Is Galaga & Galaxian still worth playing in 2026?
A compilation of two Namco arcade classics, Galaga & Galaxian brings the fixed-screen space shooting that marked the early 1980s to the Game Boy. The fun rests on the purity of Galaga, its ship-capture system and its still-effective rising intensity. The monochrome conversion loses legibility and color, and the content stays thin. For fans of retro shooting and the arcade-history curious, it is a handy port, without replacing the originals.