Gradius

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PC-8801 mkII SR PC Engine
Gradius
System(s): PC-8801 mkII SR, PC Engine, Virtual Console (Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U), Windows 8
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Konami
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up
Number of players: 1, 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1986 ¥6,8006,800 JP 1991-11-15 ¥6,0006,000 KM91001 JP ▼ 2007-08-07 600pts600 JP ▼ 2010-06-10 JP ▼ 2013-12-25 ¥598 (628)628i JP ▼ 2014-04-16 ¥581 (628)628i US ▼ 2017-02-02 $6.996.99 EU ▼ 2017-02-02 €6.996.99 DE ▼ 2017-02-02 €6.996.99 UK ▼ 2017-02-02 £6.296.29 JP ▼ 2013-12-19 ¥276 (290)290i
Non-NEC versions Arcade Amstrad CPC Commodore 64 Game Boy MSX Nintendo Entertainment System X1 X68000 ZX Spectrum

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Gradius (グラディウス) is a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up game created by Konami and originally released in the arcades in 1985. Its popularity led to the game being ported to numerous consoles and computers, including the PC-8801 mkII SR in 1986 and the PC Engine in 1991. Both NEC versions were released only in Japan, with the latter version receiving a Western release via the Wii U Virtual Console and the PC Engine mini decades later.

Production credits

PC Engine version

• Programmer: T.Tokuda, T.Kou
• Graphic designer: T.Miyoshi, H.Morii, M.Suenaga
• Sound Designer: H.Muraoka
• Producer: A.Nagata
• Special thanks to: K.Hashimoto, R.Shogaki, M.Fukunaga
• Presented by: Konami

Source:

In-game credits (JP)

Digital manuals

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  PC Engine mini JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Gradius/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

PC-8801 mkII SR version

PC-8801 mkII SR, JP
Cover

PC Engine version

NEC Retro Average
Publication Score Source Computer & Video Games 92 №123, p30-31

	92
Based on 1 review

PC Engine, JP
Cover
Card

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 0517da65 MD5 16fe78b1630a790bee6755e3c850a366 SHA-1 338f62b6d57f30b1850c32f5ae0d8c26c761974b	256kB		Card (JP)
✔	CRC32 a5273cc4 MD5 e4275f5b3de32a19711d8f466e5d12c2 SHA-1 0272c9094df0ee05eb5d6f7289a694a92341e83e	256kB		Wii U Virtual Console (World)

External links

• Gradius on Nintendo eShop (Nintendo 3DS): JP
• Gradius on Nintendo eShop (Wii U): JP, US, UK
• Gradius on Windows Store: JP

References

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