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Gradius thread. What's your favorite?

Spinoffs are allowed too.

>> No.4313857

>>4313852
>cover art makes you think you're going up against massive battleships and such
>it's all alien bio-scum
>ships for enemies was done better in R-Type

To answer your question, I'll take the hidden 3D-ish Gradius found in Zone of the Enders 2.

>> No.4314371

parodius for snes is the best gradius game

>> No.4314387

>>4313852
Gradius Gaiden obviously, but I put Gradius IV as a very very close second.
>>4313857
No, and not /vr/

>> No.4314397

salamander 2

>> No.4314421

>>4313857
>cover art makes you think you're going up against massive battleships

Isn't that effectively what the final stage is? I always assumed you were flying into a huge battleship to take out its core.

>> No.4314428

>>4314421
Yep, basically confirmed on Gradius IV

>> No.4314431

My favorite Gradius is actually the first one (arcade or Saturn version). I'm sure that's a really unpopular opinion. Even more unpopular probably is that my second favorite is the SNES version of 3. The only ones I haven't played yet are Gaiden and 4.

>> No.4314448

>>4313852
Gradius I and II are the best

>> No.4314456

>>4314431
Nah, I like it too. Although I prefer the PC Engine version for the gameplay tweaks and extra stage, even though it has more slowdown.

>> No.4314850

if the people here haven't played the MSX games already, do so right away

it's amazing how much they squeezed out of a platform that can't even do horizontal scrolling

>> No.4315639

Whats the difficulty scaling in the first game based off of? Just total number of powerups?

>> No.4315640

>>4315639
that, and it's multiplied by the level number i believe

>> No.4315650

>>4315640
You'd think having 4 options and shit would make the game easier, but ive been finding its way harder. Wonder what the sweet spot between difficulty and powerups would be

>> No.4315676

>>4315650
Going for max power is usually better than trying to control the difficulty. I think Parodius Da and Gradius 2 are the only exceptions.

>> No.4315686

>>4313852
Gradius II on Famicom is best shooting all of time.It better then original arcade too.
Shame for Konami they not port this game to NES. Maybe this game has some special chip inside.

>> No.4316023

>>4315686
lmfao fuck off you penis, you use better in place of "easier", the famicom port is the easiest gradius ever made that doesn't even get harder on looping. Impressive for the hardware it may be but it's a total snooze pleb as fuck game challenge wise, even the arcade version of 2 is easy as fuck on hardest until the loop and famicom is defo not better than it either, behave yourself.

>> No.4316024

>>4313852
>What's your favorite?
iv and salamander 2.

>> No.4316040

>>4314421
From what's revealed in both the games and the Salamander OVA, Bacterion is capable of appearing as simulated metal while still being an organic mass. I believe all of the last stage battleships are living masses.

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4316042

>>4316023
Are you drunk posting or is this just what looping Gradius does to a brain.

>> No.4316052

>>4316042
I've turned down people for jobs and promotions because of them wearing hollister shit. It's synonymous with "Massive flaming faggot" to me.

>> No.4316067

>>4316042
Local shitposting faggot with explosive autism attacks triggered by shooting game discussions. Ignore him.

>> No.4316097

>>4316052
Your personal opinions shouldn't be affecting other people's livelihoods.

>> No.4316101

sucks

>> No.4316108

>>4316042
people like this should be sterilized and ideally lobotomized

>> No.4316114

>>4316097
yes it should

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4316563

>>4313852
I cannot pick one. I find them all fun. I am currently replaying Sexy Parodius on the Saturn. With the original on the NES I have a fond memory associated with the game. The more recent releases like Gaiden and 5 have some wonderful refinements and unique takes on the formula.

>> No.4316954

>>4314371
>>4314371
I love parodius
especially sexy parodius

>> No.4318523

Gradius recoveries are the best shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIhajEQnPFE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tca5x2QoDE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXVGpkgokS8

It's like a whole different game after the first death

>> No.4319118

>>4318523
I found that Gradius I is the easiest to consistently recover in.

>> No.4319234

>>4316042
>>4316067
>>4316108
awwww the low skill plebs don't like facts that hurt their feefees, gradius 2 is a joke to clear get over it cunts.

>> No.4319379

>>4316954
I find the missions are too hard to complete a lot of the times.
Chatting is a lot more straight forward and has a bigger cast.

>> No.4319607
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4319607

>tfw having to settle with beating the PCE version cause the original is too hard

Still I live in shame

>> No.4319608

>>4319607
PCE version is good to cut your teeth on

it has absolutely horrid collision detection when ti comes to the big cores though