Remember those days when Konami was one of the cool guys in Gaming? This was the proof
@darkdogzstudioz4 жыл бұрын
@Hunter6213 then blamed the gamers when their sad attempt at using his IP for a cash grab failed.
@Wolfdragon925844 жыл бұрын
Back in the late 90s, I would rent just about any Konami game I saw. Seriously, all the games I played of theirs were quality titles!!! The good old days.
@AstragaiosCaelum3 жыл бұрын
@Hunter6213 and since they sue both Japanese and non-Japanese rhythm games.
@austinmorrison69532 жыл бұрын
@Hunter6213 oh how far the mighty have fallen!
@JordiLA2 жыл бұрын
before the 3D konami was the Queen
@yukinagato1573 Жыл бұрын
So many creative bosses, so many creative stages... The stage with the dumpster full of broken bosses will always be my favorite. This is a shmup done masterfully.
@VjRoboZ Жыл бұрын
Have you ever played Super Hydorah by locomardito?
@koopakape9 жыл бұрын
man, what an awesome game, I'd love to play it. That second stage that's full of the still-active remains of old bosses, too... awesome stuff!
@IamGilgamesh66610 жыл бұрын
The music is excellent.
@MegaKurtus2 жыл бұрын
The moai head boss have such a hilarious death sound.
@purwantiallan50893 жыл бұрын
Gradius Gaiden is the 2nd best gradius game.
@kasinalpha8 жыл бұрын
Konami was king when this was released. Metal gear Solid, This game, Castlevania SOTN, and many other games for PS1......I guess they blew all of their load at one time because they could use some of this magic now
@JoeyLamontagne7 жыл бұрын
Unless you're a DanceDance Revolution fan (and that is a reach in itself)
@andiarrohnds51636 жыл бұрын
this game is the only one which still holds up today. at the end, metal gear and castlevania are just games you liked when you were young
@KulvoWOW5 жыл бұрын
I agree that metal gear solid's gameplay has aged poorly but I think Sotn is still pretty great.
@andiarrohnds51635 жыл бұрын
yeah its alright, though it feels more like a generic platformer. definitely agree that metal gear is far more overrated though.
@MrSuperspeedsonic5 жыл бұрын
Konami rocks too in a lot of consoles, them can still rocks now, just give them time :-)
@Daishokurou11 жыл бұрын
Well, that was entertaining to watch. You have some legendary playing skills there. Fantastic job.
@DukeOnkled12 жыл бұрын
I think this game definitely had the best level design out of all of the series.
@MrCageman8 жыл бұрын
Konami just rocks. Music, gameplay.. man, what a great title this is
@jonnyretro58737 жыл бұрын
MrCageman Amazing game! 👍😎
@deathblowringo41685 жыл бұрын
Just like Castlevania Symphony of the Night uses the same soundfont as Gradius Gaiden. Both are released at the Same Year (1997).
@thebestcentaur5 жыл бұрын
*rocked
@darkdogzstudioz4 жыл бұрын
yeah, thats past tense, bro. they suck hard now.
@Wolfdragon925844 жыл бұрын
Konami meant quality back in those days!!!!
@MatthewBenson3212 жыл бұрын
Incredible music. The boss theme in particular reminds me of the boss music from Megaman X5. I can't understand why this brilliant game was a Gaiden and not the future of the series.
@natezarate5413 Жыл бұрын
Light In The Attic is releasing a double vinyl soundtrack!
@killeraven7 жыл бұрын
My god... So many years and I didn't know of this masterpiece. Is probably the BEST gradius in the series.. Silly me, I thought Treasure kicked the ass of Konami with Gradius V but, man this one ...... *sniff* *sniff** is a masterpiece.... :`)
@LPetal8610 жыл бұрын
I'd sure like to play this game sometime... Gotta love those classic Konami Moai Statues with the Ripple Beam!
