Parodius

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Description

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: Non-Sense Fantasy" -- European SNES title
• "Parodius Da!" -- Alternate title
• "Parodius 1" -- Informal title

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Penguins
• Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up
• Parodius series

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Critic Reviews

Joystick (French)	SNES	Sep, 1992	94 out of 100	94
Joystick (French)	TurboGrafx-16	Apr, 1992	93 out of 100	93
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Game Boy	Sep, 1991	92 out of 100	92
Play Time	SNES	1993	92 out of 100	92
Super Play (UK)	SNES	Mar, 1993	86 out of 100	86
GameFan Magazine	TurboGrafx-16	Apr, 1993	85.75 out of 100	86
Mega Fun	SNES	Mar, 1994	85 out of 100	85
Play Time	NES	Oct, 1992	80 out of 100	80
Nintendo Life	SNES	Aug 07, 2010		80
Video Game Den	NES	Jul 26, 2010		60

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Isn't the MSX version a different game?	2	Terok Nor (28954) Nov 19, 2010

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).

Awards

• Power Play
  • Issue 02/1993 – #2 Best SNES Game in 1992
  • Issue 02/1993 – #2 Best Handheld Game in 1992