#Gradius V

[g4zdtechtv]

THE PILE PRESENTS: X-Play - Never Running Out of Things to Say | 10/19/04

With a review of the original version of Juiced that was NEVER shipped to retail, thanks to its original publisher going belly-up!

[supersunky64]

LEGO Gradius: Vic Viper T-301

This futuristic model of the Vic Viper appears in Gradius V. It comes with all the bells and whistles of previous models, but with a more versatile Options formation, and can create tears in a space-time continuum.

Here's all of the Vic Vipers I've made (so far):

[theguywithaplan]

List of Video Games Turning 20 Years Old in 2024

Alien Hominid (started off life as a Flash game and graduated to a real game.)

Army Men: Sarge's War (the sequel to the Sarge’s Heroes games, but this one was rated T for Teen and used realistic guns instead of plastic ones)

Astro Boy: Omega Factor (seriously, if you have a chance to play this, take it. This game is AMAZING)

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

The Bard's Tale (the 2004 version with the guy who played Wesley in The Princess Bride)

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings & the Lost Ocean (hey! That collection with this game and it's follow-up is out on the Switch now! Go get it!)

Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space

Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo

BloodRayne 2

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django (this GBA game had a special cartridge that required you to go outside into the sunlight to power up your character in game)

Breakdown

Bujingai: The Forsaken City (the game where you play as Gackt)

Burnout 3: Takedown

Call of Duty: United Offensive

Call of Duty: Finest Hour (a side story to the original Call of Duty, which came out the year before)

Capcom Fighting Evolution (the darkest of the dark age of fighting games)

Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums (a full-on adventure game where you play as the mascot of a series of edutainment games)

Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (the rare movie-in game that's not only really good, but is actually better than the movie it's based on)

Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage + Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy

Crash Twinsanity (a childhood favorite)

Crimson Tears

Crusader Kings

Custom Robo (the first one in the series to release in North America)

Cy Girls

Dead Man's Hand

Dead or Alive Ultimate (remakes of Dead or Alive 1 and Dead or Alive 2)

Def Jam: Fight for NY (the vastly superior sequel to Vendetta)

Dog's Life

Doom 3 (the original version. Hope you've got a flashlight on you...)

Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors

Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury (the final game in the Legacy of Goku series)

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3

Drakengard (Yoko Taro's debut as a game director)

Driver 3

Evil Genius

Fable (another childhood favorite)

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (the last Fallout game made by Interplay before Bethesda acquired the IP.)

Far Cry (the very first one.)

Feel the Magic: XY/XX (a launch title for the Nintendo DS)

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (the only Final Fantasy game to release for the GameCube)

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (remakes of the first two mainline Final Fantasy games)

Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone

Front Mission 4

F-Zero: GP Legend (the last F-Zero game to release for almost 2 decades, until F-Zero 99 released in 2023.)

Galleon

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (the PS2 one. There was another version of SAC that released for the PSP a year later that is completely different.)

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2

Ghosthunter

Godzilla: Save the World

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent

Gradius V (the last mainline Gradius game)

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto Advance (yes, there was a GTA game on the GBA.)

Growlanser Generations

Guilty Gear Isuka

.hack//Quarantine

Half-Life 2

Halo 2

Hitman: Contracts (the third one)

Hot Shots Golf Fore! (yet another childhood favorite)

It's Mr. Pants (Rareware made this for the GBA after being acquired by Microsoft)

Jak 3

James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

Katamari Damacy (the very first Katamari game)

Killzone (PlayStation's supposed "Halo killer".)

KOF: Maximum Impact

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

Lifeline (a microphone-based survival horror game for the PS2 by Konami.)

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (a turn-based RPG that uses the exact same battle system as Final Fantasy X.)

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth

Mario Golf: Advance Tour

Mario Party 6

Mario Pinball Land

Mario Power Tennis (not to be confused with "Mario Golf: Power Tour" for the GBA.)

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (the first one, which is getting a remake for the Switch in February!)

Maximo vs. Army of Zin

MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

Mega Man: Battle Chip Challenge

Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun/Blue Moon

Mega Man X: Command Mission

Mega Man Zero 3

Mega Man X8 (yeah, there was a lot of Mega Man stuff in 2004.)

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (a remake of the original Metal Gear Solid for the GameCube)

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (SNAAAAAKE EATERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR)

Metal Wolf Chaos (LET'S PARTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY)

Metroid: Zero Mission (a remake of the original Metroid for the GBA.)

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Monster Hunter (the very first one)

Mortal Kombat: Deception

Mushihimesama ((a bullet hell that you’ve probably seen a lot of if you search for “HARDEST GAME OF ALL TIME?????” on YouTube)

Myst IV: Revelation

Need for Speed: Underground 2

Ninja Gaiden (the reboot from the Dead or Alive devs)

The Nintendo DS

Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors (an action-adventure hack & slash made by FromSoftware)

Painkiller

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (can you believe this is getting a remake this year??)

