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Parodius
is a series of Shoot 'em up#Cute 'em ups, cute 'em ups developed and published by Konami. The games are tongue-in-cheek Parody, parodies of ''Gradius'', and also feature characters from many other Konami franchises. Video games There are six games in the Parodius series. The last of them, ''Paro Wars'', is a spin-off strategy game. The only games released outside Japan are ''From Myth to Laughter'' and ''Fantastic Journey'', which received European localizations. None of them were released in the Americas. Parodius games have been ported to several different platforms, including arcade machines, mobile phones, and home consoles. Compilations Pachinko machines In addition to the video games, a number of Parodius-themed pachinko mechanical games have been released in Japan: * ''Little Pirates'' (1998) * ''CR Parodius Da! EX'' (2000) * ''CR Parodius Da! ZE'' (2000) * ''CR Parodius Da! 2'' (2000) * ''CR Saikoro Chindōchū'' (2004) * ''CR Gokujō Parodius!'' (2006) * ''Gokur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parodius! From Myth To Laughter
''Parodius! From Myth to Laughter'', released Video games in Japan, in Japan as and outside Japan as ''Parodius'' (from "Parody Gradius"), is a shoot 'em up arcade video game and the second title in the Parodius (series), ''Parodius'' series produced by Konami. The European Super Nintendo Entertainment System, SNES, Sega Saturn and PlayStation (console), PlayStation versions are also known as ''Parodius: Non-Sense Fantasy''. The gameplay is stylistically very similar to the ''Gradius'' series, but the graphics and music are intentionally absurd. As a result of its localised title, ''From Myth to Laughter'' is often mistaken as the original game of the series. The lesser known original game, ''Parodius: The Octopus Saves the Earth'', was released for the MSX computer in Japan. Story Gameplay As stated above, gameplay is very similar to the ''Gradius'' series with a few differences. ''Parodius'' retains the selectability of different weapons configurations but implements it via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius
is the fourth game in the Parodius franchise, a series of parody shooters produced by Konami. The gameplay is stylistically very similar to the ''Gradius'' series, but the graphics and music are intentionally absurd. The game contains a large number of Japanese voice samples shouted out in a style similar to that of a game show host. Unlike the previous two titles, ''Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius'' was not created as an arcade game. It was first released on the Super Famicom in 1995 and then ported and updated for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1996. Gameplay The gameplay is very similar to the ''Gradius'' series, with a few exceptions. For one, there is an impressive array of characters to choose from. Each one of these characters utilizes different weapons and abilities as the player obtains power-ups. The second main difference is the addition of bell power-ups, from the '' TwinBee'' series. These bells act as one-time power-ups, allowing the player to destroy every e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexy Parodius
is a 1996 horizontal-scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Konami. It is the fifth installment of the ''Parodius'' series. Like the rest of the series, it is a parody of the ''Gradius'' series and other Konami games. It also contains sexual level and enemy designs, as well as risqué innuendo. Many level bosses are women in various erotic costumes (such as the "bunny costume" modeled on Playboy Bunnies) or various states of undress. Plot Takosuke and Pentarou recruit various characters for an agency whose main goal is riches, power, and world peace. The agency helps people who have problems. In addition to Vic Viper and Lord British, Hikaru and Akane, Michael and Gabriel, Koitsu and Aitsu, and Mambo and Samba, Ivan and Toby, two rockhopper penguins, Option and Multiple, sentient versions of Vic Viper and Lord British's drones, Ace from '' TwinBee Yahho!'', who pilots the Shooting Star, and an unnamed woman who pilots the Black Viper, a spacecraft that originates in the gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paro Wars
is a turn-based strategy video game produced by Konami in September 1997 in Japan only (with the re-release as a Konami the Best title in December 1999). It features characters and conflicts based upon the popular ''Parodius'' series of video games which in turn is a parody of the long running ''Gradius'' series. It is the last installment of the ''Parodius'' series and is the ''Parodius'' equivalent to '' Cosmic Wars'', a turn-based strategy game set in the ''Gradius'' universe, or '' R-Type Tactics'', set in the ''R-Type'' universe. Plot The "second great world war Parodius" that led the world into a fit of laughter ended more than 50 years ago. Three military organizations: "The Alliance Penta", "Organization Koitsu and Aitsu" and "Alliance Araji" will control each other in secret, and as a result of peace is maintained through this exquisite balance. However, this stability began to alter when a mysterious cat named John Myan Jiro begins to interfere in these relationships. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gradius
is a series of shooter ( shoot'em up) video games, introduced in 1985, developed and published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms. In many games in the series, the player controls a ship known as the Vic Viper. Games *'' Scramble'' (1981) An early horizontal-scrolling shooter from which gameplay elements of the Gradius series were inspired. Although there is no canonical relationship between ''Scramble'' and the Gradius series, ''Scramble'' is implied to be a spiritual predecessor to the series, evident by its appearance in flashbacks during Gradius introduction sequences ('' Gradius Advance''). ''Scramble'' has been ported to other platforms, including MSX and Commodore 64. In 2002, ''Scramble'' appeared on GBA as one of the titles featured in ''Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced'' as well as later Konami game compilations for PlayStation and Nintendo DS. *'' Gradius'' (1985) The first true Gradius game to introduce the concept of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konami
