![]() ![]() Gradius Deluxe Pack Plus came out on the Saturn and PS1 in Japan, but it wasn't until Gradius Collection on PSP that we got Gradius II officially, not counting the arcade game which was released here, I believe, as Vulcan Venture. It seems like a good game, but I was much more impressed with Life Force given the graphics were better and 2 players could play at once. My first experience with Gradius was at a friend's house in 1987. As for EGM, I remember those issues really well, they were the first two I bought at a grocery store. For me, it was great to see the GamePro coverage since I had never read that issue as a kid, I started with the one right after it. If we compare the first generation of games with games released from 1991 to 1994 it is a huge graphical and processing difference.lendelin, you're welcome. The chip development for the NES cartridges were exceptional. I just played a couple of weeks ago Gradius III and V again, and I had a great time. I think there is a collection of Gradius for handhelds, otherwise I guess the only way to get it is the Famicom version. Little did I know that shoot-em-ups are a very tough genre! Without the Konami code I would have had a hard time finishing it. ![]() Life Force was one of my earliest experiences on the NES, and you can imagine how frustrating it was hardly used to videogames. Great to read about Gradius II, it looks fantastic for a game from 1988. ![]() Wonderful stuff to read, I don't have the Gamepros and EGMs of 1989, only from 1990 on. The leaps from NES Gradius to LifeForce / Salamander to Gradius II Famicom on the same console was pretty spectacular, though Gradius II on the Famicom had some extra help in the form of a. It was even more impressive than Life Force was. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Parallaxscroll, thanks so much for posting the scans of the old mags. The Famicom version of Gradius II fascinated me, because we never got it on the NES in the United States. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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