@Blurgleflargle11 жыл бұрын
Glorious game. My second favourite in the series, after Gradius II. The only thing that holds it back a little is the overabundance of mechanical enemies and bosses and, accordingly, the lack of organic and fantasy-themed creatures.
@lamariangatesjr69665 жыл бұрын
The music is absolutely fantastic... In this series it always is though
@sebastianribeiro13353 жыл бұрын
Best Gradius ever made! 🔥
@daifuku746 жыл бұрын
'You think you can beat me with that, loser?" Moai Twins
@snotloutisagod29564 жыл бұрын
Then when you defeat them, you can say I JUST BEAT YOU WITH THAT... LOSER!!!!!
@LoppinLazy3 жыл бұрын
"Urgh..." -Moai twins
@andromedaone3640 Жыл бұрын
Konami always had great soundtracks and special effects.
@HankV3ntur312 жыл бұрын
My god what an awesome choice for a longplay. I imported this game from Japan ages ago when it came out in 97. Great times.
@Momoka76 жыл бұрын
What a good Gradius game this really was back in the day. But looking back ... this one beats Gradius 3 and Gradius 4 in my book. Gradius 3 just rehashes allot from Gradius 1, 2 and Salamander while Gradius 4 rehashes from Gradius 1, 2 and 3 ... just throwing in 3d Objects. All the while this game ... takes either completely _new_ ideas or ... puts a unique twist to old Levels(the Gravity Well that eats the Mountain Stage that appears in every Gradius) ... all the while it's graphics held up *very* well ... still looks great!
@DevWo32 жыл бұрын
This is definitely the more organic-alien and more friendly version of Einhander
@ArkhamKratos8 жыл бұрын
My second favorite space shooter game
@riverpb52504 жыл бұрын
man, the music was SOLID
@darkridearts2 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite Gradius games
@SaviourV10 жыл бұрын
Play this again. Loop 2. Heaven Core will face you in the Boss Rush.
@gunma747j8 жыл бұрын
omg....
@Angsc095 жыл бұрын
You're also Moai become quads and Booster core side must be avoided as well.
@johnrowen46043 жыл бұрын
If you are a Nintendo fan and never played any of the Gradius game's . Then you definitely need to try it . It's a lot of fun .
@legospacememe84682 жыл бұрын
The first one came out on NES. I think more came out on snes and there was one rebirth one on wii
@opaljk4835 Жыл бұрын
There was the 3 Parodius games on the snes, a Parodius on the nes (may have been 2…plus Gradius 1,2 and life force on the nes/famicom. And the sfc/snes Gradius 3. Then rebirth on the wii. Also nemesis on the game it and Gradius on the gba is pretty awesome. I wish they’d rerelease Gaiden, rebirth and galaxies.
@danielporchas27036 жыл бұрын
Que macizo esta el Gradius Gaiden, ya había escuchado que era uno de los mejores. Pero también está excelente el Gradius V PS2 luego el Gradius lll y Gradius IV
@VjRoboZ Жыл бұрын
Asi es carnal, muy macizo, pero casi igual de macizo esta Super Hydorah creado por locomardito, ¿ya lo jugaste?
@rychi5213 жыл бұрын
Ahh yes, i used to play this on my PsP
@walmansa7 жыл бұрын
"That doesn't hurt" -- a plant
@JoeyLamontagne7 жыл бұрын
"You think you can beat me with that? Loser." - Moai Statue
@wii12457 жыл бұрын
Kei Nanjo aka Easter Island head.
@jimmytsunami52756 жыл бұрын
"THAT DOESN'T HURT..." - - Giga's Rose
@gunbuckybucketman45785 жыл бұрын
"That doesn't hurt" // Dead*
@snotloutisagod29564 жыл бұрын
@@JoeyLamontagne Then you can say HA! I JUST BEAT YOU WITH THAT!!! LOSER!!!!!
