If you grew up in the 1980s and played video games, you know the Konami Code. It’s very easy to remember. Kazuhisa Hashimoto, inventor of the Konami Code, said there’s a reason for that. More »
So, blogger RoboRay bought himself a model kit of a Vic Viper fighter from classic shooter series Gradius. Upon completion, he took some photos. Not boring inside photos. Wonderful outside, pretend-the-Vic-Viper-is-actually-flying photos. More »
A new, official LEGO set called “Earth Defense HQ” may look at first glance to be just another space-based LEGO set. Upon closer examination, though, it not only pays tribute to classic shooter Gradius, but something more important. More »
The side-scrolling shmup that’s part Gradius, part anime fetish fulfilment, Otomedius Excellent, is coming to the Xbox 360 later this year. Konami reassured fans of Gradius gameplay today that the brightly coloured arcade shooter that features girls-as-spaceships is still on the cards with a handful of new screen shots. More »
Back in 2005, Tokyo-based game maker Konami revealed it was working on a handful of titles for the then unreleased PS3. Games like Metal Gear Solid 4 and Gradius. MGS4 was released, but Gradius VI wasn’t. More »
Super Scribblenauts was published in Japan by Konami (which also handled the original Scribblenauts). That explains why Solid Snake, in this image tweeted by Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, shows up in the game. Snake’s got company, too. More »
Scribblenauts is out in Japan, and to make up for the delay, some extra characters have been added to the game. Like who? Well, the fact it’s been published by Konami might give you an idea or two… More »
The star of Konami’s classic side-scrolling shoot ‘em up Gradius has been remixed, re-imagined and rebuilt hundreds of times in LEGO brick form, perhaps most notably by late brick enthusiast Nate Nielson. So it was remixed again this past “Nnovvember.” More »
Konami’s cute-’em-up Otomedius (think Gradius meets boobs) was supposed to be this year in The Land of the Rising Sun. Supposed to be, because it won’t. More »
Konami offered a single level’s worth of its next great titillating side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, Otomedius Excellent, at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Being a fan of Gradius-style gameplay and cleavage, we had to go hands on. More »
