) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #13 - 1985/Feb |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Galaxians.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | English | |
| Galaxians.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | |
| Galaxians_2.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | French | |
| Galaxians(alternate).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | ||
| Galaxians(Profisoft1).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Galaxians.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Galaxians.gif | 4,028 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Galaxians.jpg | 415,432 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Galaxians_2.jpg | 99,622 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Galaxians_3.jpg | 327,483 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Galaxians_4.jpg | 314,026 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Galaxians.txt | 868 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| galaxians.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Roman Rugalenko (with rollback) | ||
| Galaxians (1982)(Artic Computing).pok | 245 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Galaxians(Profisoft).jpg | 32,377 | #2 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb | page 39 | - Review - Crash - Run It Again | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb | page 46 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 46 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 62 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Jan | page 63 | - Review | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #4-1983/Mar/29 special "week#5" | page 41 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb | page 38 | - Feature - Run It Again: Invaders / Galaxians | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #19-1983/May/12 special "week#2" | page 42 | - News/Note | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information |
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Related Magazine Reviews
| Your Sinclair | issue #36-1988/Dec | page 54 | - Review: 7/10 (Arcade Classics) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Modern ZX-Retro Gaming | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
| ZX-Art | (Spectrum Graphics) | |
| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
