We can all agree this is the best Gradius game of all time,

Man that first level music is too damn happy it just always makes me feel great

Usually seems to come down to either that or Gaiden, yeah.

>We can all agree

No.

>>3084190
But that's not V.

>>3084250
Treasure babby pls go. Your shmups are shit tier.

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>>3084190
nope

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>>3084263
Here's a (You) and a tip

>>3084283
I didn't like how this game made you go through the same stages except in reverse.

>>3084190
Pretty much, the arcade version though.

>>3084339
I agree, cheap way to make it longer.

>>3084230
spotted the contrarian

http://poal.me/j4fx67

VOTE, NOW!

Parodius>Gradius

>>3084534
Only weeaboos of the homosexual persuasion prefer Parodius to Gradius.

>>3084534
The correct opinion.

I thought Gradius III was considered the best

>>3085153

It is but it's also the most popular and /vr/ will never accept the most popular to be the best, they have to go for the most obscure, japan-only if possible.

>>3085153
3 has always been really controversial. Lots of people consider it to be a poorly programmed, overly difficult mess, others consider it to be a masterful challenge for hardcore players. Then the SNES version is practically a different game, and is also controversial. Lots of people consider it to be a much more reasonable and playable game than the original, while others consider it to be a dumbed-down babby mode game.

>>3085169

so it's either too hardcore or not hardcore enough

>>3085173
More or less, yeah.

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>It's a duel to the death with the evil gofers

>>3085176
It's even funnier when you read developer interviews and realize that "Gofer" is not just a random bit of Engrish, they intentionally did name the big bad that way with the knowledge that it meant "errand boy".

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Gradius II was a huge improvement over the first game, but the MSX trilogy added even more mechanics, like the ability to assimilate new upgrades from enemy warships. See >>3084283

Nemesis '90 Kai is tragically overlooked since it saw limited distribution through a platform that's pretty obscure outside of Japan. If I'm not mistaken, it might have been included in one of the Gradius PSP collections though.

Salamander or Gradius Gaiden>rest

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Parodius > Gradius

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II > IV > I > Gaiden > III > shit > V

>>3085210
It doesn't sadly. the Salamander Collection has MSX Gradius II though

>>3084190
iv and gaiden are best imo with 2 closely behind. Unlike most of the nob jockeys here i've actually looped them all.

>>3085434
congrats man youre soooo cooool! can i have your autograph?

>tfw the only gradius i can clear is the first one

how to git gud?

>>3087385
How can you clear Gradius 1 and not 2?
Gradius 2 (at least the NES version) is by far the easiest Gradius. Maybe Slowdius 3 for the SNES is almost as easy.

>>3087395
Not him, but I'm in the same boat. I've completed Gradius without a continue but to me Gradius II is hard as shit.

>>3085154
the fuck are you talking about, if anything III is the most infamous in the series, IV is the "obscure" one.