Gradius V Boss Rush Loop 10 Part 1

[@DrThunderous9x]

I like how that first boss comes in with overwhelming confidence. "You'll never dodge all this! Give up!" Three minutes later... -_- "...screw it, I quit. This is dumb. You guys can deal with him... ugghh... the tenth time man... I have better things to be doing with my time, like planning for retirement." Of course, he somehow comes back the next loop with that same amount of confidence again.

[@DyspareEmbodied]

I like how you gave its attack some respect and stop firing at 6:13 in order to counter its laser barrage. Sometimes extreme defense is the key to this game. Took me years to figure that out. 👍

[@teseutressoldi3972]

I watched some videos where the person kill these bosses super fast... but I loved your far more! You take your time, let them show their attack patterns... so cool! I never saw before the boss at 8:04 do that movement! Super cool! Great skills and great video!

[@aliultimate009]

I think you mean Shinya. He is very skilled at using direction type while finding the safest fast kills. I've tried the total opposite which is facing them head-on while giving them chances to attack which is suicidal 😝 Thanks for your observation 👍

[@kaue4806]

7:25 that sync with the music :O

[@roblouiseangcos5842]

He is showcasing every boss's attacks in each oof their phases, thats why it took a little while destroying each of them!

[@aliultimate009]

Not just that - but trying to evade their attacks in the most dangerous spots as best as possible 😆

[@JRoqqs25]

The Tetran has some INSANE attacks there!

[@armosthelivingsekizou]

Bosses Boss 1: big core Mk-I Rev.2 Boss 2: death Mk-III Boss 3: tetran Boss 4: big core Mk-II

[@RoderickArchieldJr]

You're always gonna have stereotypes aliultimate009... Don't worry about those clowns... You're one damn good gamer...

[@aliultimate009]

i see XD thanks ^^ i appreciate it ^^

[@maurotula]

i got jealous each time you showed off during each fight great work as always P.S. sorry for bad grammar

[@LadyTink]

idk.... just for variety :P it would also show how diverse your skills are :P also, great video :D

[@moozooh]

Interesting... never seen that squid-like attack form on Tetran. Great gameplay, btw!

[@aliultimate009]

I see :) Glad to know it thanks ^^

[@PanCakeMixer101]

+moozooh I seen it before, it will do that after a certain time.

[@Mkoberland]

Good lord almighty. And I thought Gradius 3 was tough on hard mode.

[@aliultimate009]

to Knightime X : i wish to know on who made that phrase ( Skill = Asian ) because Asians aren't the only people who are good at these games :)

[@Ultrasteel]

At 4:10, that's how difficult Death MK-2 should be, yeah! :D

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

Crazy nice! I watched a playthrough of this before (loop 1), and the bosses used attacks here that weren't even in there. Cool! Looks tough, lol. Great job!

[@Soulfly415]

Crazy cheating

[@aliultimate009]

@@Soulfly415 Cheating? I believe you've never heard of a feature called hitbox. Hitbox is the area in the very center of the ship where the attacks can damage it. If you're experienced enough you can dodge any kind of attack around the ship as long as you're away from the center. This applies to almost all modern shmups. It can appear like the attacks are passing through the ship, but in actuality, the edges of the ship are not counted as a potential hit zone unless you're using force field. If you have the game - try it by yourself then you'll understand on how to deal with the Hitbox feature.

[@mikhailarcade3254]

​@@aliultimate009he cant play hahhahahaahah. Dont mind him

[@mikhailarcade3254]

​@@Soulfly415lol you cant play either

[@Mister_P1999]

Tetran is vibin' the music at 7:26

[@LadyTink]

Hey man, could try you beating it with an odd weapon set... You seem to REALLY love d option laser and I think it's called spread bomb, but whatever bomb is used in this...

[@kemikamiku375]

03:36 Savage Boss Timeout Corner Moments

[@umedayouko]

3:37…

[@Mister_P1999]

I'm very impressed at your skills. I hope I can match yours and post it as well.

[@aliultimate009]

Thanks & Good luck 👍 Just make sure not to put too much pressure on yourself for your eyes & mind's safety.

[@Mister_P1999]

@@aliultimate009 Noted!

