Restoring the Galaxian3 Theatre 6, 1992 six player arcade machine

Introduction During the late 1980s, Namco set out to create the world’s largest arcade game. The result was Galaxian3: Project Dragoon; a 28 player behemoth that debuted in April 1990 at the International Garden and Greenery Exposition in Osaka, Japan. Codenamed GH-28, it featured real-time, flat-shaded 3D graphics, powered by hardware derived from the System 21 platform first used by 1988’s Winning Run. In 1991, a 16 player version (‘GM-16’) was released, introducing pre-rendered CGI backgrounds stored on LaserDisc and more performant 3D hardware. This version was sold to several arcades and establishments in the Asia region. In 1992, the experience was further condensed into a room-sized, six player version: “Galaxian3 Theatre 6″ (‘GT-6’). This was produced in greater numbers and saw a worldwide release. Source: The Arcade Flyer Archive A sequel to Project Dragoon, “Attack of the Zolgear” was released in 1994 and offered as a conversion kit in the form of replacement ROMs and La ... Read full article.