Parodius series

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Parodius is a series of horizontally-scrolling shooters developed by Konami. The games are tongue-in-cheek parodies of Gradius, hence the name (Parodius is combination of "parody" and Gradius).

The seriues also parodies many other Konami franchises, including Castlevania, Goemon (known as "Mystical Ninja" in the U.S.), Lethal Enforcers and Tokimeki Memorial.

[edit] Games

There are five games in the Parodius series:

- Parodius - Tako wa Chikyuu o Sukuu (Parodius: The Octopus Saves the Earth) (1988, MSX2)

- Parodius Da! - Shinwa kara Owarai e (It's Parodius! From Myth to Laughter) (1990, arcade)

- Gokujyou Parodius! - Kako no Eikou wo Motomete (Ultimate Parodius - Pursue the Glory of the Past) (1994, arcade)

- Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius (Chatting Parodius) (1995, Nintendo Super Famicom)

- Sexy Parodius (1996, arcade, Sony PlayStation)

Numerous ports have been created. Parodius Da! was ported to the Game Boy, Famicom (NES), Super Famicom (SNES), PC Engine, PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Gokujou Parodius was ported to the Super Famicom, PlayStation and Saturn. The PlayStation and Saturn versions were a combined release of Parodius Da! and Gokujou Parodius called Gokujou Parodius Deluxe Pack. The last two titles were also released on both the PlayStation and Saturn.

Only a few of the games were released outside Japan: Parodius Da! and Gokujou Parodius were released in Europe, but none of the games were released in the United States.