Play Galaga

Rows of aliens that speed up as you kill them; the game that caused a coin shortage in Japan.

Two planes, a screen of bullets and the Vulcan/laser choice; the vertical shooter to start with.

The Pacific from above, with a loop-the-loop to dodge; Capcom's 1984 shooter.

Rescue humans from abduction while flying both ways at speed; the hardest game of 1981.

Vector rocks, one ship and hyperspace; Atari's 1979 arcade high-score machine.

Four ghosts, a maze and 256 levels before the kill screen; the 1980 arcade icon.

Faster mazes and moving fruit; the fan hack that became the better game.

A pedal to duck behind cover and a light gun; the arcade shooter with a foot pedal.