Phantom Brave

Pikmin 2

Pitfall: The Lost Expedition (the last game in an series that started all the back in 1982 on the Atari 2600)

Pokemon Colosseum

Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (the 3rd one)

Red Dead Revolver (the predecessor to Red Dead Redemption.)

Resident Evil Outbreak

R-Type Final

Sacred

Samurai Warriors

Scaler

American McGee Presents: Scrapland

Second Sight

Serious Sam: Next Encounter

Shadow Hearts: Covenant

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (you know that “Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series” meme you guys love so much? This is where that came from.)

Silent Hill 4: The Room

Siren (a spirital successor to Silent Hill from the same creative director)

Sly 2: Band of Thieves

Sonic Heroes

Sonic Battle (an arena fighter for the GBA.)

Sonic Advance 3

Spider-Man 2 ((based on the movie of the same name. The one with the really good web-slinging)

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (the 2nd one)

Spyro: A Hero's Tail (the 5th one)

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (the 3rd one)

Star Wars: Battlefront (the one that everyone liked)

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

Steel Battalion: Line of Contact ((this, and the original Steel Battalion two years prior, used a special controller called the Mega-Jockey 9000, which had 44 buttons, two joysticks, a throttle handle, a radio channel dial, five switches, an eject button, and three foot pedals.)

Sudeki

The Suffering

Super Mario 64 DS

Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain (the 4th one)

Tales of Symphonia

Thief: Deadly Shadows (the 3rd one)

Tony Hawk's Underground 2

Total War: Rome

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Viewtiful Joe 2

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

X-Men Legends

[spicykaraage]

Tenipuri Complete Character Profile - Yuuta Fuji

[PROFILE]

Birthday: February 18th (Aquarius)

Blood Type: O

Relatives: Father, mother (Yoshiko Fuji), older sister, (Yumiko Fuji), older brother (Shuusuke Fuji)

Father’s Occupation: Company employee (foreign company)

Elementary School: Seiharudai Third Elementary School

Middle School: Seishun Academy Junior High School ➜ St. Rudolph Junior High School

Grade & Class: Second Year | Class 2-2 | Seat 15

Club: Tennis Club (regular)

Committee: None

Strong Subjects: Physics, math

Weak Subjects: Modern Japanese

Most Visited Spot at School: Tennis club room area

Favorite Motto: “Do not, for one repulse, forego the purpose that you resolved to effect.” ➜ “All good things to those who wait.” [TP]

Daily Routines: Running 10km

Hobbies: GBA (Gradius, shooting games), frisbee ➜ Action RPGs, flying disc [TP]

Favorite Color: Silver blue

Favorite Music: J-Pop

Favorite Movie: Action films

Favorite Book: Any manga ➜ Manga (especially gourmet) [TP]

Favorite Food: Cake, crêpes, strawberries, pumpkin curry ➜ Any sweets, pumpkin curry, the omelette rice at the dorms [23.5]

Favorite Anniversary: Halloween

Preferred Type: Whoever he falls in love with

Ideal Date Spot: The new cake shop in front of the train station

His Gift for a Special Person: “I can’t think of anything right now, but I definitely want to make them happy.”

Where He Wants to Travel: Touring the sweets shops in Paris

What He Wants Most Right Now: Alone time

Dislikes: Needles, his sister ➜ Mediating between his brother and Mizuki [TP]

Skills Outside of Tennis: Climbing trees, video games (he gets high scores even if he’s playing for the first time) [23.5]

Spends Allowance On: Plastic models, sweets, manga

Routine During the World Cup: Eating pavlova at Café Kangaroo

[DATA]

Height: 170cm | 5’6” ➜ 172cm | 5’7” [23.5]

Weight: 56kg | 123 lbs ➜ 57kg | 125 lbs [23.5]

Shoe Size: 27.5cm

Dominant Arm: Left

Vision: 1.2 Left & Right

Play Style: Aggressive Baseliner

Signature Moves: Twist Spin Shot, Rising, Double Twist Spin Shot

Number of Western-Style Pastries He Keeps in the Refrigerator: At least 10 different kinds

Equipment Brands:

Racket: WILSON HYPER PRO STAFF 7.6 with ROLLERS

Shoes: asics Advantage Task SX

Overall Rating: Speed: 3 / Power: 3 / Stamina: 2 / Mental: 2 / Technique: 3 / Total: 13

Kurobe Memo: “His performance level tends to drop off during matches, so it’s hard to let him participate in big tournaments. I recommend core training to help maintain a high level of performance throughout a game.” <Official Description>

