Parodius

Game developer

Title screen

Setup screen

Player selection

Stage 1 beginning

Close to the end of stage 1

Stage 1 boss

Title screen

"I am Octopus, programmer of hope and dreams."

"The Bug", arch-nemesis of the Octopus.

"The Bug" eats his way through the asteroid belt, on his way towards Earth.

The five heroes: Octopus, Penguin, Goemon, Popollon and Vic Viper.

Beginning of first level

Halfway through level 1

The Play Select screen.

A quote from the Octopus's diary.

Tako, the programmer.

The five heroes of the game: Tako, Pentarou the penguin, Goemon, Popolon and Big Viper. The famous Konami characters that appear in many of their games.

It's a parody, remember?

A huge Easter island statue.

Two end of level bosses.

Programming dreams seems not a very good idea.

Parodius title screen

Character Select.

Select Auto power-up or Manual power-up.

Start of level 1

Enemies on the ground.

Shoot the birds for power-ups.

Parodius Da title screen.

The statue heads of Easter island.

It's seems Tako is working in the circus.

Don't get hit by bullets.

A mid-level boss.

End of level boss of level one.

Title Screen (PAL / European version)

Player Select

Player Select Game Options

Big guns in the Lollipop level

Death of an Octopus!

Title Screen (Japanese)

The skeletons are difficult, the pigs are easy

A horde of goblins attack!

A ghostly spirit of a boss

Inside the bathhouse, penguins take their showers

Interrupting an octopus washing his hair is just rude

Twinbee swims underwater unleashing many boxing glove punches!

Intro

Title screen

Play as Vic Viper, Octopus, Twin Bee or Pentarou

The first level

Defeated the cat-ship

The first boss

Picked up a megaphone

Fly between the dancer's legs at the right moment

The second boss

Shoot your way through these bubbles

Another boss-fight

In-between levels, you can shoot some easy enemies to power up

If you collect a green bell, you become large and invincible