[@aliultimate009]

@pianoguy222 well ... if you're talking about solar assault or Zoradius , that can be happening ... but for Gradius Series in 2D , it'll be deadly only when it shatters bullets on very high loops or like in Gradius Rebirth if you played from normal or higher for the new Bigcore in Stage 4 ^_^

[@aliultimate009]

@GradianDarion300 that gameplay that i've deleted WAS the remake sadly

[@PanCakeMixer101]

mad skills :o

[@aliultimate009]

Thanks X) It's all from a hard practice from Gradius Gaiden on PSP using save & load ability with Konami code - trying to clear loop by loop until i've managed to reach loop 8 then i started to try on clearing the stages with no mess on loop 8 Hardest which also helped me to improve in Gradius V if my memory serves me right on the order between the 2 games X)

[@Shampoid]

Tetran getting handsome this time

[@aliultimate009]

To destroy you with style 🤣

[@aliultimate009]

@pianoguy222 maybe ... but as i saw in Gradius Rebirth , they've made a new transformation for Bigcore which makes it hellish for the first time like that ^^

[@auroratwilight4969]

Oh my ! This is my childhood also my first video game. Stage 6 bosses my love😃

[@StarFoxMaster64]

I say for Nintendo and Xbox as well as they really need to bring these games to more than just one system... It has always been Nintendo or Playstation, not both sadly.

[@aliultimate009]

@GradianDarion300 then maybe i've truly didn't added it or forgot that i've added it or not or maybe i've added it in one of my beacon battle videos ? well it's confusing but never mind LOL

[@aliultimate009]

@GradianDarion300 thanks & i see XD to me : 1- Keepers Core. 2- Blaster Cannon Core. 3- Beacon. X)

[@GradianDarion300]

You are pretty good at this Aliultimate009 ^_^. Doing all those suicide moves XD. For me I have 3 hardest bosses that i've ever faced on all gradius series and 2 of them are also yours. Big Core Rev. 1.2 is my 3rd hardest x.x. Blaster Cannon Core is my 2nd most hardest x_x. And the Keeper's Core is my most hardest boss ever to fight X_X. And loop 10 Hard/Very Hard are equally the worst as Hard from Big Core's barriers, 23 suicide bullets, and very hard 24 of them X).

[@aliultimate009]

@2010gaje it needs a very directed-prepared attack to hit the core without the barriers ^_^ you can say it could be a meant secret move from game makers or a glitch XD

[@aliultimate009]

@LuisParson true for the fourth option , but you can still beat it with 3 options & force field since there is enough time ^_^ about that glitch it could be a meant glitch by game makers for faster killing without bullet shattering in every blow ^_^

[@janicechen1996]

can someone tell me why do japanese companies always make super hard games? i ve practiced the stage 5 boss at least 1000 times on loop 5 normal mode, but i still cant guarantte i can beat it everytime

[@aliultimate009]

Eric Xia They also make easy games, but the point of a high difficulty is for more challenge for those who wish for a more difficult Gameplay so that people can still play the game for that reason :) Remember that it's possible on many games to choose the difficulty ... and it's up to you on which difficulty you choose :) in this game if you choose Very Easy on loop 1 - it's possible for the most to beat it & vise versa on Very Hard :)

[@aliultimate009]

@GalaxiaShadow Glad to know it thanks ^^

[@久保田勉-f5x]

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[@GradianDarion300]

@aliultimate009 I'm glad to here that, even though you don't have a forth hardest boss XD. Or do you O_O?

[@ryankrakinski8926]

Is it just me or did the first boss die on its own?

[@aliultimate009]

Nope - it was withdrawing but i've destroyed it's core at the moment of it's withdrawal :)

[@Videogamer-555]

Why does this game have an ESRB rating of T? There's no living creatures that are shown being harmed. It's no more violent than Gradius 3 on the SNES, which I'm pretty sure was rated E. Only difference is this has better quality graphics than the older games in the series.

[@aliultimate009]

Pardon my rant which is unrelated to your question 🤣 Why do i always see people ALWAYS compare Gradius 3 SNES or talking almost ALWAYS about Gradius 3 SNES like it is the pinnacle of how a Gradius game should be when in fact the reason it is beloved - because it is the easiest with OP weaponry. Ok back to word - about your question - it is because there is ( Damn ) word being used at the end of the game which that by itself shifts the age rating to Teen.

