Trivia
Arcade version
The coin-op arcade version of this game was such a success, rumor has it that it caused a coin shortage in Japan.
Konami Code
The NES version was the first game to use the famous Konami Code.
BBC Micro conversion
A & B Computing reported in 1987 about a BBC Micro port that was developed, but never finished. The programmer was later revealed to be
Kenton Price.
NES version
In the arcade game, players could carry up to four options. Due to technical limits of the NES, here they can only have two.
X68000 supplement
Gradius was bundled with the X68000 computer in Japan, which enforces its status as a "killer app".
Awards
- Power Play
- 1987 - #3 Best C64 Game '87
- Issue 01/1990 - Best Nintendo Game in 1989
Information also contributed by
Игги Друге,
Dracula Marth and
Maw
