Parodius

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Parodius

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Konami

Developer: Konami

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
JP	1995-05-19^[2]	¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e^[3]	T-9501G
EU	1995-11^[4]^[5]		T-9501H-50
DE	1995-11^[4]		T-9501H-50
PL	1996
AU	199x

Non-Sega versions
PlayStation

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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.

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.

Parodius: Fantastic Journey

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.

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.

History

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.

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

Screenshot

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!

Presented By: Konami

We Love Gradius 1

Source:

In-game credits^[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^[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Parodius/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-06: "June 1995" (1995-05-08)

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]

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #22 (1996-01-10)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Consoles (FR)

20

^[14]

Consoles + (FR)

82

^[15]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[16]

Gamers (DE)

PAL

87

^[17]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

72

^[18]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

PAL

70

^[19]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

83

^[20]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

89

^[21]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

89

^[22]

Maximum (UK)

50

^[23]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-J

84

^[24]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

90

^[25]

Player One (FR)

80

^[11]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[26]

Saturn+ (UK)

NTSC-J

85

^[27]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

87

^[5]

Sega News (CZ)

59

^[28]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

63

^[29]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[30]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

82

^[31]

Última Generación (ES)

72

^[32]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-J

87

^[33]

	75
Based on 22 reviews

Parodius

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, EU
Cover

Saturn, DE
Cover

Saturn, AU
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

522,096,960

CD-ROM (EU)

T-9501H-50 V2.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

522,082,848

1995-04-08

CD-ROM (JP)

T-9501G V1.001

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

522,082,848

CD-ROM (JP)

T-9501G (Alt) V1.002

Track list

1. Data track

2. Opening (00:13)
From: Title Select

3. Konami Logo (00:12)

► 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

NEC Retro has more information related to Parodius Da!

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	Nemesis (1987) \| Nemesis 2 (1987)
	Gradius Deluxe Pack (1996) \| Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus (1997) \| Konami Antiques MSX Collection Ultra Pack (1998)
	Parodius (1995) \| Sexy Parodius (1996) \| Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius: Forever With Me (1996)

[:File:Parodius_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:Parodius Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

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[:File:SSM_JP_19950601_1995-06.pdf_p4-3] Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 4

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-11.pdf_p2-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 MAN!AC, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 2

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_21.pdf_p62-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 62

[:File:GokuParo-pd_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-6] File:GokuParo-pd_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:GokuParo-gp_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-7] File:GokuParo-gp_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_13.pdf_p82_.2882.2F83.29-8] CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 82/83 (82)

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_01.pdf_p146_.28146.2F147.29-9] Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 146/147 (146)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega34UK.pdf_p68_.2868-70.29-10] Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 68-70 (68)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_059.pdf_p148-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 148

[:File:SSM_JP_19950601_1995-06.pdf_p113_.28111.29-12] Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 111 (113)

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12_.2810.29-13] Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 10 (12)

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_13.pdf_p82-14] CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 82

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_045.pdf_p150-15] Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 150

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

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-12.pdf_p38-17] Gamers, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 38

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_14.pdf_p62-18] Games World: The Magazine, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-29), page 62

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_052.pdf_p98-19] Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 98

[:File:Joypad_FR_Supplement_044_International.pdf_p22-20] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 22

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

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-10.pdf_p56-22] MAN!AC, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-13), page 56

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_01.pdf_p146-23] Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 146

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-09.pdf_p80-24] Mega Fun, "09/95" (DE; 1995-08-23), page 80

[:File:MeanMachinesSega34UK.pdf_p68-25] Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 68

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-08_19950815.pdf_p66-26] Saturn Fan, "1995 August" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 66

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_02.pdf_p61-27] Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 61

[:File:Sega_News_4_CZ.pdf_p25-28] Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 25

[:File:SegaPro_UK_47.pdf_p60-29] Sega Pro, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-08), page 60

[:File:SSM_JP_19950601_1995-06.pdf_p113-30] Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 113

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-31] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12

[:File:UltimaGeneracion_ES_08.pdf_p82-32] Última Generación, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 82

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-09.pdf_p96-33] Video Games, "9/95" (DE; 1995-08-30), page 96

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

Parodius

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Contents

Games included

History

Versions

Localised names

Screenshot

Production credits

Parodius Da!

Gokujou Parodius!

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

Track list

Extra content

References