Classic Game Room - GALAGA: DEMONS OF DEATH review for NES 

Ahh nostalgia! I used to play this with my dad when I was a kid. Probably my favorite Namco game!

I changed all the sounds on my version of Windows to Galaga sound effects. I will never change them again.

Facts: in the original arcade version of Galaga, you can earn eight lives. And in the NES/Famicom version of Galaga, you can earn as many lives as you want.

This game Galaga , reminds me of my very first home computer , The mighty Commodore VIC 20 . It came with a cartridge version of Galaxian . my first ever p.c gaming experience ..ah yes October 1983 I remember it as if it were ,, 31 years ago .

Great review! Galaga is one of my all-time favorite kickass video games (I'm not great at it either, but I still love playing it anyway). That there are still 35+ year old original cabinets still working in arcades is a testament to it's greatness. I remember playing it for the first time in 1982 at a arcade in Stillwater Oklahoma. The NES version is almost perfect except the music doesn't sound as rich and the smaller shooting area makes it tough for close shots.

Bet this was badass back in the day

I love this game when it came out for the NES. I bought it as a Christmas gift for my brother so that I could play it too, LOL.

I love the fact that Marc is just showing his best run during his playthrough for the review. Good job man.

I just met Mark today at Steel City Con. Honestly one of the coolest dudes of all time, we took some pictures and we talked about Vectrex and some of the classic game vendors at the Con. I was dressed as a Bat from Gotham City Impostors and beat him over the head with the butt of my rifle. He looked incredibly happy about it.

Actually I did see a Ms. Pacman & Galaga arcade machine in my local pizzaria. It was fun.

Galaga is also playable on the the Tekken 1 loading screen. You can actually unlock a costume by doing something specific in the Galaga game.

Ah Galaga, what a perfect game

Galaga was the first game I had on NES back in the day besides Mario/Duck Hunt that came with my system. My brother and I used to play that game for hours, I think the highest stage I ever got to was 12, man that game was brutal, lol!

Nice, I love that tune that plays after you finish a game where it shows your results. This is my favorite arcade game from the era. :)

Galaga 90 was a pleasant surprise on the TG16 and its one of the cheaper games to get for it. I thought I would never want to play Galaga again after it being everywhere, but Im happy I picked it up.

I really enjoy this version. It's not quite coin-op perfect, but it's still very playable and maintains the attack patterns and Challenging Stages from the original game. The biggest differences are the smaller playing area and the music/sound effects, which are decidedly 8-bit and not pulled from the original. It might have been interesting to see some risks taken in this home version, similar to what Konami did with its interpretation of Gyruss for the NES. Even something as minor as new challenging stages would have been welcomed, but I do understand sticking to the script and not breaking what isn't broken.

Mark, did you know that if you don't shoot and move during the bonus stages, when they end you will be rewarded with some insane bonus points? What? You don't believe me? Just try it out! ;D

Love galaga got it on my wiiu when i first bought it nothing like kicking back and trying to top ny high score

Cool review Mark:)

i used to own this version. and for the nintendo it is a very (almost perfect) port of the arcade. all the sounds and graphics are there. just the view is zoomed in and the play field feels crammed. my favorite Arcade/Nintendo port is Joust. its more like an 8-bit remake and for some reason plays way better than its arcade counterpart. you should review Joust!

Pretty common arcade machine at movie theaters, bars and pizza places.

I remember playing this during the loading screen of Ridge Racer.

I miss your review style. Used yo watch you when you were iriginslly doing these. Ill have ti go back and watch them again. Out of all the video game reviewers. I think you were the best. Even tho we laugh at tge jokes of the angry and irate dudes and the others that came after

To beat the bonus stages you need a double ship and if you 100% a bonus stage you get an extra life.

Nothing beats playing Galaga on the cabinet with rapid fire....

This game was perfect. Thanks for posting this.

Hello Galaga old friend.

I own this on "Namco Museum" for the GBA.

Vectrexians, now we need a review of Vectrexgalagians Mark!

