Konami may be most closely associated with franchises like Metal Gear and Silent Hill these days, but the 1980s really saw it on an extraordinary run of creative from. Having made a splash in 1981 ...

A fiendish giant octopus by the name of Zeo and his intergalactic mutant penguin mates are up to no good, wreaking havoc on the inhabitants of the Parodius Zone. Thankfully, help is at hand as Vic ...

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All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Parodius Portable This is a compilation of the main games in the Parodius series and was released only in Japan. It includes an enhanced remake of the ...

I had a chance to try out Otomedius, a shmup from Konami, which feels like a spiritual successor to the Parodius series. Similar to Gradius V the graphics, including character models, are in 3D, but ...

Parodius is a parody of Gradius, with some flavour from other shoot-em-ups, like Twinbee. The game is a right-to-left scrolling shoot-em-up. You can choose from 4 different flying creatures, with ...

If you go through the game's files, you'll come across one named KAIHATSU.DOC. This contains several messages from the dev team. They discuss various aspects and anecdotes from the game's production.

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Pause gameplay and press Up twice, Down twice, Left twice, Right twice, A once, B once, A once, and B once for a full power-up. Highlight Octopus on the character selection screen, and hold Up+L+X for ...

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