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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known in Japan as '''''Gokujou Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack''''' (極上パロディウスだ！DELUXE PACK) is a compilation for the [[Sega Saturn]] containing the first two arcade ''Parodius'' games. It was released for the console in 1995 in Japan and Europe. A North American release was also announced by Konami, but cancelled for unknown reasons.
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Developed and published by [[Konami]], the ''Parodius'' franchise is a <u>paro</u>dy of Konami's successful ''Gra<u>dius</u>'' fanchise, as well as other Konami-made franchises such as ''Antarctic Adventure'' and ''Twinbee''. Both are side-scrolling shoot-'em-ups in which the player pilots various characters with their own set of weapons.
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==Games included==
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===''Parodius''===
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''Parodius'' or, more accurately, ''Parodius Da!: Shinwa kara Owarai e'' (パロディウスだ! －神話からお笑いへ－) is an arcade game released in 1990 and a "sequel" to the original ''Parodius'' game released for the MSX in 1988. It is the simpler game of the two, featuring only four characters (Vic Viper (''Gradius''), Octopus, Twinbee (''Twinbee'') and Pentarou (''Antarctic Adventure'')).
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This game is the most widely ported ''Parodius'' game, having been subsequently brought to the [[NES]], [[Game Boy]], [[Super Nintendo]], and in Japan, the [[PC Engine]] and [[X68000]]. No versions were released in North America, although the arcade release and Nintendo ports saw a release in Europe, as was this compilation.
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===''Fantastic Journey''===
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''Fantastic Journey'', known as ''Gokujou Parodius!: Kako no Eikou o Motomete'' (極上パロディウス ～過去の栄光を求めて～) in Japan is the direct sequel to ''Parodius'' and was released in 1994. It features twice as many playable characters (technically four times, as the two-player characters use different sprites), bigger stages and is the more forgiving of the two.
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Though the arcade release of ''Fantastic Journey'' and this compilation were released in Europe, the only standalone home port, one for the Super Famicom, remained in Japan.
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==Gameplay==
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Both ''Parodius'' and ''Fantastic Journey'' share some same basic gameplay elements, though ''Fantastic Journey'' has a number of additions to the formula. Both play extremely similarly to ''Gradius''; players scroll from left to right, shooting enemies and avoiding obstacles and projectiles. A collision is usually instant death, and players have a limited number of lives until they are given a game over.
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The power-up system from ''Gradius'' returns in ''Parodius'', in which players collect power-up capsules to advance the power gauge at the bottom of the screen. Pressing {{B}} upgrades the player with whatever is highlighted on the gauge (returning the selector back to the original position), meaning the player can choose which order they get their upgrades. The "roulette" option ("!?" or "OH") will select an upgrade at random, but can also remove upgrades, however both games also offer an "auto" mode to both avoid this and make any power-up selections for you.
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Like ''Gradius'', blue capsules can also be collected from destroyed enemies, which will eliminate any smaller enemies currently on-screen. The games also borrow from ''[[Twinbee]]'' by including power-up "bells" of varying colours, each with different effects. Bells move more quickly to the left making them harder to obtain; shooting a bell changes its colour and knocks it forward, but there is a limit to how often you can do this before it just awards points.
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As the player obtains more power-ups, enemy projectiles become more common, to the point where they will be launched when an enemy is destroyed. Bosses will also adjust their attacks to counteract the player extended arsenal.
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===''Parodius''===
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====Characters====
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Vic Viper
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite Characters.png|3|crop_width=29|crop_x=0}}
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| desc=Star of the ''Gradius'' series, Vic Viper has the same power-ups as the 1985 game.
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{{{!}}class="breakout"
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{{!}}+Power up list
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!style="width:0px"{{!}}Sprite
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!Name
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!Description
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=0|crop_y=0}}
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{{!}}Speed up
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{{!}}Increases movement speed.
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=35|crop_y=0}}
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{{!}}Missile
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{{!}}Drops a missile at an angle towards the ground. If it lands on a solid object, it will travel to the right, destroying any enemies in its path until it hits something solid. In ''Parodius'' the missile is given little legs.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=70|crop_y=0}}
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{{!}}Double
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{{!}}Fires a second shot at a 45-degree angle, pointing to the top right. Ignored when using "auto" mode.
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=105|crop_y=0}}
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{{!}}Laser
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{{!}}Replaces the standard shot with a blue beam that can penetrate through multiple enemies at once.
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=140|crop_y=0}}
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{{!}}Option
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{{!}}Floating orbs that follow Vic Viper and fire the same projectiles. The player can collect up to four.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; font-size:2em; text-align:center;"{{!}}!?
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{{!}}!?
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{{!}}The roulette option.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=175|crop_y=0}}
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{{!}}Shield
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{{!}}A protective barrier that can block incoming fire from the right, but still leaves Vic Viper vulnerable from the other sides. As the shield takes hits, it gets smaller, before finally disappearing.
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{{!}}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Octopus
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite Characters.png|3|crop_width=29|crop_x=29}}
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| desc=An octopus, an animal whose inclusion is a running theme in ''Parodius'' games. This octopus uses one of the power-up options of 1988 game ''Gradius II''.
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{{{!}}class="breakout"
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{{!}}+Power up list
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!style="width:0px"{{!}}Sprite
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!Name
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!Description
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=0|crop_y=32}}
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{{!}}Speed up
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{{!}}Increases movement speed.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=35|crop_y=32}}
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{{!}}2 way missile
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{{!}}Fires two missiles directly above and below Octopus. They will explode as soon as they touch something.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=70|crop_y=32}}
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{{!}}Tail gun
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{{!}}A second shot is fired backwards. Ignored when using "auto" mode.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=105|crop_y=32}}
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{{!}}Ripple laser
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{{!}}Replaces the standard shot with circular lasers which expand as they move to the right.
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=140|crop_y=32}}
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{{!}}Option
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{{!}}Smaller octpuses orbs that follow Octopus and fire the same projectiles. The player can collect up to four.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; font-size:2em; text-align:center;"{{!}}!?
