Parodius Da
パロディウスだ！
Description
A horizontal scrolling shoot-em-up.
Parodius Da was produced by Konami in 1990.
Konami released 435 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Konami was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Konami during the time period Parodius Da was produced include: Cue Brick, Block Hole, Crime Fighters, Gradius III, Bottom Of The Ninth, Aliens, Lightning Fighters, Punk Shot, Over Drive, and Golfing Greats
Specs
| Name | Parodius Da |
|---|---|
| Developer | Konami (Japan) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8985 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Shooter |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | JAMMA |
| Dipswitch Settings | |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player Ambidextrous |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Stereo (two channel) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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Game Introduction
The player-object moves from left to right and has to blast anything that moves on the screen. Pick up bonuses to collect all kind of power-ups.
The game is part of, as well as, a parody to the Nemesis/Gradius series of shooters and features incredibly cute enemy objects and a superb soundtrack.
Game Play
The goal is to shoot anything that moves and collect bonuses and power-ups. The player faces a 'Boss' enemy near the end of each level. Once it has been beaten, a level is advanced.
The player can choose one of four different player-objects: Vic the original Nemesis ship, Octopus, Twin Bee and Pentarou a penguin. Each ship has different power-ups.
Parodius Da KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.45 (1 vote)
Fun Factor: 3.40
Overall Like |
4.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 2.00 |
| Fun (Solo) | 4.00 |
| Collector Desire | 3.00 |
Technical Rating: 3.50
| Gameplay | 4.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 3.00 |
| Originality | 4.00 |
| Sound/Music | 3.00 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs
Collect bells for extra powerups as well as points.
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Trivia
This game was only released in Asia. During the attract mode we are presented with a short history tour of the Nemesis-series as each of Parodius Da!' prequels are introduced to the player and to a whole bunch of penguins.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Parodius Da Census
There are 15,364 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,708 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,365 machines (7,023 unique titles).
Very Common - There are 60 known instances of this machine owned by Parodius Da collectors who are active members. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated machines. 58 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Parodius Da circuit boards for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list. There are 2 active VAPS members looking for Parodius Da boards sets.
This game ranks a 16 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Technical
Konami board no. PWB 352020B. The game uses a custom main CPU with a 24 Mhz crystal and a Z80 and a YM2151 for sound.
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