Gokujō Parodius! ～Kako no Eikō o Motomete～

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Gokujō Parodius! ～Kako no Eikō o Motomete～

Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Release date(s)	^JPN 1994
Genre(s)	Horizontal scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single player multiplayer (alternating)
Platform(s)	Arcade, Super Famicom, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Input	8-way joystick, 3 buttons
Arcade cabinet	Upright
Arcade system(s)	Konami GX
Arcade display	Raster, horizontal orientation, 288 x 224 resolution

Gokujō Parodius! ～Kako no Eikō o Motomete～ (極上パロディウス～過去の栄光を求めて～, Gokujō Parodiusu! ～Kako no Eikō o Motomete～ ^?, lit. "Fantastic Parodius! ～Pursue the Glory of the Past～"), released in Europe as Fantastic Journey, is a scrolling shooter arcade game and the third title in the Parodius series produced by Konami. Like the rest of the series, it is a parody of the Gradius series and other Konami games.

1 Gameplay
2 Ports
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Gameplay

See also: Parodius series

Overall, the gameplay is identical to that of its predecessor, Parodius Da! －Shinwa kara Owarai e－, with several new characters to choose from. Also new, if you play a two-player game, the second player will have a different set of characters to select. They are clones of the first player characters, except with different names and slightly altered sprites or changed color palettes. These characters include: Vic Viper/Lord British, Pentaro/Hanako, Twinbee/Winbee, Takosuke/Belial, Hikaru/Akane, Mambo/Samba, Michael/Gabriel and Koitsu/Aitsu.

[edit] Ports

Gokujō Parodius! was ported to the Super Famicom in 1994. The only significant difference between the console and arcade version where added characters: Goemon/Ebisumaru from Ganbare Goemon, Dracula-Kun/Kid-D from Kid Dracula and Upa/Rupa from Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa.

Gokujō Parodius! was also ported along with Parodius Da! －Shinwa kara Owarai e－ on Gokujō Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack for PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1997.

[edit] Trivia

Stage 6 is based on Japanese folklore of the moon. This would explain why there are rabbits and a mochi factory where, according to legend, they are said to make the Japanese snack.
In the submarine section of stage 2, the player can see the remains of the Pirate Penguin, the first boss of Parodius Da! －Shinwa kara Owarai e－, laying on the background.