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{{!}}!?
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{{!}}The roulette option.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=175|crop_y=32}}
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{{!}}Octopus trap
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{{!}}A protective barrier that can block incoming fire from the right, but still leaves Octopus vulnerable from the other sides. As the trap takes hits, it gets smaller, before finally disappearing.
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{{!}}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Twinbee
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite Characters.png|3|crop_width=29|crop_x=58}}
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| desc=The main character from the ''[[Twinbee]]'' series, though curiously in second player Winbee's colour scheme for this game.
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{{{!}}class="breakout"
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{{!}}+Power up list
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!style="width:0px"{{!}}Sprite
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!Name
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!Description
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=0|crop_y=64}}
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{{!}}Speed up
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{{!}}Increases movement speed.
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=35|crop_y=64}}
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{{!}}Rocket punch
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{{!}}Boxing gloves that travel forward for a short distance, destroying anything in their path before returning.
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=70|crop_y=64}}
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{{!}}Tail gun
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{{!}}A second shot is fired backwards. Ignored when using "auto" mode.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=105|crop_y=64}}
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{{!}}3 way
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{{!}}Causes two extra shots to be fired at 45-degree angles.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=140|crop_y=64}}
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{{!}}Option
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{{!}}Smaller Twinbees that fire the same projectiles, but always travel towards the player. The player can collect up to three.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; font-size:2em; text-align:center;"{{!}}!?
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{{!}}!?
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{{!}}The roulette option.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=175|crop_y=64}}
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{{!}}Force field
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{{!}}A circular shield that can absorb attacks from all sides, getting smaller when hit.
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{{!}}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Pentaro
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite Characters.png|3|crop_width=29|crop_x=86}}
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| desc=From ''Antarctic Adventure''
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{{{!}}class="breakout"
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{{!}}+Power up list
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!style="width:0px"{{!}}Sprite
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!Name
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!Description
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=0|crop_y=96}}
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{{!}}Speed up
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{{!}}Increases movement speed.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=35|crop_y=96}}
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{{!}}Poton missile
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{{!}}Drops a pink fish vertically towards the ground. If it lands on a solid object, it will travel to the right, destroying any enemies in its path until it hits something solid.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=70|crop_y=96}}
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{{!}}Double
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{{!}}Fires a second shot at a 45-degree angle, pointing to the top right. Ignored when using "auto" mode.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=105|crop_y=96}}
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{{!}}Spread gun
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{{!}}Replaces the standard shot with a projectile that creates a small blast radius when it collides with something.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=140|crop_y=96}}
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{{!}}Option
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{{!}}Smaller penguins that fire the same projectiles, but always travel towards the player. The player can collect up to three.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; font-size:2em; text-align:center;"{{!}}!?
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{{!}}!?
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{{!}}The roulette option.
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=35|crop_height=32|crop_x=175|crop_y=96}}
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{{!}}Bubble
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{{!}}A circular shield that can absorb attacks from all sides, getting smaller when hit.
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{{!}}}
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}}
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}}
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====Stages====
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Stage 1
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| image=
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Stage 2
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| image=
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Stage 3
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| image=
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Stage 4
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| image=
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Stage 5
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| image=
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Stage 6
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| image=
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Stage 7
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| image=
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Stage 8
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| image=
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Stage 9
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| image=
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Stage 10
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| image=
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| desc=
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}}
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}}
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====Enemies====
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{{InfoTable|
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}}
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====Bells====
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Yellow
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite Bells.png|3|crop_width=16|crop_x=0}}
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| desc=Awards 500, 1,000, 2,500, 5,000 or 10,000 points.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Green
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite Bells.png|3|crop_width=16|crop_x=16}}
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| desc=Causes your character to grow in size for a short period of time, becoming invincible. You can also travel through solid objects in this state, but cannot fire.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Blue
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite Bells.png|3|crop_width=16|crop_x=32}}
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| desc=Awards a "superbomb", which when detinated will attack everything on-screen. This lasts longer than the blue ''Gradius''-style capsules and will damage all enemies, not just small ones.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Red
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite Bells.png|3|crop_width=16|crop_x=48}}
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| desc=Gives the player three vertical "beams" that can be launched, which in turn will destroy anything in their path.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=White
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite Bells.png|3|crop_width=16|crop_x=64}}
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| desc=Gives the player a "megaphone", allowing them to "shout" nonsense which will damage anything in front of the player. This is one of the few gameplay areas that needed to be localised for PAL regions, exchanging Japanese phrases for English ones.
 
