Galaxian 2
Encyclopedia
Galaxian 2 is a handheld electronic game
that was released in 1981 in the US
by Entex Industries
. It was also released the same year in Japan
under the name Astro Galaxy and in Europe
under the name Astro Invader.
The gameplay is based on the Galaxian
arcade game. Like the original, the player shoots at waves of attacking aliens as they launch kamikaze attacks. There are two user-selectable skill levels.
In Galaxian 2, the player's ship is known as the Galaxy ship. In two-player mode, one player controls the Galaxy ship and the other player acts as the opponent, controlling the attacking aliens.
The maximum score that can be represented on the display is 9,999 points and will automatically wrap around to 0000.
display, with the main play area having eight columns and twelve rows with dancing stars in the background.
The case of the game is designed to look like the exterior of a spaceship, reminiscent of Battlestar Galactica
.
Holding down the "missile" button whilst turning the game on initiates a graphical test and the game also has simple sound effects which can be turned off.
Galaxian 2 takes four C type
batteries or an AC adapter
Handheld electronic game
----Handheld electronic games are very small, portable devices for playing interactive electronic games, often miniaturized versions of video games. The controls, display and speakers are all part of a single unit. Rather than a general-purpose screen made up of a grid of small pixels, they...
that was released in 1981 in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Entex Industries
Entex Industries
Entex Industries, Inc. was a toy and electronic game manufacturer based in Compton, California. The company was active during the 1970s and 1980s.-Background:...
. It was also released the same year in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
under the name Astro Galaxy and in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
under the name Astro Invader.
Description
The game is called Galaxian 2 because it has a two-player mode. It is not a sequel, as there is no Entex Galaxian.The gameplay is based on the Galaxian
Galaxian
is an arcade game developed by Namco in 1979. It was published by Namco in Japan and was imported to North America by Midway in 1980. A fixed shooter-style game in which the player controls a spaceship at the bottom of the screen and shoots enemies descending in various directions, it was designed...
arcade game. Like the original, the player shoots at waves of attacking aliens as they launch kamikaze attacks. There are two user-selectable skill levels.
In Galaxian 2, the player's ship is known as the Galaxy ship. In two-player mode, one player controls the Galaxy ship and the other player acts as the opponent, controlling the attacking aliens.
The maximum score that can be represented on the display is 9,999 points and will automatically wrap around to 0000.
Hardware
Galaxian 2 uses a fixed three-color VFDVacuum fluorescent display
A vacuum fluorescent display is a display device used commonly on consumer-electronics equipment such as video cassette recorders, car radios, and microwave ovens. Invented in Japan in 1967, the displays became common on calculators and other consumer electronics devices...
display, with the main play area having eight columns and twelve rows with dancing stars in the background.
The case of the game is designed to look like the exterior of a spaceship, reminiscent of Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica TV series in 1978, and was followed by a brief sequel TV series in 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games...
.
Holding down the "missile" button whilst turning the game on initiates a graphical test and the game also has simple sound effects which can be turned off.
Galaxian 2 takes four C type
C battery
The C battery is a standard size of battery typically used in medium-drain applications such as toys and musical instruments.As of 2007, C batteries accounted for 4% of alkaline primary battery sales in the US...
batteries or an AC adapter