@CelestialReturner7 жыл бұрын
I run all four Gradius Gaiden ships and Delta Tri as part of my Yugioh deck.
@AlmarAZL9S6 жыл бұрын
That reminds me, I need to search for someone that has a Gradius deck in a video gameplay of one of the Yu-Gi-Oh! games. I would like to see that.
@DukeOnkled12 жыл бұрын
Also up there in terms of boss design. This was an all-around good game.
@MegaPatron9 жыл бұрын
really loved stage 7! Nice longplay!
@noviedael80688 жыл бұрын
Dat Speed! on Stage 9!
@Angsc095 жыл бұрын
And also the music.
@snotloutisagod29563 жыл бұрын
That was cute how that boss of Stage 6 died. Shriveled up and fell off.
@b1llygo4t3 жыл бұрын
I always loved how the junk planet had bosses from gradius 3
@Seburo772 ай бұрын
Konami, we need Gradius Collection right now!! ;)
@snotloutisagod29564 жыл бұрын
Stage 7-- a typical humdrum volcano stage... *GRAVITY BEND BEHIND YOU* *stage is destroyed by black hole* What the @#*? !!!!!!
@FernandoGarcia-es7cs11 ай бұрын
Este es de los mejores gradius de todos el mejor me encanta el juego y tiene mejor musica 👍👍👍👍👍👍
@warlockguy429 жыл бұрын
This game is more Gradius IV then the Gradius IV arcade version on PS2
@EnigmaHood9 жыл бұрын
warlockguy42 How so? Was there something wrong with Gradius IV?
@warlockguy429 жыл бұрын
EnigmaHood No the arcade version on ps2 felt way different than Gradius IV on GBA
@EnigmaHood9 жыл бұрын
warlockguy42 Maybe the GBA version was the one that wasn't true to the arcade version.
@warlockguy429 жыл бұрын
EnigmaHood-_-
@EnigmaHood9 жыл бұрын
warlockguy42 What?
@JDragon2722 жыл бұрын
Konami also made these four playable star ships as Monster Cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. Vic Viper, Lord British Spacefighter, Jade Knight, and Falchion B (Beta).
@blazingsoulhunter2862 Жыл бұрын
Why this game never saw a North American or PAL (Europe/Oceania) release is beyond me. It would’ve been perfect localization fodder.
@WeskerSega Жыл бұрын
Same reason why Konami didn't bring the Gradius Deluxe Pack, Salamander Deluxe Pack and TwinBee Deluxe Pack outside Japan. By that time, they simply didn't have faith in shoot 'em ups doing well outside Japan. It was pretty miraculous that at least the Parodius Deluxe Pack did make it outside Japan (but only to Europe, with the North American release being cancelled). What's more ilogical is why this game never made it to the Sega Saturn, when all the aforementioned Deluxe Packs and also the other Parodius titles and the Konami Antiques MSX Collection (which did have several MSX shoot 'em ups) did make it to the Sega Saturn alongside the PlayStation. This was the only shoot 'em up that Konami released exclusively to the PlayStation while not making it to the Sega Saturn, even if it was afterwards.
@ikagura Жыл бұрын
@@WeskerSega Nor any Arcade port of the game.
@CricketDynamo720 Жыл бұрын
The best we got was the version in the Gradius Collection for the PSP. It's a crime that neither Konami or ACA hasn't put this on any of the newer consoles. This deserves to be played on a larger screen that the PSP.
@ikagura Жыл бұрын
@@CricketDynamo720 At least emulation is a thing but I agree.
@samus-rd1channel5852 жыл бұрын
I love this game!
@newageoffreedom3 жыл бұрын
Sadly they don't make games like this anymore
@opaljk4835 Жыл бұрын
Konami doesn’t, but there are a lot of great new shmups ovee the last 5 years
@rosmayanti64783 жыл бұрын
Destroy The Core!
