How to Win at Galaga! | Original Arcade Expert Longplay

On this episode of Longplays by Free Play, resident arcade game expert & Free Play Community Liaison Chris Delp shows you some tips and strategies to improve your Galaga game...on a completely original cabinet at Free Play Richardson!
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[@TedofBrowns]

Thanks for making this video. Galaga is a really fun game. Dare I say, my favorite cabinet game of all time? Certainly one of the best. I believe what really sets this game aside, is getting your ship captured, then getting it back to give the player a double shot. I thought that was so cool when I was a kid, and I still feel the same today. Great episode!

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Actually an Easy Game. Just have to be a button basher. The only real skill is getting double ships. Let a boss ship capture your ship. When you know the game. Once it takes a spin to attack. One shot will get your ship back. After your two ships combine. You really just have a Center and Fire till someone else wants to play. Turned this game over 5 times just because people were watching. Took a couple hours if I remember. Then I just handed it over. And heard the game over not soon after that. I do remember my right wrist being a bit sore 😂 It was pretty cool mastering a game back then. Memories 🤗

[@lefreak9296]

i miss the arcade

[@1teamski]

Thanks for playing! Great to watch a pro at work!

[@KalebHarris-eh3gy]

Chris Delp - Winning at Galaga! - 1981 IS SO COOL!

[@lefreak9296]

you are a master... i have never seen someone do better than me

[@lefreak9296]

im 42 and this was when we had to actualy go outside to play video games...

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Dude said you can get more than a Million. Couldn't do that when it came out. But I turned it over 5 times. Did once, because people kept coming over to watch. People where amazed back in the day. That was a couple hours of playing too, if I remember. And even drinking beer. It was at the local bar where we played darts after all. But I could play that game for a week on a quarter easy. But I would have had to buy the game. And one or two new wrists. ... Ouw my back 🤗

[@disgruntledtoons]

Some cabinets have the no-shoot exploit. When you are down to one blue, let him dive-bomb over and over until it makes three runs without shooting at you. For the rest of the game none of the enemies will shoot.

[@moxxichannel5950]

Great playing and tips! Galaga is one of those games I didn't really care about back in the day, but over the years, it just grew on me. Now it's one of my faves. Have the A1Up version and play it often. Haven't cracked 150000 though yet, but hoping to after watching this... Thanks!

[@Thebigpayback]

Very nice, enjoyed it!

[@Djwannain]

This is one of my favorite games. We didn't always play for the high scores but we played to fight the Enterprises on the bonus stages. It really brought the Star Trek fans in. One trick I learned is that some of the ships will circle around at the bottom of the screen a little longer then the other ships in their pattern. That gives you time to blast all the ships that are at the top of the screen waiting to attack you later in the stage. Once you learn that rhythm then you can really control the ships in the formation from left to right on your screen.

[@misterretrowolf1464]

Something about Free Play Arcade videos, they are just so entertaining. Always!

[@10yearsapartpodcast64]

Loved seeing this and agree with the pizza house comment! I use to play this a lot at a local pizza shop and saw it in other pizza joints too!

[@javierlopez7527]

This cab has rapid fire enabled just FYA

[@jimmcclements5229]

Galaga is my favorite arcade game as well. It's the only game I am really good at.

[@sinistermoon]

Nicely played. Watching you play is basically like watching myself play. I love Galaga and pizza! Awesome video, subscribed.

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

I remember a sequel game to this called Gaplus. And then there's Galaga '88 with its five endings.

[@MrJumpingjack49]

Great content as always!!! Would love to see an update video on free play Fort Worth!!!

[@FreePlayArcade]

We’ve got one in the works, it’ll be out soon!

[@redditainment]

Love watching this. Never played console growing up and just got an N64 because my gf really wanted one. loved this playback!

[@tamavairoyaltea589]

Big thanks from France MAN !

[@offconstantlypoker7325]

It's 255 stages then stage zero which is also known as the screen of death. You can't play this game for 24 hours straight due to the 8 bit capacity of the programming. Also, the glitch you speak of, you allow the last wave of bees to roost on the screen. The first bee on the left upper corner is the one you let fly around for about 25 minutes, not 40. I'm an OG gamer myself. Cheers

[@bessyjandapkgalaga]

Stage 256 if you count the final bonus stage before stage 0. Also you can play up to 24 hours on Rank D. It never stops until you die. I’m an OG too.

[@KydraExhale]

I play this as much as I can at my local Pizza joint in San Francisco, almost beat my dads highscore

[@rhone733]

I see that Tron cabinet in the background there.

[@bayleebrown8167]

Free Play in Richardson is my favorite place 🤘 hope y’all are doing well in these weird times

[@ApK698]

Great video about galaga. Love the Camera angles and commentary. I'm sure the player can play better but he's distracted cause he's playing and talking. Great player too and knowledgeable. Thumbs 👆 up.

