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Parodius Da! (Japan)

also known as Parodius
NES / Famicom
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1990
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✪ Reviewed on January 23, 2023
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Konami's parody shoot'em up on Famicom. Gradius with octopuses, penguins and insane bosses. Brilliant meta-humor, solid gameplay. Little known outside Japan but absolutely delightful.

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Category
Shooter 1 player 3+
Description
Humorous horizontal shoot-'em-up featuring TwinBee and friends battling enemy armies in a comedic style. Published by Konami, released in Japan in 1990. TwinBee in side-scrolling view with comic shots and bell power-ups, humorous bosses and two-player co-op. Japanese version of Konami's Parodius on NES.

Parodius Da! review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,17 MB 📅18/09/1990
Published by Konami

Parodius Da! (NES) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $23 Q6 complete
 $58 Q10 new
 $187 !
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Other versions
Parodius
Europe
01/01/1992
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Is Parodius Da! still worth playing in 2026?

Parodius brings Konami's parody shoot'em up to NES, mischievously twisting the Gradius universe with TwinBee, octopuses, penguins and absurd settings. The zany visual humor, the snappy power-up-based gameplay inherited from Gradius and the lively soundtrack make it a shmup as funny as it is demanding. The NES conversion inevitably shaves off the arcade abundance, but keeps the essentials. For fans of retro horizontal shooters and Konami's offbeat humor, it is a delightful success with a strong identity.

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