@triplestar10012 жыл бұрын
"Close your eyes...use your head..." OOOPPSS!...wrong shmup series, LOL! (if you really know about Taito, you'll get the joke!) anyways, astounding gameplay as always, Valis AKA Keeper Of The Sword!
@cedricvidal8105 Жыл бұрын
I love gradius Gaiden
@andiarrohnds5163 Жыл бұрын
easily one of the best shumps. no others have this much soul. others can be high quality but it always seems like a generic or manufactured type of high quality. and others can just be way too over the top
@massarowibrahim75834 жыл бұрын
Stunning job.thank you so much ...
@user-tw3rh9po4t8 ай бұрын
35:22 This unironically sounds like Mangle’s sounds in FNAF2.
@Bloodreign112 жыл бұрын
No, Konami copyrighted the Salamander name, and for a while I and a few friends thought that Konami and M2 would follow up on Gradius Rebirth with Salamander Rebirth. Sadly this never came to fruition and the game has never happened. Instead Konami continued on with a Contra and Castlevania Rebirth and it looks like the Salamander game got canned.
@saibamoe12 жыл бұрын
Good work , damn this is a fine game .
@SNARC1512 жыл бұрын
How this is not a Japanese PSOne Classic on PSN I have no idea. Yes, I know it is available as part of Gradius Collection, but I do not own a PSP. I want to play this on my PS3!
@agreedboarart318825 күн бұрын
Gradius Gaiden. Best one. Darius Gaiden. Best one. Interesting coincidence. 😅
@TheAxelay3 жыл бұрын
The old days of Konami when they cared now they're faded into distance just like alot of video game brands. They lose their mantra, will and money and greed take over and are hated by their fans. After Gradius V, we'll never another version except an indie clone or a fan made variant..Atleast there's still R-Type and Darius franchises just sigh..
@alienspacebat521811 жыл бұрын
No, that's Brain Golem. And how I heard that quote was "I hope to be entertained."
@turbohusque12 жыл бұрын
WOW! I always loved the Gradius games, but this one takes the cake. could never really play them because they just too ass-tardedly fucking hard, and I wound up chucking the controller, so watching these long plays is a chance for me to actually see past Stage 2.
@ReikuYin12 жыл бұрын
@MasterRBertLink Yes. I believe it's DLC for the various systems.
@sergiosandoval41073 жыл бұрын
Toda una belleza de juego es genial
@marcuswilson849710 жыл бұрын
This have better stage music then gradius galexies
@dumiclumic44235 жыл бұрын
Konami were great in past times. Now this greatness has disappeared into nowhere, many series are forgotten, nothing interesting is created.
@Isaac-gh5ku8 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine a crossover of two series? Gradius and Strike Witches or Gradius and Sky-Girls.
@artemisiabellashcroft51198 жыл бұрын
that would be awesome. but meanwhile gradius has crossed over with sky girl already.
@gulyasdavid61705 жыл бұрын
fun,good game
@ikagura Жыл бұрын
To me it's the real Gradius 4. The arcade game we got was kinda underwhelming (and too "classic") for a proper sequel to 3.
@diegocrusius4 жыл бұрын
all gradius games are fun
@omegalavender6 жыл бұрын
Apparently, I've been missing all of the great PSX games. :|
@Wolfdragon925844 жыл бұрын
As awesome as the PS1 was, us Americans could have used more shooters on it. Sony of America skipped us over on this game, Zanac X Zanac, and Darius Gaiden. Jerks!!!!
@jaymorpheus1112 жыл бұрын
It'd be cool if there was a special attack where you'd call picard from star trek and he clears the screen of enemies. "make it so"
@siapola88113 жыл бұрын
Purple plane has the best laser
@foxstar90866 ай бұрын
The brain enemy what are you doing here dragon quest
@Isaac-gh5ku8 жыл бұрын
Can you guys imagine a crossover between two series? Gradius and Touhou Project.