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known in Japan as '''''Gokujou Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack''''' (極上パロディウスだ！DELUXE PACK) is a compilation for the [[Sega Saturn]] containing the first two arcade ''Parodius'' games. It was released for the console in 1995 in Japan and Europe.
 
  
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Developed and published by [[Konami]], the ''Parodius'' franchise is a <u>paro</u>dy of Konami's successful ''Gra<u>dius</u>'' fanchise, as well as other Konami-made franchises such as ''Antarctic Adventure'' and ''Twinbee''. Both are side-scrolling shoot-'em-ups in which the player pilots various characters with their own set of weapons. The games are filled references to Konami's history, humour and frequently require you to shoot scantily clad women.
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===''Fantastic Journey''===
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''Fantastic Journey'' builds on ''Parodius'', having double (or quadruple) the number of playable characters, and being able to tap into more advanced arcade hardware. Returning from ''Salamander'' is the ability for two players to play simultaneously, and when the player dies, rather than restart from the nearest checkpoint, the game keeps scrolling, letting you pick up exactly where you are (and collect bells that are released on death).
  
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The sequel to ''Gokujou Parodius'', ''[[Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius]]'' was also released on the Sega Saturn, as was ''its'' sequel, ''[[Sexy Parodius]]''.
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====Characters====
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Vic Viper/Lord British
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=0|crop_y=0}}<br/>
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{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=0|crop_y=46}}
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| desc=Returning from ''Parodius'', Vic Viper is joined by Lord British, the second player first seen in ''Salamander''. Its power-ups are the same as in ''Parodius''.
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{{{!}}class="breakout"
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{{!}}+Power up list
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!style="width:150px"{{!}}Sprite
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!Name
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!Description
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{{!}}-
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{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=0}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=200}}
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{{!}}Speed up
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{{!}}Increases movement speed.
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{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=0}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=200}}
 +
{{!}}Missile
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=0}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=200}}
 +
{{!}}Double
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=0}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=200}}
 +
{{!}}Laser
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=0}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=200}}
 +
{{!}}Option
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; font-size:2em; text-align:center;"{{!}}OH!
 +
{{!}}Oh! My god!
 +
{{!}}The roulette option.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=0}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=200}}
 +
{{!}}Shield
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}}
 +
}}
 +
{{InfoRow
 +
| title=Takosuke/Belial
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=62|crop_y=0}}<br/>
 +
{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=62|crop_y=46}}
 +
| desc=Takosuke and Belial replace Octopus from ''Parodius'', but inherit the same set of powerups.
 +
{{{!}}class="breakout"
 +
{{!}}+Power up list
 +
!style="width:150px"{{!}}Sprite
 +
!Name
 +
!Description
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=25}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=225}}
 +
{{!}}Speed up
 +
{{!}}Increases movement speed.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=25}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=225}}
 +
{{!}}2 way missile
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=25}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=225}}
 +
{{!}}Tail gun
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=25}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=225}}
 +
{{!}}Ripple laser
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=25}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=225}}
 +
{{!}}Option
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; font-size:2em; text-align:center;"{{!}}OH!
 +
{{!}}Oh! My god!
 +
{{!}}The roulette option.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=25}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=225}}
 +
{{!}}Octopus trap
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}}
 +
}}
 +
{{InfoRow
 +
| title=Twinbee/Winbee
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=124|crop_y=0}}<br/>
 +
{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=124|crop_y=46}}
 +
| desc=Also returning from ''Parodius'', the stars of the ''Twinbee'' series. Twinbee is the correct colour this time.
 +
{{{!}}class="breakout"
 +
{{!}}+Power up list
 +
!style="width:150px"{{!}}Sprite
 +
!Name
 +
!Description
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=50}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=250}}
 +
{{!}}Speed up
 +
{{!}}Increases movement speed.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=50}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=250}}
 +
{{!}}Rocket punch
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=50}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=250}}
 +
{{!}}Tail gun
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=50}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=250}}
 +
{{!}}3 way
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=50}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=250}}
 +
{{!}}Option
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; font-size:2em; text-align:center;"{{!}}OH!
 +
{{!}}Oh! My god!
 +
{{!}}The roulette option.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=50}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=250}}
 +
{{!}}Force field
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}}
 +
}}
 +
{{InfoRow
 +
| title=Pentarou/Hanako
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=186|crop_y=0}}<br/>
 +
{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=186|crop_y=46}}
 +
| desc=Again returning from ''Parodius'' (but being spelt "Pentarou" in-game), the stars of ''Antarctic Adventure''.
 +
{{{!}}class="breakout"
 +
{{!}}+Power up list
 +
!style="width:150px"{{!}}Sprite
 +
!Name
 +
!Description
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=75}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=275}}
 +
{{!}}Speed up
 +
{{!}}Increases movement speed.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=75}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=275}}
 +
{{!}}Poton missile
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=75}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=275}}
 +
{{!}}Double
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=75}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=275}}
 +
{{!}}Spread gun
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=75}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=275}}
 +
{{!}}Option
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; font-size:2em; text-align:center;"{{!}}OH!
 +
{{!}}Oh! My god!
 +
{{!}}The roulette option.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=75}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=275}}
 +
{{!}}Bubble
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}}
 +
}}
 +
{{InfoRow
 +
| title=Hikaru/Akane
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=248|crop_y=0}}<br/>
 +
{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=248|crop_y=46}}
 +
| desc=Bunny girls riding missiles.
 +
{{{!}}class="breakout"
 +
{{!}}+Power up list
 +
!style="width:150px"{{!}}Sprite
 +
!Name
 +
!Description
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=100}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=300}}
 +
{{!}}Speed up
 +
{{!}}Increases movement speed.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=100}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=300}}
 +
{{!}}Hawk wind
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=100}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=300}}
 +
{{!}}Spread bomb
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=100}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=300}}
 +
{{!}}Carrot
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=100}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=300}}
 +
{{!}}Option
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; font-size:2em; text-align:center;"{{!}}OH!
 +
{{!}}Oh! My god!
 +
{{!}}The roulette option.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=100}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=300}}
 +
{{!}}Star
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}}
 +
}}
 +
{{InfoRow
 +
| title=Mambo/Samba
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=310|crop_y=0}}<br/>
 +
{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=310|crop_y=46}}
 +
| desc=Fish, parodying the MSX2 game ''Space Manbow''.
 +
{{{!}}class="breakout"
 +
{{!}}+Power up list
 +
!style="width:150px"{{!}}Sprite
 +
!Name
 +
!Description
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=125}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=325}}
 +
{{!}}Speed up
 +
{{!}}Increases movement speed.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=125}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=325}}
 +
{{!}}Bubble missle
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=125}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=325}}
 +
{{!}}Control laser
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=125}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=325}}
 +
{{!}}Screw laser
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=125}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=325}}
 +
{{!}}Seach laser
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; font-size:2em; text-align:center;"{{!}}OH!
 +
{{!}}Oh! My god!
 +
{{!}}The roulette option.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=125}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=325}}
 +
{{!}}Barrier
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}}
 +
}}
 +
{{InfoRow
 +
| title=Michael/Gabriel
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=372|crop_y=0}}<br/>
 +
{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=372|crop_y=46}}
 +
| desc=Angel pigs.
 +
{{{!}}class="breakout"
 +
{{!}}+Power up list
 +
!style="width:150px"{{!}}Sprite
 +
!Name
 +
!Description
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=150}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=350}}
 +
{{!}}Speed up
 +
{{!}}Increases movement speed.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=150}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=350}}
 +
{{!}}Homing missile
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=150}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=350}}
 +
{{!}}Round shot
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=150}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=350}}
 +
{{!}}Wave laser
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=150}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=350}}
 +
{{!}}Grade up
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; font-size:2em; text-align:center;"{{!}}OH!
 +
{{!}}Oh! My god!
 +
{{!}}The roulette option.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=150}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=350}}
 +
{{!}}Aura
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{{!}}This pigs' shield looks and behaves very similarly to rival arcade shoot-'em-up, ''[[Darius]]'' by [[Taito]].
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{{!}}}
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| title=Koitsu/Aitsu
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=434|crop_y=0}}<br/>
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{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=62|crop_height=46|crop_x=434|crop_y=46}}
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| desc=Stick figures riding paper planes.
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{{{!}}class="breakout"
 +
{{!}}+Power up list
 +
!style="width:150px"{{!}}Sprite
 +
!Name
 +
!Description
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=175}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=0|crop_y=375}}
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{{!}}Koitsu speed
 +
{{!}}Increases movement speed.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=175}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=32|crop_y=375}}
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{{!}}Koitsu missile
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=175}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=64|crop_y=375}}
 +
{{!}}Koitsu way
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=175}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=96|crop_y=375}}
 +
{{!}}Koitsu laser
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=175}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=128|crop_y=375}}
 +
{{!}}Koitsu power
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; color:#FF0000; font-weight:bold; font-size:2em; text-align:center;"{{!}}OH!
 +
{{!}}Oh! My god!
 +
{{!}}The roulette option.
 +
{{!}}-
 +
{{!}}style="background-color:#000; text-align:center;"{{!}}{{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=175}} {{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png|2|crop_width=32|crop_height=25|crop_x=160|crop_y=375}}
 +
{{!}}Koitsu shield
 +
{{!}}
 +
{{!}}}
 +
}}
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}}
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 +
====Stages====
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| title=Stage 1: Crane
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| title=Stage 2: Umi neko
 +
| sprite=
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| desc=
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| title=Stage 3: Okashi
 +
| sprite=
 +
| desc=
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{{InfoRow
 +
| title=Stage 4: Road signs
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| sprite=
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| desc=
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| title=Stage 5: SD boss
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| sprite=
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| desc=
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| title=Stage 6: Rabbit
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| sprite=
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| desc=
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| title=Stage 7: Disco
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| sprite=
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| desc=
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 +
{{InfoRow
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| title=Random stage: Moai
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| sprite=
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| desc=
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Special stage
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| sprite=
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| desc=
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}}
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}}
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 +
====Enemies====
 +
{{InfoTable|
  
