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Gaplus

Title	Gaplus
First release	1984
Developer	Namco
Publisher	Namco
Platforms	Arcade, Commodore 64
Genre	action game
Also known as	Galaga 3 · ギャプラス · Gyapurasu
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1984-04-01 (NTSC-J), 1984-07-01 (NTSC-U) Commodore 64: 1988-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q2247942

Insect-like alien swarms dive in kamikaze-style attacks against a spaceship controlled by the player. Navigating both horizontally and vertically within the top half of the screen, players must destroy all enemies to advance to the next level. Unlike its predecessor, dying before the swarm is cleared forces the player to restart the current level from the beginning.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q2247942) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (c64/gaplus) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (29198,126565,126566) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (6737) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (gaplus) · last updated 2026-10-03 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`gaplus`
Title at ADB	Gaplus (GP2 rev. B)
Manufacturer	Namco
Year	1984
Genre	Shooter / Gallery
Players	2
MAME driver status	IMPERFECT

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Namco); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-03 17:09 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Namco · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

Arcade Longplay [563] Galaga 3

World-of-Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 14:42auto-matched
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Arcade Game: Gaplus (Aka Galaga 3) (1984 Namco)

Old Classic Retro Gaming · Arcade version · longplay · 27:56auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

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