@Isaac-gh5ku8 жыл бұрын
+Samanosuke2727 That would be pretty awesome too.
@artemisiabellashcroft51198 жыл бұрын
very challenging game!!!
@TheAxelay Жыл бұрын
Otomedius!
@henriquefx28772 жыл бұрын
Frikin awesome game
@waynecuff31402 жыл бұрын
Fantastic game, love Salamander 2 as well. But my favourite is Gradius 3 on snes:)
@playismylife5 жыл бұрын
I has seeing this game's power item another game.
@valkiriforce Жыл бұрын
17:03 Wow, trash-talking Moai heads!
@HenriqueRaposoHenryClaro Жыл бұрын
_Night at the Museum_ vibes? 🗿
@JoeyLamontagne7 жыл бұрын
EXCUSE ME!!! Where's Heaven's Gate (the TRUE final boss of the Boss Rush)?
@siapola88113 жыл бұрын
Purple jet is the best one among the 4
@romurus4103 Жыл бұрын
Not have Loop 2 ?
@fernandotorresgarcia73184 жыл бұрын
GRADIUS GAIDEN FOR SEGA SATURN 1998 KONAMI
@WeskerSega Жыл бұрын
Should have done. It was really odd it wasn't.
@QuakedoomNukem10 жыл бұрын
can you do longplay on gradius III and IV: Gradius IV?
@uzziel5242 жыл бұрын
Nice game this port should be renamed gradius gaiden+ When konami made a saturn version
@andreatastiere8 жыл бұрын
This game would have been much better if it was produced for the Saturn!
@Isaac-gh5ku8 жыл бұрын
Is there any Gradius games for the Sega Saturn?
@andreatastiere8 жыл бұрын
Of course there are! There's Gradius Collection (Gradius 1 and 2), Salamander Collection (Salamander, Life Force and Salamander 2) and in the Konami MSX collection you can find the ports Nemesis 1, 2 and 3 plus Salamader and Paroudius as well!
@Isaac-gh5ku8 жыл бұрын
+Andrea Celauro Wow. Thanks.😀
@Shadowfynx8 жыл бұрын
+Andrea Celauro thanks for the info man!
@Bloodreign16 жыл бұрын
We'll never know now will we.
@MasterRBertLink12 жыл бұрын
I've been hearing about a game called " Salamander ReBirth " on some webpages devoted to Gradius. Is this game real?
@areotaco50447 жыл бұрын
There was an upgrade with green circles coming out of you which was very powerful? Where is that?
@MetalSonicodraco73427 жыл бұрын
AreoTaco In Otomedius Gorgeous I guess, Esmeralda was such extremedly OP
@CelestialReturner7 жыл бұрын
AreoTaco Round Laser. It's only used for Jade Knight.
@Shendu101012 жыл бұрын
Cool.
@ochara201112 жыл бұрын
Nice
@DecidophobiaGuy697 жыл бұрын
Where is Heaven Gate in stage 8?
@EirinYagokoro6 жыл бұрын
李晉熙 it's on 2nd loop
@andreszeballos9812 Жыл бұрын
33:22
@helmaliaputri92104 жыл бұрын
Lho Pembukaan Mirip Pembukaan Thunder Force
@arseck91267 жыл бұрын
el jefe final se pone dificil? , que clase de gradius es este
@eduardocazellarodriguez67896 жыл бұрын
arseck El mas dificil por eso la palabra gaiden xD
@yuppie10313 жыл бұрын
命がいくつあっても足りないプレイだなw
@andiarrohnds51636 жыл бұрын
12:52
@rorhg011 жыл бұрын
THAT was the final boss? Talk about one of the worst final bosses of all time...
@JNelt112 жыл бұрын
29:05 nazi core
@Mr_x_199223 жыл бұрын
What's up with the backgrounds Konami? Every Gradius game has barely to no backgrounds lol. So lame, Last Resort, a game that came 5 years before this crap has much better backgrounds