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==Games included==
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*'''Parodius'''
 
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:''Parodius'' or, more accurately, ''Parodius Da!: Shinwa kara Owarai e'' (パロディウスだ! －神話からお笑いへ－) is an arcade game released in 1990 and a "sequel" to the original ''Parodius'' game released for the MSX in 1988. It is the simpler game of the two, featuring only four characters (Vic Viper (''Gradius''), Octopus, Twinbee (''Twinbee'') and Pentarou (''Antarctic Adventure'')).
 
  
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:This game is the most widely ported ''Parodius'' game, having been subsequently brought to the NES, Game Boy, Super Nintendo, and in Japan, the PC Engine and Sharp X68000. No versions were released in North America, although the Nintendo ports saw a release in Europe.
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====Bells====
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| desc=
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| title=Green
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| desc=
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| title=Blue
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Bells.png|3|crop_width=16|crop_x=32}}
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| desc=
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}}
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| title=Magenta
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Bells.png|3|crop_width=16|crop_x=48}}
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| desc=
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}}
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| title=Red
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Bells.png|3|crop_width=16|crop_x=64}}
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| desc=
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}}
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| title=White
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| sprite={{sprite|Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite Bells.png|3|crop_width=16|crop_x=80}}
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| desc=
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}}
 +
}}
  
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*'''Parodius: Fantastic Journey'''
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==History==
−
:''Parodius: Fantastic Journey'', also known simply as ''Fantastic Journey'' and in Japan, ''Gokujou Parodius!: Kako no Eikou o Motomete'' (極上パロディウス ～過去の栄光を求めて～) is the direct sequel to ''Parodius'' and was released in 1994. It features twice as many playable characters (technically four times, as the two-player characters use different sprites), bigger stages and is the more forgiving of the two.
+
The sequel to ''Gokujou Parodius'', ''[[Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius]]'' was also released on the Sega Saturn, as was ''its'' sequel, ''[[Sexy Parodius]]''.
  
