Galaga

: In the original 1981 arcade version, a famous glitch allowed you to stop enemies from ever shooting at you. If you let two bees in the first stage fly around and dive without killing them for about 15–20 minutes, they would eventually stop firing—and so would every other enemy for the rest of your session.

: One specific enemy spaceship in the game is designed as a direct reference to the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek .

: On modern "Reunion" arcade cabinets, you can unlock a "Fast Shoot" version by entering the code Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Up, Up, Fire on the game selection screen. You'll hear a sound from Pac-Man if you get it right. How to properly pronounce Galaga - Jason Eckert Galaga

Here are some of the most interesting "texts" and hidden details found within the game's history and code:

: Like many 8-bit classics, Galaga has a limit. After completing level 255, the game "rolls over" to Stage 0 , causing the machine to lock up or crash. : In the original 1981 arcade version, a

: While most people say GAL-a-ga , the original Midway distributors and arcade operators pronounced it ga-LAG-a to match the emphasis of its predecessor, ga-LAX-i-an .

The name isn't just a cool-sounding space word; it’s a deliberate mashup of its predecessor, Galaxian , and the Japanese word for moth, "ga" (蛾) . The developers wanted something that felt related to the original but hinted at the new insect-like enemies. : On modern "Reunion" arcade cabinets, you can

: You can technically achieve a "better than perfect" hit-miss ratio. If you fire only one shot at the start of the game and time it so that it hits two overlapping enemies, you can end the game with a 200% hit ratio .