A wacky, hilarious Konami Gradius parody with a strong cartoon flair. Inventive, funny, joyful for genre fans.
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Category
Shooter1 player3+
Description
Konami parody shoot-'em-up with absurd characters and live commentary from a host. Published by Konami, released in Japan in 1995. Zany characters including Pentarou and Cotton in horizontal shooting, real-time animated commentary from a presenter, extravagant levels and uninhibited humor. Sequel to Gokujou Parodius with original live commentary.
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
A zany shoot'em up parody by Konami: octopuses, penguins and delirious bosses in a flood of garish colours compose a joyful chaos. The absurd inventiveness of the settings and the visual humour overflow with energy. This graphic whimsy, unhinged and polished, stands as a delightful gem of the genre.
Zanier still, this parody deploys virtuosic arrangements of great classics and Konami themes, heightened by hilarious live commentary. Each absurd level overflows with a delightful musical inventiveness. This sonic madness, funny and brilliant, extends the unique spirit of the Parodius series with panache.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
The parody shooter pushes the madness to the extreme with a hyper commentator who never shuts up and a deluge of visual gags. Beneath the absurd humour hides a snappy, generous shooter, packed with power-ups and improbable bosses. Colourful, chatty and hilarious, it turns every game into a deranged show, as demanding for experts as it is irresistible for those after a laugh.
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾2,5 MB📅15/12/1995
Published by Konami
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius (SNES) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
A 1995 Konami horizontal shooter derived from Parodius, Japan-exclusive, featuring a synthesised sports commentator who talks continuously during stages. The cart is culturally important because it pushes the SFC digitised voice to peaks rarely heard in a shmup. Intact boxed CIB with cardboard sleeve and illustrated Konami manual is valued by completionist Parodius collectors, and the cote climbs hard, sustained by this technical singularity and by the sub-series coherence.
Is Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius still worth playing in 2026?
Never released outside Japan, Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius pushes the wild Gradius parody initiated by Gokujou Parodius even further, namely a Japanese radio commentator that yells during play, a fully zany boss cast and a sense of joyfully saturated visuals. The Konami core stays faithful to the capsule system. A fan translation exists. Recommended to fans of unhinged horizontal shooting and completionists of the Japan only Parodius branch.