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:Though the arcade release of ''Fantastic Journey'' was released in Europe, the only home port, one for the Super Famicom, remained in Japan.
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==Versions==
 +
===Localised names===
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{{aka
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|en_name=Parodius
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|jp_name=極上パロディウスだ！DELUXE PACK
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|jp_trans=It's the Best Parodius! DELUXE PACK
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|jp_rom=Gokujou Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack
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}}
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===Comparisons===
 +
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==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
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*'''Program:''' Fururu!, H.'Spark'Ueda
 
*'''Program:''' Fururu!, H.'Spark'Ueda
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*'''Character Design:''' K-9 M.Mimitabi
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*'''Character Design:''' K-9, M.Mimitabi
 
*'''Sound Design:''' Hiroshi Tamawari, Kiyohiko Yamane, Osamu Kasai
 
*'''Sound Design:''' Hiroshi Tamawari, Kiyohiko Yamane, Osamu Kasai
 
*'''J Co-Ordinate:''' Takashi Tateishi
 
*'''J Co-Ordinate:''' Takashi Tateishi
 
*'''Product Design:''' S.Kumasaka
 
*'''Product Design:''' S.Kumasaka
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*'''Special Thanks:''' Chichibinta Tsukasa, Kazuya Takahashi, Konami Tri-1, Catheriene Ika, Yukihiro, M.S9S4, T.Minami, AKT, NOR, Tappy, SA/Imaeda, Kazunobu Uehara, Kazuhito Imai, Masaaki Harada
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*'''Special Thanks:''' Chichibinta Tsukasa, [[Kazuya Takahashi]], Konami Tri-1, Catheriene Ika, Yukihiro, M.S9S4, T.Minami, AKT, NOR, Tappy, SA/Imaeda, Kazunobu Uehara, Kazuhito Imai, Masaaki Harada
 
*'''Supervise:''' Halky
 
*'''Supervise:''' Halky
 
*'''Produce:''' Kazumi Kitaue
 
*'''Produce:''' Kazumi Kitaue
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'''...And You!'''<br>
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:'''...And You!'''
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'''Presented By Konami'''<br>
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*'''Presented By:''' [[Konami]]
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'''We Love Gradius 1'''<br>
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:'''We Love Gradius 1'''
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|source=In-game credits {{fileref|GokuParo-pd_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf}}
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| source=In-game credits
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| pdf=GokuParo-pd_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
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| console=SAT
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===Gokujou Parodius!===
 
===Gokujou Parodius!===
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{{creditstable|
 
{{creditstable|
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{{creditsheader|'''--Saturn Staff--'''}}
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{{creditsheader|--Saturn Staff--}}
 
*'''Program:''' H."Spark"Ueda, Fururu!
 
*'''Program:''' H."Spark"Ueda, Fururu!
 
*'''Character Design:''' K-9, M.Mimitabi
 
*'''Character Design:''' K-9, M.Mimitabi
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*'''Supervise:''' Halky
 
*'''Supervise:''' Halky
 
*'''Produce:''' Kazumi Kitaue
 
*'''Produce:''' Kazumi Kitaue
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'''Komani®'''<br>
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:'''[[Konami]]®'''
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'''We Love Shooting Games !'''<br>
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:'''We Love Shooting Games !'''
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|source=In-game credits {{fileref|GokuParo-gp_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf}}
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| source=In-game credits
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| pdf=GokuParo-gp_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
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| console=SAT
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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==Track list==
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==Magazine articles==
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{{tracklist|
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
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{{track|[data track]}}
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{{track|Opening|from=Title Select|time=00:13}}
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==Promotional material==
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{{track|Konami Logo|time=00:12}}
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{{gallery
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|{{galleryPrintAd|ssmjp|1995-06|4}}
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|{{GalleryPrintAd
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|gameprode|1995-11|59
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|maniac|1995-11|2
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|{{galleryPrintAd|vd|22|2}}
 
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==Physical scans==
 
==Physical scans==
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{{ratings
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| icon=SAT
 
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| cdconsoles=63
 
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| cdconsoles_source={{num|13|page=82/83|pdf=CDConsoles FR 13.pdf|pdfpage=82}}
 
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| consolesplus=82
 
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| consolesplus_source={{num|45|page=150}}
 
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| famitsu=78
 
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| famitsu_source={{num|336|page=31|pdf=}}
 
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| gamesworld=72
 
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| gamesworld_source={{num|14|page=62/63}}
 
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| joypad=83
 
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| joypad_source={{num|44|page=22/23 (international)}}
 
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| maximum=60
 
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| maximum_source={{num|1|page=146/147|pdf=MAXIMUM UK 01.pdf|pdfpage=146}}
 
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| mms=90
 
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| mms_source={{num|34|page=68-70|pdf=MeanMachinesSega34UK.pdf|pdfpage=68}}
 
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| playerone=80
 
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| playerone_source={{num|59|page=148|pdf=PlayerOne FR 059.pdf|pdfpage=148}}
 
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| segamaguk=87
 
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| segamaguk_source={{num|21|page=62/63}}
 
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| segapro=63
 
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| segapro_source={{num|47|page=60/61}}
 
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| ssmjp=70
 
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| ssmjp_source={{num|1995-06|page=111|pdf=SSM_JP_19950601_1995-06.pdf|pdfpage=113}}
 
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| ssmjp_r=82
 
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{{Scanbox
 
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| console=Saturn
 
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| region=EU
 
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| cover=Parodius Saturn EU Box.jpg
 
