Gradius (NES): Old Classic Video Game

Gradius on Old Classic Video Games

1. Introduction

Gradius is an old classic video game originally put out in the arcades, and later made its way to the nintendo and other systems. In this game, you collect power-ups by killing enemies, usually the colored ones, until your power bar reaches the weapon of your choice. You then activate your power bar, and the power-ups are used to grant you your weapon. You can choose from increased speed, missiles, split shot, lasers, options, and shields. Options act much like an extra ship that follows you around, shooting the same weapons you have chosen. These options can not be killed, however. Each stage usually ends with some sort of "event" followed by a boss. The boss is killed by attacking the center of it until you destroy its power core. Each stage is different, and obviously gets much more difficult with new enemies and surroundings. This old classic video game also has a fantastic music set that can not go without mention!


2. Gameplay



3. Difficulty

Gradius does not give you much time to get warmed up. The first level is quite easy, however things ramp up from then on. They key that makes this game so challenging is the fact that if you get hit once, by anything, you are dead. When you die, you lose all of your weapons. Remember to always have a shield active whenever possible. It can be very very hard to recover from a death in Gradius, especially later on in the game. That is why I consider this old classic game hard to beat.

4. Replay Value

Gradius is always a fun game to play. It can sometimes get a little a frustrating, but you are still left with a classic game that has great replay value. This is a good game to break out every now and then.

5. Do I Recommend Gradius?

I highly recommend that you pick up Gradius for the Nintendo (NES)! This is one of my favorite games of all time. Absolutely no one should miss out on this classic.

6. Game Credits

Gradius was originally released by Konami in 1985 for video arcades. It later made its way to the nintendo NES and other systems.