Sexy Parodius

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Sexy Parodius
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Konami
Developer: KCE Tokyo
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (1 track)
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1996-11-01 ¥4,8004,800 T-9514G
Non-Sega versions Arcade PlayStation

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Sexy Parodius (セクシーパロディウス) is an entry in the Parodius series of games.

Originally released in arcades, it is technically the fifth Parodius game, though only the third to see an arcade release. It is a sequel to Parodius Da!: Shinwa kara Owarai e (1990) and Gokujou Parodius!: Kako no Eikou o Motomete (1994), previously released together on Saturn as Parodius.

Gameplay

Sexy Parodius builds on the gameplay seen in Gokujou Parodius, the major difference being that each level now has a "mission", which if completed, will take the player on a different path through the game. The missions are technically optional (save for the first and last), and vary from shooting a certain number of enemies to collecting coins scattered around the stage.

Playable characters

Like Gokujou Parodius, Sexy Parodius offers a different cast of characters for player two, but aside from aesthetics, the power ups are the same.

	Vic Viper/Lord British
	The stars of Gradius, which have appeared in every Parodius game to date. The pair have the power up set of the original Gradius game. Missile Double Laser Option Shield
	Ivan/Toby
	Two penguins that replace series staple Pentarou, who originally appeared in Antarctic Adventure (and has been relegated to a non-playable secretarial role). Both were created specifically for this game and are based on rockhopper penguins. Iwatobi Missile Iwatobi Shot Bound Shot Option Pentarou X
	Hikaru/Akane
	From Gokujou Parodius!, two ladies dressed as rabbits, piloting large missiles. Hawk Wind Spread Bomb Carrot Formation Option Star
	Mambo/Samba
	From Gokujou Parodius!, two giant fish meant to parody the MSX2 game Space Manbow. Bubble Missile Control Laser Screw Laser Search Laser Barrier
	Michael/Gabriel
	From Gokujou Parodius!, two flying angel pigs. Strong Missile Wave Laser Round Shot Grade Up Aura
	Koitsu/Aitsu
	From Gokujou Parodius!, little stick men who fly in paper planes. Koitsu/Aitsu Missile Koitsu/Aitsu Shot Koitsu/Aitsu Way Koitsu/Aitsu Power Koitsu/Aitsu Barrier
	Option/Multiple
	In Gradius and Salamander (not to mention this game), Vic Viper and Lord British can collect "options" or "multiples" for extra fire power. In Sexy Parodius, the power ups have been given life and are playable in their own right. "Option" is a name Konami usually used in Gradius games while "multiple" sees use in Salamander. Koitsu/Aitsu-Modoki Michael/Gabriel-Modoki Thunder Cross-Modoki Sonoba Power Sonoba Barrier
	Shooting Star/Black Viper
	Replacements for TwinBee and WinBee from TwinBee Yahho!. Auto Option Wide Blast Spark Laser Black Power Psycho Field

History

To date, Sexy Parodius is the last shoot-'em-up game in the Parodius. A strategy game spin-off, Paro Wars was released later. This game is often considered to be the best of the series. As the name suggests, the game is slightly more risqué in nature than previous titles, but still remains fairly tame, with no sexual scenes whatsoever. Nevertheless it is assumed the premise of this game would have been difficult to sell in the western world, which is likely why it remained a Japan exclusive release.

Production credits

Sexy Parodius Segasaturn Staff

• Program: H.'Deluxe'Ueda, Akind.Takaki, Mura, H.Sato (Aki), Shutaro
• Design: T.Sagawa, Mariko, Takayoshi Satou
• Sound: Kiyohiko Yamane, AKY, Takabou, Hiroe Noguchi
• Product Design: S.Kumasaki
• Original Ac Staff: Chichibinta Tsukasa, Ohji, Paiman, Shuzilow.Ha, Magrou, Natsumi Bouike, Misugi Inagaki, Kaori Nishimura, Galaxy Namikoshi, Mayuko Kageshita, ARY, Izumi, Sita-Ru Senoo, Yoshikazu Matsui, Poper Takashi, Joshua Popenoe, Kumiko Watanabe, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Yuko Nagashima
• Special Thanks: Ishimaroid, Shigeko Tsuge, Takashi Tateishi, Hitomi Terada, Shoji Mori, Aoni Production, Arts Vision, Shepard Co.,Ltd.
• Supervise: Halky
• Produce: Kazumi Kitaue
• Development by: KCE Tokyo

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(C)1996 Konami All Rights Reserved

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In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Sexy Parodius/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-19: "1996-19 (1996-11-08)" (1996-10-25)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Famitsu (JP) 60 №413, p31 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) 80 Sega Saturn Magazine (readers) (JP) 78

	73
Based on 3 reviews

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 60 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 52 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 73 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 80 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 78

	69
Based on 5 reviews

Sexy Parodius

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	327,261,984	1996-08-20	CD-ROM (JP)	T-9514G V1.040

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	18,743	Messages from the developers.