gradius
Retro

What The Original Star Fox, Mega Man, Mother And Gradius Would Look Like In HD

YouTube user rickonami has done a wonderful thing. He’s remade the intro to Star Fox on the SNES, only now it’s in fancy HD, and includes some nods to the N64 game.

January 16, 2012
In Real Life

Why’s The Konami Code So Damn Easy To Remember?

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.

September 13, 2011
News

Vic Viper, You Are Cleared For Take-Off

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.

May 17, 2011
News

The Official LEGO Set Inspired By Gradius

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.

April 22, 2011
Xbox

Girly Shoot ‘Em Up Otomedius Excellent Still Coming This Year

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.

February 17, 2011
PlayStation

This Game Cancellation Shoots Up My Heart’s Core

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.

January 30, 2011
News

Japanese Super Scribblenauts Features Special Guest Stars

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.

January 28, 2011
Nintendo

Scribblenauts Has Changed

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…

December 8, 2010

See The 193 LEGO Vic Vipers Of ‘Nnovvember’

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.”

November 26, 2010
News

Otomedius Excellent Not Excellent Enough For 2010

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.

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