Gradius Origins released this week and it’s pretty fantastic, but you can read my full review to see my more in-depth thoughts. Whether you’re a longtime series fan or a casual shoot ‘em up player, it ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. I can’t think of many game franchises that have been around ...
Gradius III ', which was released for super NES in 1990, is known to be prone to ' dropping ' which causes a delay in the game frame rate due to processing problems. Overseas ROM hacker Vitor Vilela ...
Publisher Konami has certainly made some missteps in preserving and re-releasing its older games. Silent Hill and Metal Gear “HD” collections of old have soured some players on Konami’s attempts to ...
Now, again, the gameplay is rather similar to Gradius 1 and 2, but there is a seventh slot in the power-bar now, which is usualy the well known devastating crash, or somethign else. This is all there ...
GameCentral speaks to producer Ryosaku Ueno about Gradius Origins, Salamander 3, and how to get younger gamers into 2D shooters. We don’t usually like doing email interviews, because you never get as ...
Konami has the greatest Gradius compilation headed for the PSP in February 2006. Gradius Portable brings together Gradius 1-4 plus Gradius Gaiden in one title. All of the games will utilize the full ...
In 1981, Konami released Scramble, a game that became the first ever side-scrolling shooter where you pilot an aircraft over a terrain filled with enemies. It was a simple concept -- avoid hazards, ...
The original Gradius arcade release was one of the first truly great side-scrolling shooters and, along with R-Type, spawned a legion of copycat video games back in the 80s and 90s. The Gradius titles ...