Gall Force: Eternal Story

About

Gall Force: Eternal Story is a vertical scrolling shooter where you play as Rabby, a pilot tasked with rescuing her crew and dismantling an alien fortress. The action begins with a flight over the planet Terra, dodging enemies and homing in on launch pads that send your ship into randomized space sectors. Each section features wave-after-wave combat leading to a boss fight. Defeat the boss to free a captured crewmate and continue the mission. The game loops through six distinct areas, blending rapid reflexes with strategic power-up collection to survive increasingly chaotic battles. The game stands out for its tight controls and replayability. Each run feels fresh due to shifting layouts and randomized enemy spawns, a design choice that kept players engaged in the 80s arcade scene. While not the most graphically advanced of its era, its polished mechanics and aggressive difficulty curve earned it a cult following. Community archives note it as a HAL Laboratory prototype that influenced later shooters, with retro fans praising its balance of skill and luck.

Storyline

In Gall Force - Eternal Story, Rabby must pilot the Star Leaf and be catapulted to six different regions of space in order to rescue her crew mates. To do this, she starts by flying over the surface of Terra. After a while, she will encounter a collection of catapults with a number of dots on them.