This was the first video game released with 100 percent of its graphics displayed in true R.G.B. With the introduction of Galaxian in 1979, players were transported to the most colorful and challenging space battle yet. Space battles of all kinds played a major role during the golden age of video games. The Nichibutsu version is known as "Moon Alien". Licensed to Midway for US manufacture and distribution (December 1979). If a flagship is one of the last enemies left of the screen, it will run away and appear as a third Flagship at the start of the next stage. They will swoop down to attack with one or two red Galaxians if any are nearby. Flagship : At least two of these appear at the top of the formation at the start of each stage.They begin in formation at the top of the screen and will occasionally swoop down to attack you before returning to their position in the formation. Galaxian : These attacking aliens come in 3 varieties, blue, purple, and red.Galaxip : This is the name of the ship which you control at the bottom of the screen.All of the aliens need to be destroyed before the player can progress to the next wave. Each screen starts with a wave of multi-coloured aliens moving left and right at the top of the screen the aliens quickly break ranks and start dive-bombing the Galaxip (player's ship) - either in single units or in groups of 3 - dropping multiple missiles as they descend. This legendary single-screen shoot-em-up that took everything that made Taito's ground-breaking " Space Invaders" so good, and improved upon it on every level. Galaxian is an arcade video game shoot-em-up.