Namco's second game in its' "
Breakout pinball-style" trilogy came out in
1979. Only released in
Japan, the game had the same style of
gameplay as its
predecessor, only this time a few more
color strips were used and the
layout was changed up, with the 10 point
bumpers placed above
rows of blocks.
There was one more game that came after this one, but by then Namco was gearing up for bigger and better things than mere block-breaking games. Namco never forgot the game though, since in the Japanese version of Namco Museum volume 2 for Playstation, it apppears as a hidden game. At the start menu, select Cutie Q and press Circle 7 times, Square 6 times, X 5 times, and play to your hearts' content. Or just download MAME.
Gee Bee --- Galaxian