This is mostly the parody of Gradius (Nemesis on some systems), with some flavor from other shoot-em-ups, like Twinbee. The series is available on numerous platforms.

The game is a right-to-left scrolling shoot-em-up. You can choose from 4 different flying creatures, with different weapons. You must finish 7 stages, each having a boss at the end. You may start at either one, but must complete every level to advance to the final stage.

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Alternate Titles

"パロディウスだ!　神話からお笑いへ" -- Japanese SNES spelling
"Parodius: Tako ga chikyuu o sukuu" -- MSX Japanese title
"Parodius: Non-Sense Fantasy" -- European SNES title
"Parodius Da!" -- Alternate title
"Parodius 1" -- Informal title

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
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The Press Says

Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Sep, 1991	92 out of 100	92
N-Force	Sep, 1992	91 out of 100	91
Total! (Germany)	May, 1994	1.75 out of 6	85
Power Play	Jul, 1991	85 out of 100	85

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Isn't the MSX version a different game?	2	Terok Nor (16793) Nov 19, 2010

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Trivia

European version

There are a few changes in the European SNES version:

During the intro, a cigarette was removed
In the Japanese version, the clown enemies in stage two have a Christian cross. This was changed to a wind-up key.
A background picture of a naked woman in level three, a parody of The Birth of Venus, was removed.
The licking animations of the stage three bosses were removed.
The bunny costumes and ears of female enemies in stage seven were removed.

A detailed list of changes can be found on schnittberichte.com (German).