Parodius is an arcade developed by Konami, released 28 May 1988 on Wii U, Wii and MSX.
What Parodius is
Parodius is an arcade game developed by Konami and released in 1988. It is available on Wii U, Wii and MSX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Parodius, also known as Parodius: The Octopus Saves the Earth, is the first title in the Parodius series. The name itself is a portmanteau of "Gradius" and "Parody" and, eponymously, the game is a parody of the Gradius series of space-based horizontally scrolling shooters. The gameplay is very similar to the Gradius games, with other aspects from games such as TwinBee. However, the characters are replaced with silly characters taken from either these or other Konami games, as well as Japanese culture. The player can play as either Tako (father of Takosuke), an octopus, the Penguin (father of Pentarou) from Antarctic Adventure and the exclusive MSX game Penguin Adventure, Goemon from the…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Parodius series
Parodius is the first of 17 entries we hold in the Parodius series. The next entry was Parodius da!: Shinwa kara Owarai he in 1990.
What it launched against
Parodius launched on 28 May 1988, within three weeks of Blaster Master and Altered Beast.
Released around the same time: Blaster Master, Altered Beast.
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When did Parodius come out?
Parodius was released on 28 May 1988 for Wii U, Wii and MSX.
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