- This article concerns the first Parodius game. For a general overview of the series, see Parodius (series). The Parodius series is a series of horizontally- Scrolling shooters developed by Konami.
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | MSX, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PSP |
| Release date |  1988 |
| Genre(s) | Horizontal scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player multiplayer (alternating) |
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Gameplay
The gameplay is very similar to the Gradius games, with other aspects from games such as Twinbee. "Twinbee" redirects here For an overview of the TwinBee series see TwinBee (series. However, the characters are replaced with silly characters taken from either these or other Konami games as well as Japanese culture. The culture of Japan has evolved greatly over millenia from the country's prehistoric Jomon culture to its contemporary hybrid culture which combines influences from Asia The music is mostly taken from classical music pieces. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music
The player can play as either Takosuke, an octopus, the Penguin (father of Pentarou) from Antarctic Adventure and the exclusive MSX game Penguin Adventure, Goemon from the Ganbare Goemon series, the Popolon knight from the MSX game Knightmare or the Vic Viper spaceship from Gradius. Occupation Pentarou's father Penguin had no occupation as in Antarctic Adventure Penguin was marooned on Antarctic Adventure, known in Japan as Kekkyoku Nankyoku Daibōken (けっきょく南極大冒険 is a videogame developed by Konami Penguin Adventure, ( Japanese: Yumetairiku Adventure &ndash 夢大陸アドベンチャー is a Video game released by Konami Ganbare Goemon (known as Legend of the Mystical Ninja in North America and Europe) is a prolific Video game series produced Knightmare is a 1986 MSX vertical Scrolling shooter computer game Vic Viper is the name of the protagonist space ship in the ''Gradius'' series of games by Konami. The game is composed of six stages consisting of various obstacles and enemies such as penguins and bees, as well as more traditional Gradius enemies such as moai. Moai (or mo‘ai) (ˈmoʊаɪ are Monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island As with Gradius, the game utilizes a similar selection-bar based power-up system.
Bell Power-ups
The gameplay of Parodius, as with the rest of the games in the series, can be altered significantly by collecting bell powerups (from the Twinbee game). "Twinbee" redirects here For an overview of the TwinBee series see TwinBee (series. The powerups, however, are only similar in appearance, with the function being altered:
Yellow Bell: Causes all minor enemies on the screen to die instantly. (Smart Bomb)
White Bell: Wrap around horizontally. The player can fly off the left or right of the screen and appear at the other side.
Green Bell: Wrap around vertically. The player can fly off the top or bottom of the screen and appear at the other end.
Cyan Bell: Time Freeze. Stops scrolling & enemies for a few seconds.
Purple Bell: Mine. Destroys all enemies on the same height.
Blue Bell: Rotary drill. Makes the player immune to most enemies for some time.
Dark Green Bell: Up Laser. Grants the player the Up Laser for some time, which fires a laser beam upward from the top of the player's character.
Red Bell: Vector Laser. Grants the player the Vector Laser for some time, which destroys any enemy in one shot.
Ports
Parodius was later included in Konami Antiques MSX Collection Vol.3 for PlayStation, Konami Antiques MSX Collection Ultra Pack for Sega Saturn, Parodius Portable in PSP with enhanced graphics. Konami Antiques MSX Collection is a series of compilations of MSX computer games released by Konami in Japan for the Sony The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console The is a 32-bit Video game console that was first released on November 22 1994 in Japan, May 11 1995 in North America The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. .
Music
External links
- Japanese page covering Parodius
- Translated Manual (with scans)
- Parovadius Reset, a Parodius-style flash movie
- Hardcore Gaming 101 covers the series
- Parodius at MobyGames
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