Gods was this such a tremendous improvement over the original NES Gradius. Both visually and musically. I don't like the insane difficulty but that's cause it's not my genre. Props to Warble for their masterful playthrough.
Kenshin 811 I have a legit copy. I only paid like $20 for it and on eBay. I love playing it on my AVS. With the latest firmware upgrade of course. Cause Gradius 2 wasn't compatible with the earlier firmware.
No thanks, rather play on og hardware. I already had emulators setup on a plethora of different devices, still rather play on a legit console. Since making this comment, I bought a original av famicom to play this cart.
This is a tremendous port. Heard that the reason why only Japan version available is that there are sound chips which are used in the cartridge are not licensed outside Japan.
There's really no sound chip in this one out of the ordinary, it can be played on an NES with 60 to 72 pin coverter, like the Honeybee adaptor. There's no VRC6 or VRC7 chip in this thing (only LaGrange Point ever used the VRC7 chip anyway). There's some Namco games that used chips in them for sound, but this Konami game has the sound of your average NES title.
Not necessarily a sound chip, but more of a graphics chip (better known as the VRC4). For instance, the NES version of Gradius will only allow you two option upgrades while its sequels and arcade counterparts let you max out at four options. The VRC4 chip lets you bypass that two-option upgrade by allowing you four and a chance to rotate temporarily around Vic Viper. Not to mention, the chip also pushes this game to its graphical limits. I know it's only my opinion, but for a Famicom release, this game is beautiful. It sucks that Nintendo of America dropped the ball in releasing G2 in the West, but I understand that from a financial standpoint it wouldn't work; the VRC4 chip would've cost Jeff Bezos' current net worth to import back in 1988 (big ouch for Nintendo if it happened)
Nice difficult game, feels much harder than Gradius 1. you almost have to do a no death run, cause once you loose your weapons, that's when it gets really hard. Just started playing myself so far I've managed to make it to @21:00 without loosing a life. I wasn't expecting that enemy to come up from behind. so i got killed loosing everything. edit: Just completed a no death this morning. honestly if you want to beat this game trying going for a no death cause it only gets hard once you loose everything.
Using the tail gun and spread bomb, I can actually recover from the a death at the beginning of the stage. Spread bomb is powerful enough to take out the hatches and the balls in the speed zone, and can take out enemies from below at a certain angle. Tailgun is useful because so many enemies comes from behind and directly forward, making it convient to use it.
At 17:32 the appearance of the Zelos Force which looks almost a lot like 0 from Kirby's Dreamland 3, However the Zelos Force didn't appear in the original arcade version of this game
@poopskinTheLiar I believe what he ment was.... Then again, it was called Life Force on this end. but primarly, it was called "Salamander" the boss was partially different in the NES version. they replaced Death, Gau and Intruder with Zelos Force.
Such a badass game! Then they gave us life force. Which wasn't a bad game. This one blows it out of the water as far as difficulty goes. Awesome gameplay!
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Because Gradius 2 had a custom mapper chip called the VRC4 hooked up to the game, which pushed the graphics to its limits (like extra options and the crystal stage). Nintendo of America thought the hardware cost too much to import; thus the reason why G2 is (unfortunately) a Japan-only game. I know if I had the cash to buy a Famicom console, this game would be first on my list to play
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Gods was this such a tremendous improvement over the original NES Gradius. Both visually and musically. I don't like the insane difficulty but that's cause it's not my genre. Props to Warble for their masterful playthrough.
And not to mention, the music from a loner adventure to kicking Alien Bacterion empire ass. It is a massive transformation.
The sprite flicker is strong with this one.
This game is so awesome. It's a shame it was only released in Japan.
RRThiel a shame for Pindosiya.
RRThiel Interesting to hear that. I had this game here in Brazil when child. Played this a lot. And was bought from a local store.
The reason is because of this "VRC4"
that's why i don't remember this game
Eduardo Regatieri
That was probably a bootleg
It blows my mind how much the old NES was in capable hands.
Wow. I wish I had this as a kid.
Last stage looks like Life Force’s first stage.
An incredible conversion and right the with Life-force Salamander! The last swan song for the Ole Nes here!!!
This takes me back. My god the DDR flashbacks.
One of the best games on the NES imo
I like how the final stage would be the prototype/blueprint for Gradius III’s final stages and Gradius V’s final stages.
That sfx sound like Contra and Super C for NES.
Because, it was composed by the same person that did with Super C.
Actually it predated Super Contra when it comes to sound design. Some of the SFX are also from Getsu Fuuma Den, which Hidenori Maezawa also worked on.
gotta love the random streams of bosses they just threw in here and there
This game is impressive! Has few slowdowns with a huge amount of sprites! Not to mention the excellent soundtrack and digitized voices!
@Nhoshishi Life Force is actually part of the Gradius series, Lifeforce being a 'Side story' game of sorts.
I love that boss rush level with Salamander boss OST
Bad news: this game was never released outside Japan! :|
Good news: we can play it via emulator! =))
lol
Kenshin 811
I have a legit copy. I only paid like $20 for it and on eBay. I love playing it on my AVS. With the latest firmware upgrade of course. Cause Gradius 2 wasn't compatible with the earlier firmware.
@@ToploadedGaming Japanese versions of games usually sell cheaper. The scalping market isn't as big in the East I think.
@@ToploadedGaming u can play on Retroarch.
No thanks, rather play on og hardware. I already had emulators setup on a plethora of different devices, still rather play on a legit console. Since making this comment, I bought a original av famicom to play this cart.