[@kishlovsky]

My first Arkade love back in 1987

[@TheCryptocurrencyPortal]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@FPAUCG]

Step 1: Don't commit suicide at the end. It extends your gameplay time :P

[@DannyD714]

i used to play this all the time at disneyland...until they took out the arcade games! sometimes i would play close to an hour on one quarter. i do hold the joy stick palm down. if i ever get the chance to play again i'll try the palm up method.

[@CartoonPhreak]

A ported version was also available for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988 by Bandai America Incorporated.

[@oneeyedpapi8058]

my dad from africa came to the usa back in the sixty’s used to tell me about a game that he played and fell in love with galaga hes 80 no and still loves this game

[@brickrunner9279]

Great skill to talk and play like that. Thanks for the video.

[@celinesenden4142]

Nice job

[@cliffordbaucom8107]

I played this game many times high score over two million I can make it where it don't drop any bombs at you

[@GIJOE-ke4yf]

Playing that arcade game. I got to level 93 at level 81 they don't move as fast there slow at coming towards you as in the beginning. I just wanted to see how far I would get. Than the manager took the game out of the movie theater so I couldn't play anymore.

[@MagnetfishingLikeABoss]

Definitely in the top ten video games of all time in my opinion.

[@psterud]

Yeah, total classic. Improved on Galaxian, not as crazy as Gaplus. A perfect game, and a requirement for any decent arcade. Many pizzas and sodas were consumed back in the day with this game around. I still think Phoenix and Gorf, who borrowed from this genre, are more fun, but Galaga will always be that one perfect game.

[@neilloughran4437]

Definitely one of my favs. We all used to go to a local cafe in my town and the back room was full of these machines. Galaga was the standout... much better than Galaxians and Phoenix...

[@johnreynoldsiii4413]

The best game ever!! I flipped it in 1990.😀so fun

[@Musicradio77Network]

I played this game all the time and I love it. There was one interesting fun fact about this game. I have a 3-LP set called "The New CBS Audio-File Sound Effects Library - Vol. 2" which was on the Columbia Special Products label in 1982, and on one of the tracks, it says "Video Games", and when I was listening to it, there it was, an audio of a gameplay from "Galaga". I did not know that the sounds from "Galaga" was on a record. Did Namco sued Columbia/CBS Records over the gameplay audio used in "Galaga"? I don't know.

[@GamingGardevoir]

“The New CBS Audio-File Sound Effects Library - Vol. 2” is a sample cd, a compilation of sound effects that can be used by the owner for purposes such as making music or movie sounds. I’m guessing the Galaga sound was recorded live (microphone sitting near the cabinet as someone played) which would make the sound useful when trying to bring an arcade scene to life.

[@JonKlinkel]

2nd-to-last challenging stage, corners for those diagonals. Easiest one with a single or dual ships. Also, in addition to the bee cheat not being allowed for a WR, Rank D is used for the main WR's. This is Rank A or C, as they weren't firing when they came out on Stage 10. Stage 255, Stage 0, Stage 1. On Rank A or C, it kill-screens. The game actually ends. On B and D it continues. Feel free to check out Galaga Forum.

[@JonKlinkel]

Oh, not sure if you mentioned....if you play on Player 2, the million (and 10-million) digit shows up.

[@timmy2706]

Can you explain, ive made it to a million once, but ranks n such? What does that mean?

[@Captain-Cosmo]

Galaga is, of course, a child of Space Invaders. The original Space Invaders had two buttons (L/R) for directions, and one for firing. Later versions, and of course, Galaga, replaced the buttons with a joystick. One MAME, I came to enjoy using the two-button configuration for Space Invaders, and then later tried it for Galaga, too. Although it was one of my favorites in high school (class of 84), I was never an expert/competitor/etc. I'm curious what high score enthusiasts think of the two-button configuration for Galaga. Anyone?

[@fdevlin5932]

Greatest STG of all time

[@WVgirl1959]

I learned to play Galaga in 1981. I have a tabletop version. But I just learned that it wasn't always pronounced the way the host is pronouncing it but evolved into that.

[@ghoraxe9000]

I played this game so much as a kid... My top score when I was a kid was level 28.. when I got older I managed to beat that at level 32... Haven't got further yet

[@Learnguitartoday]

why is it that the button on the arcade 1ups dont shoot anywhere near as fast?

[@razatlab100]

Galaga and defender my jam. I'll put my quarter down I'm next.

[@charlesh7962]

I really like that game, what arcade game(s) do u like?

[@chieledits6301]

The guy from avengers 1 is probably taking notes

[@Color-Theory]

999th like and you just got a new subscriber! Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing!

[@ericdraven4445]

Only someone who can’t break the record says they’re not interested in the world record 😂

[@flukyreview9128]

Hey Freeplay. What do you think of the Arcade1up Galaga version?

