Galaga 2222 | The Space Adventure Continues

A video game named “Galaga”. Galaga, the seminal front-scrolling shooter that seemed to be everywhere from Pizza Hut to the theatre to the 7-11 in the 80’s, is one of the most beloved arcade games of all times. I still can hum the complete intro sequence in perfect pitch. I can see my ships exploding, sometimes two of them, tethered together. I can still hear those explosions. Galaga was especially beautiful in its simplicity. As the fighter, you could only traverse the x, not the y.