[@XXXtremeMuthafucka89]

I really wish this game appears on XBLA or PSN. That would be very neat! :3

[@aliultimate009]

It is available on PSN on PS3 😁 But a fail emulation sadly because it has some glitches 😒

[@GradianDarion300]

@aliultimate009 Ahh I see :). So why don't you put links on gradius videos under code names of him saying This is the 3rd hardest boss ever faced on all gradius series, and maybe on your Full run of gradius V, "Note: 3rd Hardest boss in game to me" with this emoticon at the end x.x. And I think I'll try to upload a video of Stage 1 Loop 10.

[@AlmarAZL9S]

I'm glad you show that Bosses can do more if you give them the chance. You did this way before me. I'm still trying. For now I think you're the only one that has done that. (I wish you had ThunderForce VI to do the same thing.) But I didn't know you can still destroy the Bosses core when it starts to escape. That counted as well because your score went up by 10,000 points. You just don't see the cool exploding sequence though but that was interesting.

[@MAXXEXTERMINATION]

let¨s see here, crazy cores, crazy vic viper, crazy monsters, this is a CRAZY video and i love it XDDDDD

[@aliultimate009]

@pianoguy222 you mean NEO-Bigcore ?

[@aliultimate009]

@GradianDarion300 it feels strange to me but i'll accept this selection order cause in low difficulties it's a little true for the 3rd & 2nd boss except the last one cause it just needs you for not to mistake the correct spots to escape ^_^

[@pianoguy222]

@aliultimate009 He's a popular design, after all. Though it's entire battle strategy is screwed if you move in 3d. Just a little to the pilot's left...

[@Mkoberland]

I never played the Arcade version, although I've seen insane videos of it. I was referring to the SNES version, nearly beat it on hard mode.

[@GradianDarion300]

@aliultimate009 I've tried checking them again, even when I click on more Anotations but they still never showed up

[@LadyTink]

Hmm... well I was wondering if you'd unlocked the custom mode, since I'm almost sure there should be a harder setup in there... or hell, why not just go in with no powerups at all... not even a speedup :P

[@Ultrasteel]

I'm happy now. :P

[@aliultimate009]

@GradianDarion300 i've already added it but maybe it didn't appear for you X)

[@StarFoxMaster64]

I wish I had a PS2 now cause I totally want to play this game... Also quick question... How... how did you do this? How is that even possible? My brain can't even figure out the possibilities O.o

[@aliultimate009]

Easy :) There is something called hitbox which is at the very centre of the ship. That area is the hit zone, so if you manage to evade the attacks by leaving them away from the very center of your ship - you'll manage to evade it, and to the watchers it'll appear like the attacks are passing through your ship while in fact it is passing over your hitbox 😊 Keep practicing that in stage select mode for hours then you'll attain enough knowledge to become experienced enough to deal with it 👍

[@chauflootiorpamo8220]

:O

[@GradianDarion300]

I forgot to ask, shouldn't Big Core Revision 1.2 be your 3rd hardest boss ever fought on all Gradius series or at least have a 3rd hardest boss ever fought on all gradius series? I know how hard Big Core Rev. 1.2 is on loop 10 normal or harder, and his battle is childish on very easy loop 1 and why don't you do a remake of stage 1 loop 10 (very hard) like you said on gamestone you'd make a remake of it :).

[@FlemNmzzzz]

Will you swear right now that if something ever jumps off and you are called upon to pilot one of these ships that I can be your co-pilot? Or in the very least, your cargo? O_O

[@aliultimate009]

I wouldn't swear but i'll let you ride the ship with me if necessary 🤣

[@TheTyscion]

TAS?

[@aliultimate009]

Original PS2. I did also live gameplays before. This video was 12 years ago. If this was TAS you'll notice inhuman reactions from this gameplay, but you can notice that i made mistakes with the force field. There is a common feature in Shmups known as hitbox - hitbox is the epic center of the ship where it can take damage. I used that to my advantage to evade very close attacks to the hitbox which makes you see the attacks passing through the ship from the edges rather than the center.

[@2010gaje]

how is it that on the boss fight for Tetran you can hit the Core before the barrier is broken but I can't. Sadly I can't enjoy the game to its fullest since I can't get fullspeed at all times on PCSX2 If my graphics card was better it would push it up alittle but sometimes I get 80% but mostly 70% the Cell stage I actually got 100% the first boss rush was 60% to 50%. I like this game but the hitbox is something to get used to since its soo small.

[@くさもん-y3d]

Why aspect ratio 16:9??

[@aliultimate009]

because that is what the HD aspect ratio is ?