[@rachelgilbert1716]

Fantastic video! Didn't know there were so many levels or that you could get so many points. One question: If you are alone with the last Galaga (which is now purple), will it ever offer the tractor beam on that level?

[@zoeyandmitts33]

No it won’t

[@paleo704]

@@zoeyandmitts33 why not

[@Kiltem]

is the fire button on this machine a tad wonky? Seems like 60% of your taps arent registering

[@GCJACK83]

If you do not fire on the fifth wave until it takes it's place on level one, and leave the bottom two enemies on the left side of the screen alive until they're the last two enemies on screen, they'll start to dive constantly and fire on you. If you wait until they dive seven times at the least without shooting at you, and then shoot them down, all other enemies in the game will not fire on you. It's a difficult trick to pull off, because it takes time, patience, and attention to details.

[@robertthomas5736]

I Have The Namco Playstation 1 Version of This Game

[@horaciodelre2210]

I did play it on MAME with cheats. When the hiscore gets 100.0000 y stops and the 1up score starts from zero. When the game gets to stage 255, it reboots and crashes.

[@jclay6680]

Always stay in the center on bonus 1 , 2 , . Bonus 3 you need to move to the left , then right . It has been a while but i got bored at @180,000 .

[@edwinlopez1151]

Hey I was wondering if you know how to take off free play

[@timeodaneosetdona]

I’ve always wanted know: when you have two fighters on screen can one or both be captured?

[@ApprenticeGM]

No. When you have 2 fighters connected for double-shot, the Galaga bug doesn't employ the tractor beam.

[@jsa66]

I was a kid when this game was originally in arcades. The cabinet froze at level 50 every single time we got to it.

[@mikehunthurst6953]

That sucks you only had another 205 levels to go.

[@georgef551]

255 stages. 256 causes the "Kill Screen" (Either locks up, or resets the game). Never come remotely close to it, but seen videos of it.

[@richardmarsh2317]

If the machine is at a setting where the aliens shoot at you prior to formation on stage 10, then there is no kill screen. Stage 255 is followed by a playable “Stage 0”, and then Stage 1 where the game gets easy again.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

@@richardmarsh2317 See,.. that's what I remember. The machine where I played would just reset after a Million. And you start over. It was actually easy once you got good. And you would see how close you could get to a Million for the high score. BUT, you had to remember to include the points for your ship getting destroyed. AND, any remaining ships. Still. I could turn this over forever. Did 5 times once. But your wrist gets tired. And unless people are watching, it gets boring. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME YOU PLAY 🤗

[@OldAussieAds]

Are you using the rapid fire hack or are my eyes playing tricks on me?

[@danielwilliamson6180]

I've never played Galaga.

[@OneLovePsych]

WHY DID THIS CHANNEL STOP POSTING VIDS??????

[@tengkusulaiman]

Insert Coin

[@notyetskeletal4809]

I got RSI from playing this for 45 mins straight. I reached my peak in 2005. I'm trying to remember my high score. 931k?

[@au.animator]

damn what happened to the monitor its rly blury

[@joystickricksherrell774]

Not bad, with my help...you...could be the best.

[@lapislazoli]

galaga (imo) the first bullet hell

[@mbabcock111]

I remember playing this game at a waterslide in the mid 80s. At some point after I reached a million points, the game crashed. I went to the owner and asked for a refund. He got mad at me stating how dare I ask for my quarter back, that he could have made a bunch of money versus my single quarter... Yikes!

[@smondine]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@worstrandomsstudios9254]

This is just the fast version of galaga

[@luckyjigglywiggles5454]

at leaast now we know who stayed home from prom

[@TheMaestro40]

I can play this game until my arm fails on a single quarter. It’s a left to right streaming pattern easily mastered and rarely allowing the armadas to even form a rank. My high scores are on games throughout the world. ASS

[@paulnguyen8910]

In the "fast shot" edition, I've breezed through all 256 levels on a credit many times since 2.000. Mate, you don't earn free lives once you exceed 999,990. It's just a "survival of the fittest" mode hereafter.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

See. I didn't know that about extra ships. I could turn this game over as many times as I wanted on 1 Ship. And really can't remember not either letting someone play the rest of my ships. Or just walk away after a couple hours. I was addicted 😂 Luckily I played it where we played darts. So I always had someone to break the spell. Most of the time 😏🍻

[@internziko]

I don't know if I'm being a jerk about this but what kind of galaga player calls themselves a professional and doesn't get a perfect 40 on the first challenge stage? I haven't missed a 1st challenge since like 1993. Lmao

[@apointtomake1517]

coffee much?

[@jimmypage4063]

its easier when you do the hack to prevent them from firing bullets at you.

[@rontimmins6043]

I have this game on my phone im not the best at galaga and im not the worst either Jesus loves yall some people call me Yoshi

[@brianburgess1703]

Your not very good at that game.