[TRIVIA]

The Prince of Tennis 20.5 Fanbook | Publication Date: 12/04/2003

He has an inferiority complex from being constantly compared to his brother

His spirit animal is a salamander

He is described to be kind and gentleman-like, but violent and destructive towards enemies and obstacles

He has a scar on the right side of his forehead but doesn’t remember how he got it. He thinks it may have had something to do with his brother, but is highly skeptical over it

Unlike his brother, he favors sweets over spicy food. He puts approximately five spoonfuls of sugar in his tea

The Prince of Tennis 40.5 Fanbook | Publication Date: 12/04/2007

He had a change of heart and is now proud of his brother once Seigaku had won the Metropolitan Tournament

The Prince of Tennis II 10.5 Fanbook | Publication Date: 09/04/2013

He secretly thinks he’s better than his brother when it comes to eating sweets

He has been trying to mediate between his brother and Mizuki, who are on bad terms, but to no avail

The Prince of Tennis II 23.5 Fanbook | Publication Date: 05/02/2018

He has recently been posting pictures of pancakes, macarons, and other sweets he eats on social media. The photos are said to be very eye-catching and have become popular amongst girls

The Prince of Tennis 20th Anniversary Book: Tenipuri Party | Publication Date: 08/02/2019

He is slated to become the next captain for St. Rudolph’s tennis club with Kaneda as his vice captain

He visits his parents’ house once a week. His brother and sister sometimes manage him to convince him to visit twice a week, however

[yeah-alright-brill]

Ragahragahragahagharahh so angry at myself!!!! Dropped my semi rare perfect nick Gradius V CD on the floor like a DIV and it cracked before I even played it! raraghagh if only I could go back 5 minutes and not be a TWONK oooohhhh I'm mad

[yesungsh27]

"Menyingkap Rahasia Easter Egg Terbaik dalam Dunia Game"

Easter egg dalam dunia game adalah kejutan tersembunyi yang dimasukkan oleh pengembang untuk memberi penghormatan, menyampaikan pesan, atau sekadar memberikan kejutan menyenangkan bagi pemain yang jeli. Baik itu berupa pesan rahasia, karakter tersembunyi, atau referensi budaya pop, easter egg selalu menambah lapisan misteri dan keseruan dalam pengalaman bermain. Berikut adalah beberapa easter egg terbaik yang pernah ditemukan di dunia game.

1. Wabah Zombie di Komputer GTA V

Game: Grand Theft Auto V Dalam game yang penuh dengan aksi dan kekacauan ini, pemain bisa menemukan easter egg berupa komputer di kantor polisi yang menampilkan artikel tentang wabah zombie. Ini adalah referensi lucu terhadap spekulasi penggemar tentang potensi DLC bertema zombie yang tidak pernah terjadi.

Mengapa menarik? Referensi ini menunjukkan selera humor Rockstar Games dalam menanggapi harapan dan teori penggemar.

2. Kode Konami yang Legendaris

Game: Berbagai judul, termasuk Contra dan Gradius Kode Konami (Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start) adalah salah satu easter egg paling legendaris dalam sejarah gaming. Pertama kali diperkenalkan di Gradius, kode ini memberikan pemain nyawa tambahan dan menjadi fenomena budaya yang dikenang hingga kini.

Mengapa menarik? Kode ini menjadi simbol nostalgia dan dikenal oleh gamer di seluruh dunia, bahkan melampaui batas genre dan platform.

3. Minecraft dan Kejutan "Herobrine"

Game: Minecraft Herobrine adalah karakter fiktif yang awalnya muncul sebagai creepypasta di komunitas Minecraft. Pengembang Mojang kemudian menyisipkan referensi terhadap Herobrine dalam catatan patch game, meskipun karakter ini sebenarnya tidak pernah ada di dalam permainan.

Mengapa menarik? Herobrine menjadi salah satu legenda urban terbesar dalam dunia gaming, menunjukkan bagaimana mitos penggemar bisa memengaruhi sebuah game.

4. Alien di Red Dead Redemption 2

Game: Red Dead Redemption 2 Di game bertema koboi ini, pemain dapat menemukan bukti keberadaan alien. Dalam situasi tertentu, pemain bahkan bisa melihat pesawat UFO melayang di langit malam.

Mengapa menarik? Rockstar Games kembali menunjukkan keahlian mereka dalam menciptakan dunia yang penuh detail dengan rahasia mengejutkan.

5. Pertarungan Rahasia di Mortal Kombat

Game: Mortal Kombat Dalam Mortal Kombat, pemain dapat membuka pertarungan rahasia melawan karakter tertentu dengan memenuhi kondisi tertentu, seperti menekan kombinasi tombol atau menyelesaikan tantangan tersembunyi.

