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Legendary Konami developer and creator of the Konami Code passed away
↑↑↓↓←→←→BA START This code was introduced by Kazuhisa Hashimoto in the Famicom (NES) port of Gradius as a testing tool, then discovered as a cheat code, and later became part of video game culture itself. RIP Mr. Hashimoto. This is Konami’s official declaration: Also, different industry personalities have spoken about the fact, such as Iken…
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I’M LOVE 💙
And now, a poem: Lord British is redVic Viper is BlueI’m give up your appelation’sTECHNICAL MONKEY
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Lord British Sprite Sheet from Salamander (PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16)
So I spent some more time on this great game to rip the Lord British sprite sheet from Salamander, which was also missing from the entire Internet (in this day and age… go figure!). I especially like the vertical version of this ship. Again, it was also submitted to The Spriters Resource for redundancy and…
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Untitled Gradius Meme
HONK! Damned goose, why you gotta go ruin every game with your stupid meme! Poor lil’ ducker has had enough!
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Vic Viper Sprite Sheet from Salamander (PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16)
So I was looking for a nice vertical sprite of Vic Viper from Salamander / Life Force, and couldn’t find one, so I decided to rip it myself from the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 version of the game. So here it is. It was also submitted to The Spriters Resource, so you can find it…
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No Power-Up Run Challenge Guide to the Gradius games
The No Power-Up Run Challenge is a recent new addition to the way people can play the Gradius games. To understand how this works, though, you need to know what exactly power-ups are in the games. A mechanic that sets Gradius apart from other similar side scrollers was its power-up system where you collect power-up…
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Crystal Core Gradius Wallpaper UHD 4K
I made this to celebrate #GradiusDay 🙂 Crystal Core is my favorite boss from Gradius III, and I love the soundtrack that plays when you fight him. Download full resolution wallpaper here 3840×2160 Follow and share if you like it! Don’t forget to follow on Twitter and Facebook, and of course join the Discord community!…
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Gradius Day is officially May 29
A celebration of the legacy of Gradius games by the fans of the games themselves! Gradius is an awesome game series, and we want to celebrate the joy it has given us along the years. Do you remember the first time you played a Gradius game? The first time you thought “Wow, that’s an awesome…
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Meet Gradius Archimendes, the Gradius version where power-ups are noodle boxes
Gradius was no stranger to ports and versions of the game, so why would it be weird if Konami featured noodles inside the NES flavor? The year was 1986 and Konami decided to promote the instant noodles brand Arukimendesu / Archimendes, which literally means “instant noodles to walk/to go”. How, you ask? Well, this version…
