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My Arcade Pocket Galaga Review
I recently purchased the My Arcade Galaga pocket gaming machine. It not only features one of my favorite classic video games of all time, Galaga, but it also packs in its predecessor Galaxian and Xevious. I can’t tell you how many quarters I have spent playing the original arcade machines packaged on this little game, but it exceeds the ~$30 purchase price hundreds of times over. :)
Let’s Get the Specs Out of the Way
The product dimensions are about 5 inches wide, 2 inches tall, and 3/4 inch thick. The full-color display is about 2.75 inches diagonal. It runs on 4 AAA batteries, which I haven’t replaced in a month of periodic play. It is super lightweight and it is easily carried without notice in my day pack. It has a headphone jack, volume control, a four-direction pad, and two control buttons. It can also be powered by an optional micro USB cable, which is not included with the game system. There’s a handy matching wrist strap which is actually useful to prevent the game from flying away during high-action gameplay.
The Fun
This thing is a blast for retro gaming fans. The gameplay and behavior are exactly the way you remember the famous arcade game versions. The controls are responsive enough (maybe not truly as fast as higher-end gaming machines) to be fun, and there was no…
