<s>
An	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxian	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
following	O
Namco	O
's	O
success	O
with	O
motion-based	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
late-1980s	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
saw	O
a	O
home	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxian3s	B-Application
demonstration	O
at	O
Expo	O
'	O
90	O
was	O
received	O
favorably	O
,	O
with	O
showgoers	O
showing	O
interest	O
and	O
enthusiasm	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
3D	O
flat-shaded	O
graphics	O
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
release	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
technological	O
features	O
and	O
impressiveness	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
saw	O
mixed	O
responses	O
for	O
its	O
outdated	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
having	O
been	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxian3	B-Application
has	O
since	O
gained	O
a	O
dedicated	O
following	O
among	O
arcade	O
game	O
collectors	O
for	O
its	O
scarcity	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
preservation	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxian3	B-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
version	O
supports	O
a	O
varied	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
theme	O
park	O
attraction	O
allows	O
for	O
28	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
only	O
supports	O
four	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
,	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Namco	O
began	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
making	O
arcade	O
games	O
that	O
felt	O
like	O
miniature	O
theme	O
park	O
attractions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
sit-down	O
machines	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
motion-based	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
and	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxian3	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
attractions	O
to	O
be	O
conceived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
planners	O
decided	O
on	O
basic	O
foundations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
how	O
long	O
a	O
single-play	O
would	O
be	O
and	O
the	O
level	O
structure	O
,	O
before	O
presenting	O
and	O
commissioning	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
engineer	O
Shigeki	O
Toyama	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Xevious	B-Application
and	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Namco	O
's	O
other	O
3D	O
video	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
the	O
models	O
in	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
were	O
of	O
a	O
much	O
higher	O
quality	O
and	O
resolution	O
,	O
however	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
prevented	O
the	O
models	O
from	O
being	O
textured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
bearing	O
similarities	O
with	O
Galaxian	B-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxian3	B-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
exhibited	O
at	O
the	O
International	O
Garden	O
and	O
Greenery	O
Exposition	O
in	O
Osaka	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Expo	O
'	O
90	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
remained	O
in	O
operation	O
until	O
the	O
event	O
's	O
conclusion	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
shown	O
off	O
alongside	O
an	O
attraction	O
based	O
on	O
another	O
Namco	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
,	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
two	O
video	O
game-related	O
machines	O
presented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
Namco	O
produced	O
a	O
smaller	O
,	O
16-player	O
version	O
of	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
for	O
various	O
amusement	O
centers	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1992	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
shown	O
at	O
Expo	O
'	O
90	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Namco	O
Wonder	O
Eggs	O
theme	O
park	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
Futakotamagawa	O
Time	O
Spark	O
amusement	O
spot	O
in	O
Setagaya	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
28-player	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
a	O
Namco	O
arcade	O
center	O
in	O
Kanagawa	O
Prefecture	O
,	O
being	O
internally	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
GH-28	O
"	O
to	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
16-player	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
designed	O
another	O
smaller	O
variation	O
of	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
further	O
decreasing	O
the	O
player	O
count	O
to	O
six	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
utilized	O
a	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
21	I-Application
arcade	O
board	O
with	O
laserdisc	O
players	O
attached	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
titled	O
the	O
"	O
Theater	O
6	O
"	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
:	O
Theater-6	O
to	O
avoid	O
confusion	O
with	O
other	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Video	O
Game	O
Museum	O
in	O
Japan	O
houses	O
the	O
only	O
publicly-available	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
machine	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1994	O
,	O
GameFan	O
magazine	O
teased	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
however	O
such	O
a	O
port	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
conversion	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Locomotive	O
Corporation	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
went	O
unreleased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Namco	O
published	O
a	O
home	O
conversion	O
of	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
stripping	O
the	O
Project	O
Dragoon	O
subtitle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
bonus	O
game	O
called	O
The	O
Rising	O
of	O
Gourb	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
and	O
levels	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
NeGcon	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
digitally-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
under	O
the	O
Game	O
Archives	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxian3	B-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
a	O
monumental	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hajime	O
Nakatani	O
,	O
a	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Starblade	B-Application
,	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
media	O
sensation	O
,	O
regularly	O
appearing	O
as	O
a	O
featured	O
topic	O
in	O
newspapers	O
and	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
complimented	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
accurate	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
retaining	O
the	O
"	O
dazzling	O
"	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	B-Device
felt	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
playing	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
Theater-6	O
arcade	O
machine	O
had	O
caused	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
entertainment	O
to	O
be	O
lost	O
during	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
remade	O
graphics	O
mode	O
similar	O
to	O
Starblade	B-Application
Alpha	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxian3	B-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
influential	O
and	O
important	O
for	O
being	O
an	O
early	O
instance	O
of	O
turning	O
video	O
games	O
into	O
amusement	O
rides	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
3D	O
polygonal	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Namco	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
single-player	O
prototype	O
for	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
for	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Starblade	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
cinematic	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
technological	O
accomplishments	O
,	O
Starblade	B-Application
was	O
well-received	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
inspiration	O
for	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
and	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solvalou	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
Xevious	B-Application
spin-off	O
from	O
1991	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
published	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
called	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zolgear	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
for	O
the	O
Theater-6	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
around	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
has	O
gained	O
a	O
large	O
cult	O
following	O
for	O
its	O
historical	O
importance	O
and	O
for	O
being	O
an	O
important	O
game	O
for	O
Namco	O
,	O
likely	O
driven	O
by	O
its	O
popularity	O
at	O
the	O
Wonder	O
Eggs	O
park	O
.	O
</s>
