Galak-Z turns the cheesiness of Star Blazers and Battlestar Galactica into a roguelike

Jake Kazdal smiled as he revealed the secret that he and his 17-Bit team kept for three Entertainment Electronic Expos.

Galak-Z: The Dimensional isn’t a space shooter. It’s a roguelike, and your ship transforms into a mech, with zero-G physics that capture what it’s like for objects to drift in space. It’s certainly innovative, as no other roguelike can claim such a pedigree. But Galak-Z showcases another juicy nugget — the love for the cheesy sci-fi that came from localized anime like Star Blazers and Robotech, and perhaps the cheesiest show from the late 1970s: Battlestar Galactica.