Parodius (series)
| Parodius | |
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| Genres | Scrolling shooter, Turn-based strategy |
| Developers | Konami |
| Publishers | Konami |
| Platforms | Arcade, MSX, X68000, PC Engine, Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super Famicom, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Mobile Phone, PlayStation Portable, Virtual Console (Wii and Wii U), EGG Project (from Windows Store) |
| First release |
Parodius: The Octopus that Saves the Earth April 28, 1988 |
| Latest release |
Gokuraku Parodius A November 2010 |
| Spin-offs | Otomedius |
| Gokujō Parodius | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Namie Iwao |
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| Published by | Shinseisha |
| Magazine | Gamest Comics 049 |
| Published | June 24, 1995 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Kyukyoku Parodius | |
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| Studio album / Audio drama | |
| Released | May 3, 1997 |
| Genre | Audio drama |
| Length | 63:20 |
| Label | King |
The Parodius (パロディウス Parodiusu?) series is a series of horizontally scrolling shooters developed by Konami. The games are tongue-in-cheek parodies of Gradius, hence the name (Parodius is a portmanteau of Parody and Gradius). It also parodies many other Konami franchises, including Antarctic Adventure, Castlevania, Xexex, Axelay,Thunder Cross, Taisen Puzzle-Dama, Space Manbow, Ganbare Goemon, Lethal Enforcers, Tokimeki Memorial and TwinBee.
There are Six games in the Parodius series (arranged by title, year of its debut and original platform) In addition, three Pachislot games based on the characters were released in 1998 and 2010.:
Numerous ports have been created. The Octopus Saves the Earth was converted to mobile phones, to Virtual Console of the Wii and Wii U and to EGG Project from Windows Store. Parodius Da! －Shinwa kara Owarai e－ was ported to the Game Boy, Famicom (NES), Super Famicom (SNES), PC Engine, PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Gokujō Parodius! was ported to the Super Famicom, PlayStation and Saturn. The PlayStation and Saturn versions were a combined release of Parodius Da! －Shinwa kara Owarai e－ and Gokujō Parodius! called Gokujō Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack. The last two titles were also released on both the PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
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