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| console=Saturn
 
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| disc=Parodius_Saturn_JP_Disc.jpg
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}}{{Scanbox
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| cover=Parodius Saturn EU Box.jpg
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| disc=
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| region=DE
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| cover=Parodius Saturn DE cover.jpg
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| console=Saturn
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| region=AU
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| cover=Parodius Saturn AU cover.jpg
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| disc=
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==Technical information==
 +
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
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===ROM dump status===
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{{romtable|
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{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=522,096,960|date= |source=CD-ROM (EU)|comments=T-9501H-50 V2.000|quality=good|prototype=}}
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{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=522,082,848|date=1995-04-08|source=CD-ROM (JP)|comments=T-9501G V1.001|quality=good|prototype=}}
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{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=522,082,848|date= |source=CD-ROM (JP)|comments=T-9501G (Alt) V1.002|quality=good|prototype=}}
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===Track list===
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{{tracklist|
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{{track|data}}
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{{track|Opening|from=Title Select|time=0:13}}
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{{track|Konami Logo|time=0:12}}
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===Extra content===
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{{ExtraTable|console=SAT|region=JP|
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{{ExtraTableRow|CPY.TXT|TXT (Copyright)|29|Copyright}}
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{{ExtraTableRow|KAIHATSU.DOC|TXT|5,891|Messages from the developers.}}
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
{{NECRetro|title=Parodius Da!|italics=yes}}
 
{{NECRetro|title=Parodius Da!|italics=yes}}
 
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{{ParodiusOmni}}
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{{Gradius}}

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Parodius
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Konami
Developer:
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Game total: 2
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (2 tracks)
Genre: Compilation, Shooting[1][2]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e[3] T-9501G
Sega Saturn
EU 		T-9501H-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE 		T-9501H-50
USK: 0
Sega Saturn
UK 		T-9501H-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL
Sega Saturn
AU
OFLC: G
Non-Sega versions

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Parodius, known in Japan as Gokujou Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack (極上パロディウスだ！DELUXE PACK) is a compilation for the Sega Saturn containing the first two arcade Parodius games. It was released for the console in 1995 in Japan and Europe. A North American release was also announced by Konami, but cancelled for unknown reasons.

Developed and published by Konami, the Parodius franchise is a parody of Konami's successful Gradius fanchise, as well as other Konami-made franchises such as Antarctic Adventure and Twinbee. Both are side-scrolling shoot-'em-ups in which the player pilots various characters with their own set of weapons.

Games included

Parodius

Parodius or, more accurately, Parodius Da!: Shinwa kara Owarai e (パロディウスだ! －神話からお笑いへ－) is an arcade game released in 1990 and a "sequel" to the original Parodius game released for the MSX in 1988. It is the simpler game of the two, featuring only four characters (Vic Viper (Gradius), Octopus, Twinbee (Twinbee) and Pentarou (Antarctic Adventure)).

This game is the most widely ported Parodius game, having been subsequently brought to the NES, Game Boy, Super Nintendo, and in Japan, the PC Engine and X68000. No versions were released in North America, although the arcade release and Nintendo ports saw a release in Europe, as was this compilation.

Fantastic Journey

Fantastic Journey, known as Gokujou Parodius!: Kako no Eikou o Motomete (極上パロディウス ～過去の栄光を求めて～) in Japan is the direct sequel to Parodius and was released in 1994. It features twice as many playable characters (technically four times, as the two-player characters use different sprites), bigger stages and is the more forgiving of the two.

Though the arcade release of Fantastic Journey and this compilation were released in Europe, the only standalone home port, one for the Super Famicom, remained in Japan.

Gameplay

Both Parodius and Fantastic Journey share some same basic gameplay elements, though Fantastic Journey has a number of additions to the formula. Both play extremely similarly to Gradius; players scroll from left to right, shooting enemies and avoiding obstacles and projectiles. A collision is usually instant death, and players have a limited number of lives until they are given a game over.

The power-up system from Gradius returns in Parodius, in which players collect power-up capsules to advance the power gauge at the bottom of the screen. Pressing B upgrades the player with whatever is highlighted on the gauge (returning the selector back to the original position), meaning the player can choose which order they get their upgrades. The "roulette" option ("!?" or "OH") will select an upgrade at random, but can also remove upgrades, however both games also offer an "auto" mode to both avoid this and make any power-up selections for you.

Like Gradius, blue capsules can also be collected from destroyed enemies, which will eliminate any smaller enemies currently on-screen. The games also borrow from Twinbee by including power-up "bells" of varying colours, each with different effects. Bells move more quickly to the left making them harder to obtain; shooting a bell changes its colour and knocks it forward, but there is a limit to how often you can do this before it just awards points.

As the player obtains more power-ups, enemy projectiles become more common, to the point where they will be launched when an enemy is destroyed. Bosses will also adjust their attacks to counteract the player extended arsenal.

