Update: March 13, 2008
«©NCSX» The dead serious Gradius games were dark, somber, and stone cold. Konami realized this back in 1988 and decided to lighten things up by parodying their flagship shooter series with a little game called Parodius. Instead of powerful space ships such as the Vic Viper or the Lord British, Parodius gave players control of a pink octopus named Takosuke which flew and blasted away with blazing lasers. From there, the Parodius series gained more characters, more bizarre bosses, and enraptured fans with light-hearted visuals that were very Japanese. Konami collects five Parodius games on a single PSP UMD and throws in screen adjustment facilities, in-game modifiers, and a very convenient save/load function. The music in the Parodius games are bright, lively, and crisp so Konami included a BGM player in the software so gamers can listen to the tunes without having to play through the different games. The five games contained in Parodius Portable are: 1) Parodius (1988, 2007) MSX Remake
2) Parodius Da! (1990) Coin-op version
3) Gokujou Parodius: Kakou no Eikou wo Momomete (1994)
4) Sexy Parodius (1996)
5) Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius - forever with me - (1996) Jan Code: 4988602140729 View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website. NCS Game Notes
» Press START to pause any of the games in progress at any time and the following game options pop up: SCREEN ZOOM
Set the screen to NORMAL, LARGE or FULL. The NORMAL mode features a square screen surrounded by a lot of border area. LARGE spreads out the screen so that only a little bit of border appears on the left and the right. FULL stretches the screen entirely across the width of the PSP screen. LOAD GAME
Retrieve save data from the memory stick duo. SAVE GAME
Store data to the memory stick duo. DELETE DATA
Erase data from the memory stick duo.
» Either the d-pad or analog nub may be used for control. » The OPTIONS menu on the main screen features the following selections: Game Level: Easy, Normal, Hard
Difficulty Rise: Half, Normal
Life: 1 to 9 selectable
Power Up: Semi-Auto, Auto, Manual
Roulette: On, Off
Hit Size: Small, Normal
Wait Level: 0 to 3
Screen Size: Wide, Original
Screen Zoom: Full, Normal, Large
BGM Mode: Tuned, Original
Default: Tuned, Original » The Music Gallery features approximately 100 BGM and sound effects from the five games. The Music Gallery features a versatile music player utility that can Repeat, Shuffle, and Skip tracks. If you highlight a track and play it, the player will automatically play the next track after each one ends. This document is ©NCSX 2008. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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