Lost In Translation/Parodius Da! - Shinwa kara Owarai e

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Parodius Da! Shinwa kara Owarai e
Manufacturer	Konami
Released	1990
Control Method	8-way Joystick 3 Button(s)
Main CPU	KONAMI (@ 3.000 MHz) Z80 (@ 3.580 MHz)
Sound CPU	Stereo YM2151 (@ 3.580 MHz) K053260 (@ 3.580 MHz)
Video Details	Raster (Horizontal) 288 x 224 pixels 60.00 Hz 2,048 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	8 ROMs 2,949,120 bytes (2.81 MiB)
MAME ID	parodius · parodisj

About The Game

Created as a parody of Konami's own superb and challenging "Gradius" series of shoot-em-ups, Parodius Da! acquired its own identity and would spawn sequels of its own. It maintained the same intuitive power-up system of "Nemesis", "Salamander" et. al. but adopted a graphical style that was entirely its own; something that becomes evident at the very start of the game when players can chose to pilot either a penguin or an octopus rather that the traditional Gradius ship. Parodius' eccentricity and unique humour is further demonstrated soon after the game begins; as players face such enemies as a giant belly-dancing woman and a half-cat/half-boat creature.

Trivia

The title of this game is a combination of the two words "Parody" + "Gradius" = Parodius. The subtitle of this game translates from Japanese as 'From Myth to Joke', which is a homage to the "Gradius III" subtitle : 'From Legend to Myth'.

During the game's attract mode, potential players are presented with a short history tour of the Nemesis series, as the title screen of each of Parodius's prequels are introduced'; watched, in typical Parodius style, by a crowd of blue and pink penguins.

Pentarou is from the MSX game "Antarctic Adventure".

The second boss (Patrotic Eagle) is similar to the first boss of "Gradius 2" (phoenix). This boss is often coined as a reason why Parodius was never released in the U.S.

The Vegas dancer near the end of the second stage is similar to the robot spider near the end of "Gradius 2". She appears in other Parodius games as well.

Level Music Overview

• Stage 1 crucial part music is a remix of 'Symphony No.9 4th Movement', by Beethoven.
• Stage 1 boss music is a remix of 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee', by R. Korsakov.
• Stage 2-1 music is a remix of 'Op.71a the Nutcracker', by P. Tchaikovsky.
• Stage 2-2 music is a remix of the music from "Gradius III".
• Stage 2 boss music is a remix of the music from "Gradius II".
• Stage 3 music is a megamix of 'Op.71a the Nutcracker', by P. Tchaikovsky. And 'Overture to William Tell', by G. Rossini.
• Stage 3 boss music is a remix of 'Orphée aux enfers', by J. Offenbach.
• Stage 4 music is a remix of 'Danse du sabre', by A.I. Khachaturyan.
• Stage 5 music is a remix of 'L'Arlésienne suite No.2', by G. Bizet.
• Stage 6 music is a remix of 'from Gunkan March', by Japanese Martial Song.
• Stage 6 boss music is a remix of the music from "Gradius".
• Stage 7 music is a remix of 'Op.71a the Nutcracker Valse des Fleurs', by P. Tchaikovsky.
• Stage 8 music is a megamix of 'Violine Konzert e moll', by F. Mendelssohn. And 'Unter dem Doppeladler', by J. F. Wagner.
• Stage 9 music is a megamix of 'Peer Gynt Suite', by E. Grieg. And 'Swan Lake', by P. Tchaikovsky.
• Stage 9 boss music is a remix of 'William Tell Overture', by G. Rossini.
• Stage 10 and Stage 10 boss music are remix of music from "Gradius".

King Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Parodius Da! Original Game Soundtrack - KICA-1011) on 21/07/1990.

Series

1. Parodius - Tako wa Chikyuu o Sukuu (1988, MSX)
2. Parodius Da! - Shinwa kara Owarai e (1990)
3. Gokujyou Parodius! - Kako no Eikou wo Motomete (1994)
4. Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius (1995, Nintendo Super Famicom)
5. Sexy Parodius (1996)

Staff

Main Programmers

Chichibinta

Tsukasa

Sub-programmer

Tyuken

Character Designers

GaKincho

Touyou Syoutarou

Takemasa.M

Mory-Wandyu

Mikachan

Sound

-Cameo- Matano

-Dokuo- Umeno

Hard Designer

Dendou Konishi

Tool Designers

Au Toshimi

Kanton Ten

Ports

Consoles

Nintendo Game Boy (1991)

NEC PC-Engine (1992)

Nintendo Famicom (1992)

Nintendo Super Famicom (1992, "Parodius Non-Sense Fantasy")

Sony PlayStation (1994, "Parodius Deluxe Pack")

Sega Saturn (1995, "Parodius Deluxe")

Sony PSP (2007, "Parodius Portable")

Computers

Sharp X68000 (1991)

Soundtrack Releases

Album Name	Catalogue No.	Released	Publisher	Comments
MIDI Power X68000 Collection ver.1.0	KICA-7602	1992-05-21	King Records Inc.	CD version.
Parodius da! -from myth into comedy-	KICA-1011	1990-07-21	King Records Inc.	CD version.
Perfect Selection Parodius da! -from myth into comedy-	KICA-1032	1991-06-21	King Records Inc.	CD version.
MIDI Power Pro Best Selection	KICA-7670	1995-08-04	King Records Inc.	CD version.
MIDI Power X68000 Collection ver.1.0	KICA-7907	1998-09-23	King Records	CD version.
Parodius da! -from myth into comedy-	KICA-7904	1998-09-23	King Records Inc.	CD version.
Konami Ending Collection	KICA-1046~7	1991-10-21	King Records	2 CD version.
Original Sound of Parodius - MSX Version	BY12-5023	1988-05-21	Apollon Compusic	CD version.
Original Sound of Parodius - MSX Version	KHY-1032	1988-05-21	Apollon Compusic	Cassette version.
Super Famicom Magazine Volume 4 - New Game Sound Museum	TIM-SFC04	1992-01-01	Tokuma Shoten Publishing	CD version.
Classic in Game Music - Legend Compilation Series	SCDC-00463	2005-09-21	Scitron Discs	CD version.
Kyuukyoku Parodius	KICA-7759	1997-05-03	King Records	CD version.
Parodius da! -from myth into comedy-	KITA-1011	1990-07-21	King Records Inc.	Cassette version.
Konami Sound Catalog Vol.3 Special Digest Disc	8DCH-91114	1991-01-01	King Records	CD version.
Mega Video Game Music Volume 1	WT 200	1996-01-01	WTMC	CD version.

References

The contents of this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
Please see http://www.arcade-history.com for credits.