Parodius

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Parodius

Publisher: Konami

Developer: Konami

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1-2

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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; Parodius Da!: Shinwa kara Owarai e (パロディウスだ! －神話からお笑いへ－) and Gokujou Parodius!: Kako no Eikou 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" respectively in western releases). It was released for the console in 1995 in Japan and Europe.

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. The games are filled references to Konami's history, humour and frequently require you to shoot scantily clad women.

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

Parodius

Parodius or, more accurately, Parodius Da!: Shinwa kara Owarai e 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)).

Parodius Da! 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.

Parodius: Fantastic Journey

Parodius: Fantastic Journey, also known simply as Fantastic Journey and in Japan, Gokujou Parodius!: Kako no Eikou o Motomete 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 was released in Europe, the only home port, one for the Super Famicom, remained in Japan.

Physical Scans

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

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	75
Based on 22 reviews

Parodius

Saturn, EU
Cover

Saturn, JP
Cover

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_13.pdf_p82-1] CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 82

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_045.pdf_p150-2] Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 150

[3] Famitsu, "1995-05-26" (JP; 1995-05-12), page 31

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-12.pdf_p38-4] Gamers, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 38

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_14.pdf_p62-5] Games World: The Magazine, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-29), page 62

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_052.pdf_p98-6] Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 98

[:File:Joypad_FR_Supplement_044_International.pdf_p22-7] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 22

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-08.pdf_p34-8] MAN!AC, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 34

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-10.pdf_p56-9] MAN!AC, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-13), page 56

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_01.pdf_p146-10] Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 146

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-09.pdf_p80-11] Mega Fun, "09/95" (DE; 1995-08-23), page 80

[:File:MeanMachinesSega34UK.pdf_p68-12] Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 68

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_059.pdf_p148-13] Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 148

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-08_19950815.pdf_p66-14] Saturn Fan, "1995 August" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 66

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_02.pdf_p61-15] Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 61

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_21.pdf_p62-16] Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 62

[:File:Sega_News_4_CZ.pdf_p25-17] Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 25

[:File:SegaPro_UK_47.pdf_p60-18] Sega Pro, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-08), page 60

[:File:SSM_JP_19950601_1995-06.pdf_p113-19] Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 113

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-20] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12

[:File:UltimaGeneracion_ES_08.pdf_p82-21] Última Generación, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 82

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-09.pdf_p96-22] Video Games, "9/95" (DE; 1995-08-30), page 96

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