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1. #Gradius 2 nes game genie install#
2. #Gradius 2 nes game genie manual#
3. #Gradius 2 nes game genie series#

I’m exaggerating the difficulty of this game to a certain extent, but only because it’s utterly impossible things don’t necessarily get easier as your power increases.

In concept, the ability to fire bullets in two different directions is pretty neat, but the fact that you cannot combine Double with Laser makes for a sad decision between the mighty beam that tears through entire rows of enemies, and the dinky double shot, which reduces your rate of fire and occasionally flicks a bullet toward the ceiling at a funny angle.īattles fought with Double simply aren’t that exciting, no matter how hard the boss tries to liven things up by firing exclamation points. Rounding off the powerup list are glowing orange doodads called Options that follow your ship and copy whatever attacks you make, a protective force field that delays your unavoidable Game Over for a few more seconds, and a multidirectional double shot that you’ll only ever activate by accident. Your spacecraft is woefully inadequate against the forces of galactic domination at first, but each stage begins with a relatively tame “hunting ground” where you can mow down enemies to snag powerups before entering the main part of the stage where you’re just going to die and lose everything anyhow.įortunately, the explosion noise you make when you die is pretty sweet. At the press of a button, you can activate whatever ability is highlighted, instantly upgrading your ship to drop missiles, fire lasers, or speed up enough to turn off your four-way flashers and pull out of the breakdown lane. With the exception of the rare green capsules that obliterate everything on the screen (except you that would be stupid), each power capsule you collect advances the powerup meter on the bottom of the screen. But that’s an advanced tactic.Īiding you in your mission to at least get as far as Stage 4 are the power capsules left behind by certain defeated enemies. You’ll also need to shoot at the enemies from time to time instead of taking screenshots. However, if you want to actually beat the game, you’ll need Game Genie and dumb luck. Still, progress is not impossible it just requires the right balance of reflexes, practice, and strategy. By the end of the third stage, you’ll be dead.

By the end of the second stage, you’ll have gained some exposure to maneuvering your ship through tight spaces and tackling enemies with more unique attack patterns. By the end of the first stage, you’ll have mastered the basics of dodging, shooting, and collecting/using powerups. The game itself consists of virtually nonstop sidescrolling space-shooting action, and the learning curve is excellent. These turrets look like they’re howling at the moon to mourn my passing.

#Gradius 2 nes game genie install#

(It’s written like that in the manual: “eeeeeevil Bacterions.”) You, the person holding the controller, have blasted off in the direction of the Bacterion superfortress in a prototype space fighter called the “Warp Rattler,” a name no doubt derived from the nauseating motion of OH GREAT GRADIUS WHY DIDN’T WE TEST THIS FIRST!? Evidently someone forgot to install a guidance system before liftoff, because instead of plotting a safe course around all the hazards between you and the final boss, you pilot the last hope of your people directly through the densest concentrations of Bacterion forces in the galaxy, pretty much guaranteeing the utter annihilation of your civilization.

#Gradius 2 nes game genie manual#

Here’s the premise, summarized from the instruction manual for the sake of the illiterate: Gradius, a peaceful Earth-like planet (a contradiction in terms, I know), is under attack by the eeeeeevil Bacterions. With three lives, no continues, and a fragile spaceship that explodes if the pilot so much as yawns, Gradius is tough…but worth the trip down memory wormhole, especially if you can drag a friend or family member along. Gradius was one of the first three videogames I ever owned (along with Crystalis and Super Can’t Get Past World Fiveio Bros.), and I have fond memories of watching the Game Over screen with my father.

#Gradius 2 nes game genie series#

Nostalgia has a way of coloring one’s perceptions of the past, and I think that’s part of why I so greatly enjoy this game series I’m so terrible at.