/vr/ - Retro Games

Life Force for me.

>>8957789
Gradius III Arcade. It's a true ball-buster, but it dares to be different for it.

Been playing Hamster's port of Gradius on PS4. I falsificato a 1-all today (I saved state at the beginning of the level seven) and now it's time to learn how to put on my own pants instead of letting your mom do it.
I'm glad checkpoints aren't a thing anymore.

>>8957928
>that image
Jesus christ dude

>>8957789
Oh shit, it's both my birthday and anniversary today and this has somehow managed to make that even better. Thanks anon-kun

>>8957928
I like checkpoints when they are not baloney

Gradius 1 has ok checkpoints

>>8957928
Only scrubs and zoomers dislike checkpoints.

>WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T JUST CREDIT-FEED TO THE ENDING!?

Darius the best *ius

>>8957802
For me, it's Gradius 2 on the MSX.

>>8957789
i love this game so much
some of my favorite memories afterschool playing with friends

>>8959058
It's the PC Engine CD version for me.
https://youtu.be/bMsE602IyLA

>>8957789
They're all great games, but my top three is probably Gradius II, then Gaiden, then V.
Still haven't played Rebirth yet.

>>8957789
Happy Birthday! Gradius V is my favorite ps2 game

>>8959046
dumbass
that's not why people dislike gradius checkpoints

>>8959081
gradius gopher is cool

>>8959046
Can't credit feed in (the first) Gradius. After you lose your lives, its game over.

>>8959046
>ric tier complaint about imaginary zoomer complaint
Hard game overs reduce credit feeding more than checkpoints, nice try poser.

>Gradius is a Geminis
no wonder I love it but drives me mad at the same time.

>>8957789
For me, it's Nemesis '90 kai

>>8959058
I like how the MSX Gradius games has such a ridiculously elaborate lore. Supposedly the director was Hideo Kojima's first mentor.

>>8960295
>Hard game overs
Too bad most shmups allow continues.
Even Gradius started allowing them with IV.

how are you supposed to evade the two volcanos at the end of the first gradius stage? if I survive it's always by luck not skill

>>8961097
>Even Gradius started allowing them with IV.
Arcade Nemesis is the first game in the series that allowes continues.

>>8961103
hug the top left of the screen, you don't even need to shoot anything. if you have some options place them under you to score some free points from the rocks
this will 100% work no matter the loop (arcade version trick)

>>8961106
Arcade Nemesis is just the America-localized version of Arcade Gradius, and Gradius II got changed to Vulcan Venture. Both were adjusted to allow continues compared to the originals.

>>8960295
>still seething about ric years later
back to your containment /vg/ thread, jarpig.

>>8961115
This is exactly how you do it. If you have options and missiles at that point and shot most of the stuff on the way there then you’re pretty much guaranteed an extra life either while you’re blowing up the rocks from the volcano or during the boss fight

I think Gradius might be one of the most consistent series in terms of quality even including spin off series like Salamander and Parodius, it's truly amazing. I would like to recommend Gradius 2 MSX in the Salamander Collection on PSP, this version by M2 gives the game the smooth scrolling it so desperately needed and lets the game shine, a shame MSX 1 and 3 never got the same treatment.

>>8961698
It's because Gradius 2 on the MSX was the only one that was truly original. Gradius 1 was more or less a port of the first Gradius, while GOFER no Yabou Episode II was mostly based on the arcade version of Gradius II. The PC Engine version of Gradius I does have the extra strages from the MSX Gradius though.

>>8961840
Regardless the MSX version are unique enough that I wish they all got the M2 treatment, thankfully MSX fans have made patches for smooth scrolling in a lot of these titles like Salamander and Nemesis 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IPT3a7ZkYE

>>8959052
This

>>8961109
Gaiares is the best Gradius-like on the MD.

Gradius Gaiden is the best, and I'm tired of pretending it's not.

>inb4 arcade elitists complain that it's too easy
>inb4 Treasure cultists wrongly claim 5 is better

>>8957789
Love this series which pretty much got me into the genre. I kind of favor 5 and Gaiden, but there's so many good things about each that it is a tough decision.

>>8964242
>no Gradius II Famicom
Can we ban this “low effort, minimally informative” reposting? This is the antithesis of keeping threads fresh and doesn’t speak for the experience of playing the game itself

what's the best gradius to start with

>>8957928
I should hate this but I still loled

>>8962763
It has problems running on a PS2, just like Toaplan Shooting Battle Vol 1

>>8964321
The first one. Don't feel like you have to beat it before you try any of the sequels, but at least try the first one.

>>8964321
Gaiden, 4 & 5.

>>8964449
That's a shame, I play it on the PS1 and it's beautiful and only slows down when basically any arcade gradius game would.

>>8964287
Well, that game was some of the most impressive graphics I seen on the system. I was so distraught it did not come to the USA.

>>8964582
I agree with the general sentiment it’s just that the same pictures keep showing up in threads and it’s getting stale
Nice PCE copy

Gradius Gaiden and Gradius V

>>8964321
scramble and super cobra

>>8957802
This. Life force is the only non bullshit gradius game for a scrub like me
No, I will not got gud

>>8964287
Shut the fuck up you nobody

>>8964948
We’re all nobodies, it’s an anonymous image board.

Still waiting for a full Gradius Collection for the Switch.
The fact we don't even get the arcade version of IV is Bullshit.

>>8965810
>switch
gross. play it on ps2 like a man.

>>8964287
>look at me! i'm a special boy

>>8957802
>>8964938
Life Force on the NES kicks ass. I'm kinda lukewarm on every other version.

>>8965923
>I’m a special snowflake because I want to imbue quality control toward reposting on our board
Stop, I’m melting

>>8966083
melt faster

>>8965864
What’s a PlayStation 2?

>>8961698
such a shame the collections cant be ported to PC or anything else, just on PSP, id kill to get a hold of that Parodius one outside emulation

WHAT THE HELL?

>>8966157
arrest yourself

>>8957789
the first shmup i played was as a 7yo in 1993 which was Nemesis on my amstrad 6128, only found out a few years ago that it was actually Gradius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHdA_eCDK7s

>>8968642
What was the deal with that, trying to order the game series you find these twist and turns between Gradius and Nemesis

>>8966474
Just hook your Psp up to your TV bro

what's your loadout, /vr/?

>>8969496
Reduce2 (safe for two hits but grow back to normal on each) was so broken in the SNES game. Can't imagine how it would fare in the arcade version since I never played long enough to unlock it.

>>8957789
Friendly reminder that Gradius V is the weakest entry due to all the liberties which Treasure took, such as...

>several unskippable cutscenes
>forgettable OST besides the remixes
>gimmicky and overpowered control of multiples
>checkpoints should be forced but are off by default
>lacking in organic stages/enemies; too much emphasis on Cores
>last level is a rehash of the second stage for retarded story reasons
>have to unlock Edit Mode which Shield, Ripple, etc. are locked behind
>shite rank system compared to IV's absolutely perfect mechanics
>doubles the shot limit making it easier to shoot things
>1x1 Vic Viper hitbox panders to tranmaku fans
>overlong with atrociously poor pacing
>option hunter rarely shows up

>>8970015
I would say it’s still good despite all those things but I agree it should’ve had a plant or bubble stage. And no Moais… inexcusable

>>8970015
based and fuckTreasurepilled.

Which Gradius mayor do you like best? My choice would have to be Tetran, runner-up is the Core that does the zig-zag lasers.