, commonly known as Konami, , is a Japanese multinational entertainment company and video game developer and video game publisher, publisher headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo. The company also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, ''tokusatsu'', pachinko machines, slot machines, and List of Japanese arcade cabinets, arcade cabinets. It has casinos around the world, and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan. The company originated in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan, by Kagemasa Kōzuki, who remains the company's chairman. Additionally, Konami owns Bemani, known for ''Dance Dance Revolution'' and ''Beatmania'', as well as the assets of former game developer Hudson Soft, known for ''Bomberman'', ''Adventure Island (video game), Adventure Island'', ''Bonk (series), Bonk'', ''Bloody Roar'', and ''Star Soldier''. Konami is the twentieth-largest Lists of video game companies, game company in the world by re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harmful Park
is a 1997 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Sky Think System for the PlayStation in Japan. Set in a theme park, the game has been described as a cute 'em up and resembles Konami's ''Parodius'' games. It has become somewhat of a collector's item, and one of the rarest shooters on the PlayStation. Gameplay ''Harmful Park'' is a horizontal scrolling 2D shooting game. Enemies in the game include gorillas, inflatable dinosaurs, and a gigantic woman. The game also features exotic weapons, including jelly beans and ice cream. The game has six stages in total. There are four kinds of shots that the player's ship can fire, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. "Pie spread" for example fires continuously, while "Jelly Boomerang" tracks enemies, but has low attack power. Three additional minigames are available as well. Plot The game is set in a theme park, after a scientist named Dr. Tequila makes the rides and machines of the park go berser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Invaders '95
is a 1995 parody fixed shooter game created by Taito for its Taito Cybercore system. It is the sequel of '' Space Invaders DX'' and part of the influential ''Space Invaders'' series. It was included in the ''Taito Legends 2'' compilation for the PlayStation 2. Reception ''Engadget'' complimented the game's colorful cartoony spin, noting its conceptual similarity to ''Parodius'', a comparison that was also made by ''GamePro''. The Spanish version of ''Retro Gamer ''Retro Gamer'' is a British magazine, published worldwide, covering Retrogaming, retro video games. It was the first commercial magazine to be devoted entirely to the subject. Launched in January 2004 as a quarterly publication, ''Retro Gamer'' ...'' commented on its humor and compared it to '' Cosmo Gang the Video''. Notes References 1995 video games Arcade video games Cute 'em ups Fixed shooters Multiplayer and single-player video games Parody video games PlayStation 2 games Space Invaders Taito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otomedius
is a side-scrolling shooter video game by Konami which features personification of space fighters from various Konami games. The game's title is a pun, being a portmanteau of the terms " Otome" and " Gradius", with a set of equipment resembling space fighters from ''Gradius''. ''Otomedius'' was released as an arcade game in Japan on October 15, 2007. It received an Xbox 360 port titled ''Otomedius Gorgeous!'' in 2008. A sequel, '' Otomedius Excellent'', was released in 2011. Versions ''Otomedius'' is Konami's first arcade shooter since '' Gradius IV: Resurrection'' in 1999. The arcade title was announced in AOU2007 Amusement Expo on February 16, 2006, with test version available. Unlike previous Konami's arcade shooters, player can continue after losing all lives using a single credit. Player can choose which stage to play, with maximum of three stages playable using 1 credit. There are 4 stages in each game, with 4 (normal, hard, expert, ultimate) difficulty settings. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gokujo Parodius
Gokujo may refer to: * Gokujō Parodius! ～Kako no Eikō o Motomete～, 1994 video game * Gokujo Seitokai, 26 episode anime series from 2005 * Gokujyo, 12 episode anime series from 2012 {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoot 'em Up
Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs) are a Video game genre, subgenre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain types of character movement, while others allow a broader definition including characters on foot and a variety of perspectives. The genre's roots can be traced back to earlier shooting games, including target shooting electro-mechanical games of the mid-20th-century, but did not receive a video game release until ''Spacewar!'' (1962). The shoot 'em up genre was established by the hit arcade game ''Space Invaders'', which popularised and set the general template for the genre in 1978, and has spawned many clones. The genre was then further developed by arcade hits such as ''Asteroids (video game), Asteroids'' and ''Galaxian'' in 1979. Shoot 'em ups were popular throughout the 1980s to early 1990s, diversifying into a variety of subgenres such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Parodier
is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by Kaneko and published by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine CD-ROM² in 1992. It is a spin-off of the '' Star Soldier'' series and was localized for North America as ''Fantasy Star Soldier'', but this version was never released. The game was released for the Wii Virtual Console on March 7, 2008 in Japan, March 16 in Europe and later in North America on August 11. The title is also playable on the Turbografx-16/PC Engine Mini Console. ''Star Parodier'' is a vertical scrolling shooter, much like the ''Star Soldier'' games, and features many of the same conventions, such as collecting power-ups to upgrade the player's weapons, and facing several bosses and minibosses as they progress through the game. The game also features the 2- and 5-minute high score time attack modes seen in previous games. In parodying the hard sci-fi atmosphere of the ''Star Soldier'' games, ''Star Parodier'' takes a lighthearted approach by featuring c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