Parodius

Characters

Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite Characters.png
 Vic Viper
Star of the Gradius series, Vic Viper has the same power-ups as the 1985 game.
Power up list
Sprite Name Description
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 Speed up Increases movement speed.
Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png
 Missile Drops a missile at an angle towards the ground. If it lands on a solid object, it will travel to the right, destroying any enemies in its path until it hits something solid. In Parodius the missile is given little legs.
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 Double Fires a second shot at a 45-degree angle, pointing to the top right. Ignored when using "auto" mode.
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 Laser Replaces the standard shot with a blue beam that can penetrate through multiple enemies at once.
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 Option Floating orbs that follow Vic Viper and fire the same projectiles. The player can collect up to four.
!? !? The roulette option.
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 Shield A protective barrier that can block incoming fire from the right, but still leaves Vic Viper vulnerable from the other sides. As the shield takes hits, it gets smaller, before finally disappearing.
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 Octopus
An octopus, an animal whose inclusion is a running theme in Parodius games. This octopus uses one of the power-up options of 1988 game Gradius II.
Power up list
Sprite Name Description
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 Speed up Increases movement speed.
Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png
 2 way missile Fires two missiles directly above and below Octopus. They will explode as soon as they touch something.
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 Tail gun A second shot is fired backwards. Ignored when using "auto" mode.
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 Ripple laser Replaces the standard shot with circular lasers which expand as they move to the right.
Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png
 Option Smaller octpuses orbs that follow Octopus and fire the same projectiles. The player can collect up to four.
!? !? The roulette option.
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 Octopus trap A protective barrier that can block incoming fire from the right, but still leaves Octopus vulnerable from the other sides. As the trap takes hits, it gets smaller, before finally disappearing.
Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite Characters.png
 Twinbee
The main character from the Twinbee series, though curiously in second player Winbee's colour scheme for this game.
Power up list
Sprite Name Description
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 Speed up Increases movement speed.
Parodius Saturn Parodius Sprite PowerUps.png
 Rocket punch Boxing gloves that travel forward for a short distance, destroying anything in their path before returning.
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 Tail gun A second shot is fired backwards. Ignored when using "auto" mode.
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 3 way Causes two extra shots to be fired at 45-degree angles.
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 Option Smaller Twinbees that fire the same projectiles, but always travel towards the player. The player can collect up to three.
!? !? The roulette option.
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 Force field A circular shield that can absorb attacks from all sides, getting smaller when hit.
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 Pentaro
From Antarctic Adventure
Power up list
Sprite Name Description
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 Speed up Increases movement speed.
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 Poton missile Drops a pink fish vertically towards the ground. If it lands on a solid object, it will travel to the right, destroying any enemies in its path until it hits something solid.
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 Double Fires a second shot at a 45-degree angle, pointing to the top right. Ignored when using "auto" mode.
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 Spread gun Replaces the standard shot with a projectile that creates a small blast radius when it collides with something.
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 Option Smaller penguins that fire the same projectiles, but always travel towards the player. The player can collect up to three.
!? !? The roulette option.
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 Bubble A circular shield that can absorb attacks from all sides, getting smaller when hit.

Stages

Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
Stage 7
Stage 8
Stage 9
Stage 10

Enemies

Bells

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 Yellow
Awards 500, 1,000, 2,500, 5,000 or 10,000 points.
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 Green
Causes your character to grow in size for a short period of time, becoming invincible. You can also travel through solid objects in this state, but cannot fire.
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 Blue
Awards a "superbomb", which when detinated will attack everything on-screen. This lasts longer than the blue Gradius-style capsules and will damage all enemies, not just small ones.
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 Red
Gives the player three vertical "beams" that can be launched, which in turn will destroy anything in their path.
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 White
Gives the player a "megaphone", allowing them to "shout" nonsense which will damage anything in front of the player. This is one of the few gameplay areas that needed to be localised for PAL regions, exchanging Japanese phrases for English ones.

Fantastic Journey

Fantastic Journey builds on Parodius, having double (or quadruple) the number of playable characters, and being able to tap into more advanced arcade hardware. Returning from Salamander is the ability for two players to play simultaneously, and when the player dies, rather than restart from the nearest checkpoint, the game keeps scrolling, letting you pick up exactly where you are (and collect bells that are released on death).

Characters

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 Vic Viper/Lord British
Returning from Parodius, Vic Viper is joined by Lord British, the second player first seen in Salamander. Its power-ups are the same as in Parodius.
Power up list
Sprite Name Description
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 Speed up Increases movement speed.
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 Missile
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 Double
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 Laser
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 Option
OH! Oh! My god! The roulette option.
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 Shield
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 Takosuke/Belial
Takosuke and Belial replace Octopus from Parodius, but inherit the same set of powerups.
Power up list
Sprite Name Description
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 Speed up Increases movement speed.
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 2 way missile
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 Tail gun
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 Ripple laser
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 Option
OH! Oh! My god! The roulette option.
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 Octopus trap
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 Twinbee/Winbee
Also returning from Parodius, the stars of the Twinbee series. Twinbee is the correct colour this time.
Power up list
Sprite Name Description
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 Speed up Increases movement speed.
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 Rocket punch
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 Tail gun
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 3 way
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Option
OH! Oh! My god! The roulette option.
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Force field
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 Pentarou/Hanako
Again returning from Parodius (but being spelt "Pentarou" in-game), the stars of Antarctic Adventure.
Power up list
Sprite Name Description
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Speed up Increases movement speed.
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 Poton missile
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 Double
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 Spread gun
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Option
OH! Oh! My god! The roulette option.
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Bubble
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 Hikaru/Akane
Bunny girls riding missiles.
Power up list
Sprite Name Description
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Speed up Increases movement speed.
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 Hawk wind
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 Spread bomb
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 Carrot
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Option
OH! Oh! My god! The roulette option.
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Star
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 Mambo/Samba
Fish, parodying the MSX2 game Space Manbow.
Power up list
Sprite Name Description
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Speed up Increases movement speed.
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 Bubble missle
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 Control laser
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 Screw laser
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Seach laser
OH! Oh! My god! The roulette option.
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Barrier
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 Michael/Gabriel
Angel pigs.
Power up list
Sprite Name Description
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Speed up Increases movement speed.
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 Homing missile
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 Round shot
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 Wave laser
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 Grade up
OH! Oh! My god! The roulette option.
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Aura This pigs' shield looks and behaves very similarly to rival arcade shoot-'em-up, Darius by Taito.
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 Koitsu/Aitsu
Stick figures riding paper planes.
Power up list
Sprite Name Description
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Koitsu speed Increases movement speed.
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 Koitsu missile
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 Koitsu way
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 Koitsu laser
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Koitsu power
OH! Oh! My god! The roulette option.
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Parodius Saturn FantasticJourney Sprite PowerUps.png
 Koitsu shield

Stages

Stage 1: Crane
Stage 2: Umi neko
Stage 3: Okashi
Stage 4: Road signs
Stage 5: SD boss
Stage 6: Rabbit
Stage 7: Disco
Random stage: Moai
Special stage

Enemies

Bells

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 Yellow
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 Green
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 Blue
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 Magenta
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 Red
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 White

History

The sequel to Gokujou Parodius, Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius was also released on the Sega Saturn, as was its sequel, Sexy Parodius.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Parodius Parodius
Japanese 極上パロディウスだ！DELUXE PACK Gokujou Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack

Comparisons

Main article: Parodius/Comparisons.