Mengapa menarik? Ini menambah elemen misteri dan tantangan ekstra bagi pemain hardcore.

6. Foto Dev Team di Halo 3

Game: Halo 3 Jika Anda mengubah tanggal Xbox Anda menjadi 25 Desember dan memuat layar utama Halo 3, Anda akan menemukan foto tersembunyi dari tim pengembang yang memberikan sentuhan personal pada game ini.

Mengapa menarik? Ini menunjukkan bahwa pengembang juga menikmati menyematkan elemen unik untuk pemain yang memperhatikan detail kecil.

7. Mesin Waktu di Assassin’s Creed II

Game: Assassin’s Creed II Dalam game ini, pemain bisa menemukan referensi ke Doctor Who melalui desain "Mesin Waktu" yang sangat mirip dengan TARDIS, mesin waktu ikonik dari serial tersebut.

Mengapa menarik? Referensi silang budaya seperti ini menambah kedalaman pada dunia game dan menjadi hadiah bagi penggemar Doctor Who.

8. Shout-Out untuk Portal di Borderlands 2

Game: Borderlands 2 Di salah satu misi, pemain bisa menemukan referensi ke Portal melalui robot bernama "Companion Cube," yang terkenal dari seri Portal. Robot ini bahkan memiliki dialog khas yang membuat penggemar tersenyum.

Mengapa menarik? Penghormatan antar-franchise menunjukkan rasa saling menghargai di antara pengembang game.

9. Paus Terbang di Skyrim

Game: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Di Skyrim, pemain bisa menggunakan eksploitasi tertentu untuk menemukan paus yang "terbang" di langit. Ini mungkin kesalahan, tetapi dianggap sebagai salah satu easter egg tidak sengaja yang paling lucu.

Mengapa menarik? Hal ini menambah elemen komedi tak terduga dalam game yang biasanya serius dan imersif.

10. Karakter Rahasia di Street Fighter II

Game: Street Fighter II Di game ini, pemain yang memenuhi syarat tertentu dapat bertarung melawan Akuma, karakter rahasia yang sangat kuat.

Mengapa menarik? Easter egg ini menjadi salah satu contoh awal dari mekanisme rahasia yang membutuhkan usaha besar untuk ditemukan.

Kesimpulan

Easter egg adalah bukti bahwa pengembang game sering kali menyisipkan elemen kejutan untuk menambah kedalaman dan interaktivitas pada game mereka. Dari referensi budaya pop hingga fitur rahasia, easter egg tidak hanya memberikan kepuasan bagi pemain yang menemukannya tetapi juga menciptakan kenangan unik dalam bermain game.

Apakah Anda memiliki pengalaman menemukan easter egg yang menarik? Ceritakan pengalaman Anda dan bagikan rahasia tersembunyi yang pernah Anda temukan!

[archoneddzs15]

Sega Saturn - Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius Forever with Me

Title: Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius Forever with Me / 実況おしゃべりパロディウス ～フォーエバー・ウィズ・ミー～

Developer/Publisher: Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka

Release date: 13 December 1996

Catalogue No.: T-9513G

Genre: Horizontal Shooting

You've got to give it to Konami for making some of the most comical games around in the 90's. Parodius is a parody of Konami's own Gradius series and I have to say I do prefer the parody (^v^) Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius Forever with Me is the 3rd Parodius game for Saturn and probably the best with Sexy Parodius coming in a strong second.

Some of you may be thinking that this game is aimed towards children but to tell the truth, you couldn't be more wrong. All of the Parodius games offer a serious challenge as well as a wide selection of characters to play as.

Like many of Konami's Saturn games, this also comes with a colour printed disc.

[beardedmrbean]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXu7VytabDY I don't think Gradius was released on the Nintendo 64 though

How dare JJBA not be accurate, lol.

That was a fun game iirc.

[g4zdtechtv]

X-Play Classic - Gradius V Review

One part review, and one part pronounciation guide.

[metalsonicdash]

Liked on YouTube: グラディウスIII (Gradius III) CM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwk2zbgnHnc

[classic-games]

Gradius V

Developer: Treasure    Publisher: Konami    Release: 09/14/04    Genre: Shooter For a while in the mid-2000s it looked like Gradius was sent to the graveyard where once popular intellectual properties reside. Aside from the solid Gradius Galaxies there was nothing. Couple that with the near death of the shooter genre in America and it was reasonable to think we would never destroy a big core…

[gamemories]

[boxartcomparisons]

Box art comparison (JP/US/EU): Gradius V.

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[neosilverthorn]

Translated cross-section spread from the History of Vic Viper booklet released with Gradius V in Japan.