![]() Looking at the two games though they seem remarkably similar, Galaga not really innovating so much as building off the groundwork Galaxian had placed. Galaxian released in 1979 and was actually the company’s first big hit, and while it is one of the first full color arcade games to hit the market, its legacy has mostly been pushed aside in favor of Galaga’s even greater popularity. 1980 had Pac-Man, 1982 would have Dig Dug, and sandwiched between them is a space shooter called Galaga that stands out from the two games it rubs shoulders with in that it is a direct sequel to a previous Namco hit. ![]() ![]() In 1981 Namco was riding high on the success of Pac-Man from the previous year, but Pac-Man was only the start of Namco’s holy trinity of arcade classics. ![]()
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