Production credits

Parodius Da!

  • Program: Fururu!, H.'Spark'Ueda
  • Character Design: K-9, M.Mimitabi
  • Sound Design: Hiroshi Tamawari, Kiyohiko Yamane, Osamu Kasai
  • J Co-Ordinate: Takashi Tateishi
  • Product Design: S.Kumasaka
  • Special Thanks: Chichibinta Tsukasa, Kazuya Takahashi, Konami Tri-1, Catheriene Ika, Yukihiro, M.S9S4, T.Minami, AKT, NOR, Tappy, SA/Imaeda, Kazunobu Uehara, Kazuhito Imai, Masaaki Harada
  • Supervise: Halky
  • Produce: Kazumi Kitaue
...And You!
We Love Gradius 1
Source:
In-game credits
GokuParo-pd Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
[6]

Gokujou Parodius!

--Saturn Staff--
  • Program: H."Spark"Ueda, Fururu!
  • Character Design: K-9, M.Mimitabi
  • Sound Design: Hiroshi Tamawari, Kiyohiko Yamane, Osamu Kasai
  • J & Recording Co-Ordinate: Takashi Tateishi
  • Product Design: S.Kumasaka


  • Original AC Staff: Chichibinta Tsukasa, V.Mailer, Shuzilow.Ha, Magurou, Taro Maru, Ishimaroid, Bon.Natsumi, Prophet Fukami, M.Puddin' Satoko, Sitar Senoo, Gokujyou･Tasaka, 118, Million Hide, Suke, Escape Yoshiaki, Nanba Shot Tom, Poper Takashi
  • Special Thanks: Yoshitoh Asari, Konami Tri-1, Yukihiro, Catherine･Ika, M.94, T.Minami, AKT, NOR, Tappy, SA/Imaeda, Kazunobu Uehara, Kazuhito Imai, Masaaki Harada, ...And All Game Makers
  • Supervise: Halky
  • Produce: Kazumi Kitaue
Konami®
We Love Shooting Games !
Source:
In-game credits
GokuParo-gp Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Parodius/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-06: "June 1995" (1995-05-08)
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Print advert in GamePro (DE) #1995-11: "November 1995" (1995-10-04)
also published in:
  • MAN!AC (DE) #1995-11: "11/95" (1995-10-11)[4]
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Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #22: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-01-10)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
20
[8]
Consoles + (FR)
82
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[10]
Gamers (DE) PAL
87
[11]
Games World: The Magazine (UK)
72
[12]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
70
[13]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
83
[14]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
89
[15]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
89
[16]
Maximum (UK)
50
[17]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
84
[18]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
90
[19]
Player One (FR)
80
[20]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[21]
Saturn+ (UK) NTSC-J
85
[22]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
87
[5]
Sega News (CZ)
59
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
63
[24]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
82
[26]
Última Generación (ES)
72
[27]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
87
[28]
Sega Saturn
 75
Based on
22 reviews

Parodius

Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
Saturn, EU
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Cover
Saturn, DE
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Cover
Saturn, AU
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Cover

Technical information

Main article: Parodius/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
522,096,960 CD-ROM (EU) T-9501H-50 V2.000
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
522,082,848 1995-04-08 CD-ROM (JP) T-9501G V1.001
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
522,082,848 CD-ROM (JP) T-9501G (Alt) V1.002

Track list

1. Data track  
2. Opening (0:13) 
From: Title Select
3. Konami Logo (0:12) 
► Running time: 0:25

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File Type Size description
ABS.TXT TXT (Abstract) 21 Default text.
BIB.TXT TXT (Bibliographiced) 25 Default text.
CPY.TXT TXT (Copyright) 29 Copyright
KAIHATSU.DOC TXT 5,891 Messages from the developers.


References

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  1. ↑ File:Parodius Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee1.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:04)
  3. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 4
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 MAN!AC, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 2
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 62
  6. ↑ File:GokuParo-pd_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  7. ↑ File:GokuParo-gp_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  8. ↑ CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 82
  9. ↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 150
  10. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-05-26" (JP; 1995-05-12), page 31
  11. ↑ Gamers, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 38
  12. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-29), page 62
  13. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 98
  14. ↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 22
  15. ↑ MAN!AC, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 34
  16. ↑ MAN!AC, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-13), page 56
  17. ↑ Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 146
  18. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/95" (DE; 1995-08-23), page 80
  19. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 68
  20. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 148
  21. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 August" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 66
  22. ↑ Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 61
  23. ↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 25
  24. ↑ Sega Pro, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-08), page 60
  25. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 113
  26. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
  27. ↑ Última Generación, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 82
  28. ↑ Video Games, "9/95" (DE; 1995-08-30), page 96


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Gradius / Parodius games for Sega systems
Sega Master System
 Nemesis (1987) | Nemesis 2 (1987)
Sega Saturn
 Gradius Deluxe Pack (1996) | Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus (1997) | Konami Antiques MSX Collection Ultra Pack (1998)
Sega Saturn
 Parodius (1995) | Sexy Parodius (1996) | Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius: Forever With Me (1996)
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