#gradius ii

[smbhax]

Gradius II (Famicom)

Session: https://youtu.be/XC2fhR73maw

[fancypantsrecords]

Konami Kukeiha Club - Music From Konami Antiques ~Family Computer~ Vol. 1 | Universal Music Japan | 2024 | Black

Music from Gradius, Salamander, Gradius II and Cosmic Wars

[bancho-zx]

【MIDI X68000】 Gradius II: GOFER's Ambition | グラディウスII ~GOFERの野望~

[ Maximum Speed ]

// Konami Kukeiha Club | コナミ矩形波倶楽部

// MiSTer FPGA // X68000 core // MT32-pi // MT-32 Munt

[badhum]

Giga from Gradius II

[bangjiazheng]

[NES 60fps] Gradius II Longplay

Gradius II FC Version,Space Cruiser.Very Good Game.

[supersunky64]

The Weapon Schematics of the Vic Viper

Happy Gradius Day!

[viciogame]

🎮 Darius 2 (Mega Drive)

Complete Gameplay: https://youtu.be/tYPqT9inHDo

#Sagaia #DariusII #Taito #Darius2 #ダライアスII #Darius #Gradius #Rtype #MegaDrive #Sega #Genesis #TecToy #SegaGenesis #ShootEmUp #Shmup #株式会社セガ #メガドライブ #Viciogame #Gameplay #Walkthrough #Playthrough #Longplay #LetsPlay #Game #Videogames #Games

[70sscifiart]

1988 box art for "Gradius II"

[datcloudboi]

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

[boredtechnologist]

"Gradius" was originally titled "Nemesis" in some regions, but it’s best known by its Japanese title. The game introduced players to the starfighter Vic Viper, which became an iconic vessel in the world of SHMUPs. The game’s story is relatively simple, as was typical of the time: players are tasked with piloting the Vic Viper through various stages to defeat the evil Bacterion Empire.

One of the game's most groundbreaking features was its "power-up" system, which allowed players to collect capsules from defeated enemies to enhance their ship's abilities. Instead of automatically granting specific upgrades, players could choose which enhancement to activate from a power-up bar at the bottom of the screen. This system added a strategic layer to the gameplay, allowing players to adapt to different situations by selecting speed boosts, missiles, lasers, shields, and more.

"Gradius" was not the first shoot 'em up, but it significantly shaped the genre's direction. Its side-scrolling format and innovative power-up system set a new standard for SHMUPs. It also introduced the concept of a "Boss Rush" stage, where players had to face a series of powerful bosses, a format that became a staple in many subsequent games.

The game's success led to multiple sequels, spin-offs, and ports to various home consoles, solidifying its place in video game history. Some of the most notable sequels include "Gradius II" (1988), "Gradius III" (1989), and "Gradius V" (2004), each building on the original's foundation while introducing new gameplay mechanics and challenges.

"Gradius" is often cited as a progenitor of the "bullet hell" subgenre, which would become popular in the 1990s. While "Gradius" itself wasn’t a bullet hell game, its focus on precise dodging and memorizing enemy patterns laid the groundwork for more intense and intricate SHMUPs that followed.

The Vic Viper has appeared in numerous other Konami games, making cameo appearances in titles like "Parodius" (a parody SHMUP series), "Zone of the Enders," and even "Castlevania." The influence of "Gradius" extends beyond the SHMUP genre, as its mechanics and design philosophy have inspired developers in various fields.

"Gradius" is more than just a classic SHMUP; it’s a cornerstone of video game history. Its introduction of a customizable power-up system, challenging gameplay, and memorable design elements helped define the genre and inspired countless games that followed. The series remains a beloved part of Konami's legacy and continues to be celebrated by fans of retro gaming and shoot 'em ups alike.

[smbhax]

Gradius II (Famicom)

Session: https://youtu.be/XC2fhR73maw

[fancypantsrecords]

Konami Kukeiha Club - Konami Classics: The Best Of The NES | Spacelab9 | 2023 | Pink | /800

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Sega Saturn - Thunder Force Gold Pack 1

Title: Thunder Force Gold Pack 1 / サンダーフォースゴールドパック１

Developer/Publisher: Technosoft

Release date: 27 September 1996

Catalogue No.: T-1807G

Genre: Compilation / Horizontal Shooter

Some people say that Konami is the king of shooters gone by with their Gradius games, but I say that Technosoft's series of Thunder Force games is the king of shooters gone by. Here we have Thunder Force Gold Pack 1 that features the first 2 Mega Drive Thunder Force games, Thunder Force II MD and Thunder Force III. Both games are 100% faithful to their original Mega Drive versions bar one thing. Technosoft went for the easy option as far as the audio was concerned. It's well known that emulating the Mega Drive's sound format was no walk in the park back then, unlike today. So Technosoft just stuck all of the music tracks onto the CD for them to be streamed while the game was playing. The downer with this method is that the songs fade out halfway through a level then repeat. This is really off-putting and is really the only flaw with this collection. While it's not a big fall it's certainly one to make you cringe.

Apart from the awful music streaming (which won't bother newbies to the series) this is well worth any classic shooter fan's attention.

[bangjiazheng]

NES Longplay [027] Gradius II

[hardcore-gaming-101]

Konami Soundtrack CD Compilations

I love Konami music! Recently I was asked to write the liner notes for Konami Classics: The Best of the NES vinyl from Spacelab9. It’s a varied collection of tracks from assorted Konami NES games, including Gradius, Castlevania, Double Dribble, Snake’s Revenge, Bayou Billy, Rush ‘n Attack, Stinger, Contra, Life Force, Jackal, Blades of Steel, Track & Field II, Base Wars, Laser Invasion, Crisis Force, and Monster in my Pocket. While it was released on Black Friday 2023, it seems to have sold out everywhere, though more copies did make their way out there. But I figured I’d take the opportunity to look at some other Konami CD compilations that have come out in Japan over the past several years.

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[viciogame]

🎮 Iridion 2 (Game Boy Advance)

4K 60FPS Complete Gameplay: https://youtu.be/eJ5t53YGecE

#Iridion #Iridion2 #IridionII #Shinen #Majesco #Gradius #Rtype #Shmup #ShootEmUp #Shooter #GBA #GameBoy #GameBoyAdvance #Nintendo #任天堂 #ゲームボーイ #ゲームボーイアドバンス #ソフト #イリディオン #Viciogame #Gameplay #Walkthrough #Playthrough #Longplay #LetsPlay #Game #Videogames #Games