Wait, did the game have voice acting or was just my impression?
It has an announcer for weapon upgrades when you activate them.
Yes, it is.
Awesome play
Love this version of Gradius 2, Amazing programming. Shows what the NES is capable of in the right hands.
This is a tremendous port. Heard that the reason why only Japan version available is that there are sound chips which are used in the cartridge are not licensed outside Japan.
There's really no sound chip in this one out of the ordinary, it can be played on an NES with 60 to 72 pin coverter, like the Honeybee adaptor. There's no VRC6 or VRC7 chip in this thing (only LaGrange Point ever used the VRC7 chip anyway). There's some Namco games that used chips in them for sound, but this Konami game has the sound of your average NES title.
Not necessarily a sound chip, but more of a graphics chip (better known as the VRC4). For instance, the NES version of Gradius will only allow you two option upgrades while its sequels and arcade counterparts let you max out at four options. The VRC4 chip lets you bypass that two-option upgrade by allowing you four and a chance to rotate temporarily around Vic Viper. Not to mention, the chip also pushes this game to its graphical limits. I know it's only my opinion, but for a Famicom release, this game is beautiful. It sucks that Nintendo of America dropped the ball in releasing G2 in the West, but I understand that from a financial standpoint it wouldn't work; the VRC4 chip would've cost Jeff Bezos' current net worth to import back in 1988 (big ouch for Nintendo if it happened)
24:26 childhood trauma
Nice difficult game, feels much harder than Gradius 1. you almost have to do a no death run, cause once you loose your weapons, that's when it gets really hard. Just started playing myself so far I've managed to make it to @21:00 without loosing a life. I wasn't expecting that enemy to come up from behind. so i got killed loosing everything.
edit: Just completed a no death this morning. honestly if you want to beat this game trying going for a no death cause it only gets hard once you loose everything.
Using the tail gun and spread bomb, I can actually recover from the a death at the beginning of the stage. Spread bomb is powerful enough to take out the hatches and the balls in the speed zone, and can take out enemies from below at a certain angle. Tailgun is useful because so many enemies comes from behind and directly forward, making it convient to use it.
I feel this is better than the arcade version. The Famicom was a beast when programmed properly.
Someone put in the Konami Code at the start :P
Gradius II NES has Rotating Options (albeit limited time)!
I like Gradius i hope they will add more of it maybe a re run version or Gradius 6
I always watch this nice video
I love gradius game a lot;-)
Me gusta el sound track del nivel 3 en la segunda parte de este nivel
love it
Can someone tell me why there’s no sound effects at first when shooting? Weird…
Never played this 1 always had the 1st 1 that option power 🆙 comes in handy when u really need it 💯
Pretty impressive for the nes
@PuertoreekinPapi damn and Contra!
Man that was a nice game and you did a great job playing that one, out of curiosity, what other games can we look forward to from you?
At 17:32 the appearance of the Zelos Force which looks almost a lot like 0 from Kirby's Dreamland 3, However the Zelos Force didn't appear in the original arcade version of this game
@poopskinTheLiar I believe what he ment was....
Then again, it was called Life Force on this end. but primarly, it was called "Salamander"
the boss was partially different in the NES version. they replaced Death, Gau and Intruder with Zelos Force.
Such a badass game! Then they gave us life force. Which wasn't a bad game. This one blows it out of the water as far as difficulty goes. Awesome gameplay!
Air Fight Stage 1
0:09
*Seizure warning for the boss at **17:27**!!*
The boss looks creepy 😨😨😨
I had this game on NES. I think they should add it to Apple and Android.
Classic
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how come some of the enemy are same as life force?
IseeFishy they merged a little bit of them together
hmm I hear some Guardian Legend sound effects
I prefer the arcade version to the NES version, but Konami certainly did a good job.
Mister Argenr because of this VRC4 you wouldn't have chance to play this version
in 1988 nes games in europe had graphics like soccer, mario bros 1, rad racer, zelda 1... while in japan games was look like this :(
If you think this is hard, you should see the arcade version. 😅
This is tough, but Gradius 3 arcade will eat you alive.
I fucking hate the walls right before the final boss. I always forget they're there and I get screwed by them.
Hard game
wow, 1st level is like everything you hated about graduis 1 combined into one massive cluster fuck.
thank god it aint milked yet!
I always wished that I could buy a shield good for one hit, and just keep upgrading that.
I thought this game was called lifeforce????
Life Force is a different game. It is a spinoff of the Gradius series, which is why they are so similar.
Shame it never got a oversea release,if it have,the game title should be changed into Vulcan venture
Gunma the retro gamer watch this ruclips.net/video/ZCbK02LXGdQ/видео.html
f***ing Japan release!!!!!
why the f was this re;eased only in japan?
Because Gradius 2 had a custom mapper chip called the VRC4 hooked up to the game, which pushed the graphics to its limits (like extra options and the crystal stage). Nintendo of America thought the hardware cost too much to import; thus the reason why G2 is (unfortunately) a Japan-only game.
I know if I had the cash to buy a Famicom console, this game would be first on my list to play
子弹撞击声和魂斗罗无异。。。
當然因為是同一間公司制作
Contra - Gradius... LOL
Wrong tactic for last boss ;)
16:48 bacterian looks like a pc engine
GRADIUS 2 on NES is slightly better than PC ENGINE version but worse than Arcade original.
Why?
@ HyperPlayz
He used the Konami Code
Same way as Contra, Life Force and Gradius I.
6:44 "Buffshit"