GRADIUS ORIGINS (August 7, 2025)
Publisher: KONAMI
Price: $39.99
Genre: Arcade
File Size: 3 GB
The legendary pioneer of side-scrolling shoot ’em genre makes a triumphant return! — This collection features 18 versions across all 7 arcade titles in the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM Show Version on home consoles.
A variety of helpful new features have been added to the games, including save states, a rewind feature, and Invincible Mode. The new Training Mode lets you adjust settings like restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses to help hone your skills to perfection. There’s also a gallery feature that includes music from the game, a variety of images from each title, and much, much more!
- SALAMANDER III
- GRADIUS | JP ROM Ver. / JP Bubble Ver. / NA Ver. (NEMESIS) / EU Ver. (NEMESIS) / NA Prototype (NEMESIS)
- SALAMANDER | JP Ver. / NA Ver.(LIFE FORCE)
- LIFE FORCE | JP Ver.
- GRADIUS II: GOFER no Yabou | JP Early Ver. / JP Mid Ver. / JP Late Ver. / NA Ver.(VULCAN VENTURE)
- GRADIUS III: Densetsu kara Shinwa e | JP Old Ver. / JP New Ver. / Asia Ver. / JP AM Show Ver.
- SALAMANDER2 | JP Ver.
New modes, support features, and quality of life improvements:
- Quicksave / Quickload — Save and load your game data at any point during gameplay.
- Rewind — Rewind your gameplay whenever and wherever you want during a game.
- Easy Mode — This mode makes the game easier to play by reducing the size of your ship’s hitbox.
- Invincible Mode — This mode makes your ship impervious to enemy fire and only counts the number of times you were hit.
- Training Mode — This mode lets you hone your skills by adjusting settings such as restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses.
- *This mode is only available in certain game versions.
- Online Rankings — Add your score to the leaderboards after getting a game over.
- Earn a top ranking to upload a replay of your game along with your score.
- Sound Gallery — Listen to the original soundtrack from each title as well as arrangements from previously released CD albums.
- Visual Gallery — View the games’ original instruction cards and developmental resources.
- Gradius Guide — Check your scores and a gallery of enemy characters from each of the original titles.
You can also adjust various settings from each game’s Options screen, including arcade board DIP switches, screen filters, and a recreation of software bugs from the original release.
