Gradius [Model RC742]

MSX cart. published 38 years ago by Konami Industry Co., Ltd.

Listed in MAME

Info

Gradius © 1986 Konami Industry Company, Limited.

Portage of Konami's 1985 arcade game; "Gradius [Model GX400]".

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TECHNICAL

GAME ID: RC742

TRIVIA

Gradius for MSX was released on July 25, 1986 in Japan.

Known outside Japan as Nemesis, the title screen depends on the language of the MSX the game is inserted in.

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TIPS AND TRICKS

* 2ND SLOT:
If you put TwinBee in another cartridge slot, your ship will be a TwinBee and the energy pods are Bells.

* CODES:
Pause the game with the F1 key and enter the following commands:

HYPER: Get Full power up.
SPEED: Get Speed 2.
MISSILE: Missile 2.
DOUBLE: Get Double.
LASER: Get Laser 2.
OPTION: Get Option 2.
SHIELD: Get Shield.

MOMOKO: Full power-up with STAGE 1.
CHIE: Full power-up with STAGE 2.
AKEMI: Full power-up with STAGE 3.
SYUKO: Full power-up with STAGE 4.
CHIAKI: Full power-up with STAGE 5.
NORIKO: Full power up with STAGE6.
SATOE: Full power-up with STAGE 7.
YASUKO: Full power-up with STAGE 8.
KINUYO: Full power up with Extra1.
HISAE: Full power up with Extra2.
MIYUKI: Full power up with Extra3.
YOHKO: Full power up with Extra4.

AHO: Self-destruct 1.
BAKA: Self-destruct 2.
DOWN: Speed ??down.

SOURCES

See Goodies section.