Parodius

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Parodius
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Konami
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1-2
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Parodius for the Sega Saturn is a compilation of two arcade Parodius games (Parodius Da! －Shinwa kara Owarai e－ (パロディウスだ! －神話からお笑いへ－) and Gokujō Parodius! ～Kako no Eikō o Motomete～ (極上パロディウス ～過去の栄光を求めて～), labeled in game as "Parodius" and "Parodius: Fantastic Journey" in western releases). In Japan, the compilation is known as Gokujou Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack (極上パロディウスだ！DELUXE PACK).

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. The game is a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up, in which the player pilots various characters with their own set of weapons. The games are filled with Konami references and are heavily reliant on humour.

Though there have been several Parodius games, this compilation was one of the few releases to escape Japan. Parodius Da! has seen several western releases on home platforms such as the NES, but the original MSX Parodius game and the sequels to Gokujō Parodius have not been released in the west. Having said that, this compilation was not released in North America, meaning Gokujō Parodius! has never seen a North American release in any form.

The game was followed by Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
83 №44, p22/23 (international)
90 №34, p68/69/70
Sega Saturn
 87
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
20
[1]
Consoles + (FR)
82
[2]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[3]
Gamers (DE) PAL
87
[4]
Games World: The Magazine (UK)
72
[5]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
70
[6]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
83
[7]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
89
[8]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
89
[9]
Maximum (UK)
50
[10]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
84
[11]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
90
[12]
Player One (FR)
80
[13]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[14]
Saturn+ (UK) NTSC-J
85
[15]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
87
[16]
Sega News (CZ)
59
[17]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
63
[18]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[19]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
82
[20]
Última Generación (ES)
72
[21]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
87
[22]
Sega Saturn
 75
Based on
22 reviews

Parodius

Saturn, EU
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Saturn, JP
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Cover
  1. ↑ CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 82
  2. ↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 150
  3. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-05-26" (JP; 1995-05-12), page 31
  4. ↑ Gamers, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 38
  5. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-29), page 62
  6. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 98
  7. ↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 22
  8. ↑ MAN!AC, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 34
  9. ↑ MAN!AC, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-13), page 56
  10. ↑ Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 146
  11. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/95" (DE; 1995-08-23), page 80
  12. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 68
  13. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 148
  14. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 August" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 66
  15. ↑ Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 61
  16. ↑ Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 62
  17. ↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 25
  18. ↑ Sega Pro, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-08), page 60
  19. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 113
  20. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
  21. ↑ Última Generación, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 82
  22. ↑ Video Games, "9/95" (DE; 1995-08-30), page 96
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