Gradius III ', which was released for super NES in 1990, is known to be prone to ' dropping ' which causes a delay in the game frame rate due to processing problems. Overseas ROM hacker Vitor Vilela ...

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Across the galaxy, there exists a distant planet known as Gradius. Gradius' peaceful existence has been brought to an end by an intense space invasion by a race known as the Bacterion. To save the ...

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Gradius represented a significant step in the evolution of the shooter, and though its boss battles can be frustrating, much of the experience still stands up. Konami's classic arcade-turned-NES ...

We’ve gotten various versions of Gradius on the Nintendo Switch. These include the NES port of the game via Nintendo Switch Online and VS. Gradius, an arcade port of the NES version. However, the ...

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, rest in peace. Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a producer credited with implementing the fabled “Konami Code” that gave players godlike cheats in Contra, Gradius, ...

When the Super NES first launched in 1991, side-scrolling shooters (nowsadly called shmups) were a barometer of a new console's capabilities. How many enemies could fit on the screen? How big were the ...

For those not in the know, Life Force started out life known as Salamander in Japan and was renamed for Western audiences. The Salamander series is a spin off to Konami’s famous Gradius franchise of ...

The internet has made it easy to find cheats for games, but we miss the tips pages from game magazines, when the discovery of a new code could inspire you to go back to an old game. These codes aren't ...