Celebrate Galaga's 30th birthday with Galaga 30th Collection for iOS

This July 23, the arcade classic Galaga turns the dreaded Three-O. Instead of pouting and slowly descending into a mid-life crisis, Galaga--with the help of its creator Namco Bandai--has made a comeback on iOS devices. The game celebrates all the bleeps, bloops and pixelated alien explosions across modernized versions of its first four iterations. The first of which, Galaxian G 30th Edition (technically the first Galaga), is a free download.

However, the other three games, Galaga G 30th Edition, Gaplus G 30th Edition, and Galaga '88 G 30th Edition, are included as in-app purchases. Players can buy each game individually for $2.99, $2.99 and $3.99 respectively. Though, you can buy all three for $7.99. Each game features modernized visuals with nearly identical play presented in a quasi-arcade cabinet with touch-controlled virtual joystick and fire buttons.

But going deeper than simply improved graphics, Namco included customizable ships and a Score Attack mode that allows players to post their highest scores to Twitter and Facebook. And, because this is 2011 and no game is complete without them it seems, Namco threw in achievements, too. The legendary publisher seems to be on a retro spree, as it recently released new versions of Pac-Man to Facebook. But alas, my days drag on without a new Q*Bert.

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Were you a Galaga nut back in the day like me (several years later)? What other classic games would you like revisited on iOS or Facebook?

Get Pac-Man on iOS for a buck (in seven flavors) this holiday weekend

So what if you can already play Pac-Man for free on Facebook in two shades of beautiful, monochromatic yellow. What happens when you're on the toi--I mean, in line at the grocery store?

Thankfully, Namco Bandai has slashed the prices of all eight versions of Pac-Man for iOS devices along with a number of classic games the company has ported there for our greasy thumbs to enjoy. And it's all to honor this glorious (if pointless) holiday we Americans call Labor Day. Check out all the games below with links to where they hang on the App Store:

    * Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion – $4.99 $2.99
    * Buccaneer Blitz – $2.99 $.99 [Universal]
    * Dig Dug Remix – $2.99 $.99
    * Galaga Remix – $2.99 $.99
    * Mr. Driller – $1.99 $.99
    * Ms. Pac-Man – $4.99 $.99
    * Pac-Attack - $2.99 $.99
    * Ms. Pac-Man for iPad – $4.99 $1.99
    * Pac-Chain Compact – $2.99 $.99
    * Pac-Chain – $2.99 $.99
    * Pac-Man Championship Edition – $4.99 $.99
    * Pac-Man Remix – $2.99 $.99
    * Pac-Mania - $1.99 $.99
    * Pole Position Remix – $2.99 $.99
    * Ridge Racer Accelerated – $6.99 $2.99
    * Splatterhouse – $2.99 $.99
    * Star Trigon – $1.99 $.99
    * Time Crisis 2nd Strike – $6.99 $2.99


It looks like Namco has taken a cue from EA, which is having an equally-tempting holiday sale this weekend. And even if you're over Pac-Man, why not pick up Dig Dug or Galaga--if those games kept you up for hours at night back in the day, what's to stop them now? Just remember to, you know, interact with your friends and family this weekend at the barbecue.

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Do you plan on picking up any of the whopping seven versions of Pac-Man available for a dollar this weekend? What's your go-to classic game after all these years, if not Pac-Man? Sound off in the comments. Add Comment