I wanna play it now, thanks mark ha

WINNINGGG SWAG SHEEN ! WHOOOOH

OH MAN galaga is all that matters! ROCK AND ROLL

I love Galaga so much I have over a dozen ways to play it at home. The NES version is good too.

I don't research this kind of thing, but I'm pretty sure this is the best name for a Galaga ever.

Never heard of the subtitle Demons of Death. I though it was just Galaga.

I loved this game. Stage 255 is where it will freeze and cause the arcade machine to reset. There was also a cheat that could make the enemies not fire.

Sooo... When are you gonna review that ZX spectrum that was sent to you? ;3

"The music". What music?

I saw that there are two different "Official Nintendo" stickers. Different colors I guess. Could someone explain why?

This must be pretty good with the NES Advantage!

That fighter that shoots the beam out and you go into it, ya I always thought that was a bad guy and to avoid it.

Not the most easy game, but it surely is a great game, play it a lot on my nes. Great video as usual.

Hey Mark! This is Rohan! I got this game on my NES, and downloaded this to my Wii and 3DS.

I think as far as retro home console versions go, this one is probably the best, though the Atari 7800 one is pretty close.

i love galaga played the machine and loved it.

Cool.

You got the high score!

woah how did you fit that nes cartridge into a genesis?

Classic !

anything Galaga is on point.

Just played that galaga/miss pac man yesterday at a laundry mat. Played miss pac man first and noticed the joystick didn't work very good going to the left, needlessly dieing because of that reason so i didn't even try the galaga, which is a shame because I love galaga. But without working controls whats the point.

Getsufuu Maden on the Famicom? :3

I remember waiting in line to play this at the 7-11 in Ambler Pa. about a bazillion years ago.

What did mark from fresh meadows not send you? He sounds like the most generous gamer alive

Awwww yesssss

Imagine an insect-like alien landing on Earth and the first thing he sees is Galaga. What would he do? See earthlings as enemies, or he'd start playing Galaga as well? :)

yaaaa

I forget which one of the Ridge Racer games on the 360 it was -- 6, maybe? -- but it had Galaga playable during course load and stuff, and I ended up playing more Galaga than Ridge Racer itself. The Championship Edition out on the last gen consoles is pretty boss, too, if WAY easy for the amount of action on the screen at any given time.

I couldn't hit the Broderick side of a barn...

MOLELAGA no wait MOLE INVADERS or better yet MOLETRON

Demons of Death? Now I have Demon Attack in my mind.

It's fun cause it is boom boom

Are the enemy ships supposed to look like wasps? Because the enemy ships totally look like wasps.

Thumbs up for all the grown up Pokémon fans!!! We keep it real yo!!!

Why did they have to give the game a subtitle? I thought this was gonna be a different game for the NES lol

Drinking game, every time he says "Galaga" - take a shot!

definitely seems to have some flicker issues though

My cousin has a Galaga cabinet!

GERLERGER: Dermerns erv Derf

Who else thought those were insects?

"Demons of Death"?

why is it called galaga demons of death? that sounds like a sequel and why is it developed by bandai? hmmm

Can you review the following: - NASCAR Arcade/NASCAR Rubbin' racing by EA Sports/SEGA Am3. - EA Sports NASCAR Racing (arcade 2007) By Global VR. - And the pathetic escuse of a sequel: NASCAR Team racing by Global VR. Due to its moronic 1 song and Lag.

Nuts and milk

Galaga is still my favorite classic arcade game. The NES version was good but my favorite version is on XboxLive.

The controls must have been changed for the nes mini, it doesn't fire with each press of the button instead limiting you to a "one-two" limit per 1/2 seconds. Very frustrating

Wow one nes game wich works on the SMS??? I ditn't know that, all other nes games only works on the nes,JUST KIDDING. But seriously, these graphics & sounds are soooo outdated that even an squeezed atari 2600 could do this.

terrible at the game? wtf i thought i was GOOD at the game and you blow me out of the water....

Headphone users...

it is not a nintendo game, it was made by midway

A Nes game in a Sega device?

Best version of Galaga! Do you agree?

Simple is always best. Today's games are nothing but crap.

not as good as Truxton

You’re pronouncing it wrong - it’s “Gol-a-ga”.