The series first began in 1979 with the arcade game Galaxian, which was Namco's first major hit in the video game industry, seeing ports for multiple home consoles, handheld systems and mobile phones. Some entries were outsourced to other developers, such as Hasbro Interactive, Bandai and Paladin Studios. Galaxian is a shoot'em up video game franchise developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco. Arcade game, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, VIC-20, Family Computer, MSX, Commodore 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari 7800, Famicom Disk System, TurboGrafx-16, Game Gear, PlayStation, PC, Game Boy, Mobile phone, Game Boy Color, LCD game, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, iOS, PlayStation Vita, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4.
