Posts Tagged ‘gradius’

Vic Viper Gradius II Contest

March 19th, 2010 by John

As you may have heard on this week’s podcast, we’re giving away three Vic Viper Gradius II Version models to the three best epic shmup poems we receive. In addition, the grand prize will be awarded one of these models along with a TurboGrafx-16 and a copy of Galaga ’90.

The Gradius models were donated to us by the good folks at www.HLJ.com and our longtime friend The Danger Boy, who runs a site and a podcast over at www.HenshinJustice.com.

To enter, using the Shmopera for inspiration, write your own shmup-related story in the style of an epic poem. Weave us a tail of heroism and defeat, honor and betrayal… You know, all that bullshit. The top three entries will receive one of the models and the best overall will also receive Moe’s TurboGrafx and Galaga ’90.

Send your entries to mailbag@drunkengamersradio.com.

Good luck!

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Superplay Mix: Gradius Rebirth

July 23rd, 2009 by Ian (DJI)

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I made another of these music mixing things awhile back. Loop 3 is like playing Very Hard in this WiiWare title. Or it means I beat the game a bunch of times and it’s getting all super-the-hardest-y. No miss, 1 Life Clear as usual. Enjoy the music and the playing.

High Quality button is your friend. Super-play will let you download this, place it on your USB drive, plug it into your xbox or PS3 for upscaled layback entertainment. Or you can always watch it in the tiny youtube window. Here’s an auto playlist or use the other option, provided your browser likes it.

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Gradius Rebirth

March 11th, 2009 by Ian (DJI)

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Wiiware. 173 Blocks of Fridge. $10.  5 Stages.  Significantly-changed game loops. Button Configurable.  Wiimote, Nunchuck, GC, and Classic supported. 1-Player only.

Worth the price?: Yes
Worth clearing hard drive space?: Only if it requires removing one or two games tops. I gave up Internet Channel for this. Gradius Rebirth is good, but not an eighth coming of Christ.

Recommended to: any shmup enthusiast or Gradius fan, novice or expert.
Very Much Recommended to: anybody who has never played a Gradius game. Or a challenge-based gamer.
Not Recommended to: anybody who judges games based on amount of content or refuses to replay a short game multiple times.
Not Recommended to: anybody who refuses to play a game for the challenge.

The rumor-bag said this is supposed to be a remake of Gradius 1.  I would say that yes, while it contains four or five significant stage references to Gradius 1, there is way too much new layout and bosses to say this is a remake and I’d argue to call this more its own original game.  But remember that point is hard to argue as almost every Gradius game recycles a crapload from the game before it.  And then after saying that, I now gotta say this is a hard fall from Gradius V.  Don’t even come into this thinking you’re going to get anything from Gradius V.  No Option control with R button.  No instant respawn in main modes.  No editable powerbar.  This is more into Gradius Gaiden territory, but even that’s a stretch as there’s less content and no co-op. You do get 3 selectable Powerbar layouts.  You unlock more when you credit-feed the game (on Hard). There is a dedicated mode to test your 1 Credit Clear ability on defaults.

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