[@Here2QuestionYou]

Why were you toying with that first boss? You could have killed it ages ago with the ps2 hax lasers

[@aliultimate009]

because i want to evade it's attacks from different positions for a more difficult Gameplay :) and pardon me but what do you mean by hax lasers ? O_o

[@Here2QuestionYou]

aliultimate009 Oh yea I began to realize what you were doing when I watched the other bosses! ;) Hax lazers are just what I call that laser type because they are so powerful (since can clear entire screen and when concentrated attack power is incredible and only because really of the analog on ps2 not available in the early versions)

[@aliultimate009]

yes :)

[@aliultimate009]

@X9786 that's the point on challenging loop 10 XD

[@AzzRushman]

este parece perfecto para un fan del einhänder :D

[@aliultimate009]

Einhander is difficult for it's strategy, but Gradius V needs every trick in your arsenal 😅

[@GradianDarion300]

@aliultimate009 Yeah I know with Elephant Gear that I saw that stupid death in your full game run of Gradius V. And for Venom, I can say instead fighting him is like a joke XD. My real stupid boss that I fought in all Gradius series is the shadow dancer in Gradius 3 Snes because he is harmless to me and he can be destroyed unlike other shadow dancers X).

[@pianoguy222]

Ugh. Big Core was *much* scarier in Gaiden.

[@pianoguy222]

@aliultimate009 Just another version of the same basic design. Not to disparage your skills (many a "holy #$%^!" moment was had watching these), but it's one of the few bosses that seems to have gotten weaker from one game to the next.

[@GradianDarion300]

@aliultimate009 One last thing, I also have 3 most annoying bosses ever fought on all gradius series. Covered Tetran is my 3rd most annoying boss >.

[@AzzRushman]

supongo que no es un juego terriblemente facil como para sentirse violento xD

[@aliultimate009]

You can choose easy difficulty if you wish to make it easier 😊👍 This one was done on loop 10 ( which is 10 times more difficult than loop 1 ) so if you played for example normal difficulty ( which is 3x times approximately more difficult ) then set it to loop 10 - it will make it 30x times more difficult 😆

[@AzzRushman]

@@aliultimate009 Damn, to think this game had a Newgame+ feature is amazing! Yep, I'm still here after 10 years lmao!

[@aliultimate009]

@@AzzRushman Actually it doesn't have newgame+. It allows you to play again each time you reach the end but with a higher loop. So you need a continuous 10 full runs ( finishing it 10 times in about 14 hours to unlock loop 10 ) which actually destroyed my back 😭, i felt numbness for one week!

[@ゲーム好きオッサン-f4u]

コア破壊されても、攻撃は出来るのか…

[@aliultimate009]

What you saw was an actual game glitch 😂 I caused that glitch to happen by destroying the core before it escapes 🤣

[@Jhudomat1]

what game system is this for?

[@luisreyes1963]

PS 2.

[@emerbinoluan573]

Immortal player just like DOTA 2 👍👏1⃣ LMAO

[@aliultimate009]

Um ... excuse me ? Who's DOTA 2 & may i know the reason for calling me an Immortal Player ? 🤔 Or let me guess ... you expect the gameplay to be cheated ? Here is another question - if you're a shmup player - ever heard of something called a *Hitbox* ? It is available in many other shmups. If it was cheated - i wouldn't even need to use force field or even need to evade the bullets 😅 Also - why did you liked your own comment ? 😅

[@X9786]

Loop 10 is more horrible in Very Hard......... and what's even worse, you can NOT use the Konami Code!

[@OMISO_SEAL]

無敵モードで一生懸命避ける役者の鑑 こういうの好き

[@aliultimate009]

Ever heard of something called hitbox ? If you didn't then please don't make accusations out of thin air if you don't have the knowledge about it. I already tried to do live runs showing my exact inputs to accomplish hardcore runs like this. Please use english which is an international language so that people can easily understand your intention. I've played Gradius V over 500 hours since about 2004. Also started to play Gradius on MSX when i was about 6 years old with endless repeated runs like in Gradius Gaiden before i reached this. For the info that was done on the original PS2 so it is not tool assisted. Here is the Google translate of my reply in Japanese: ヒットボックスと呼ばれるものを聞いたことがありますか? そうでない場合は、それについての知識がなくても、どこからともなく非難しないでください。 このようなハードコアな実行を達成するために、正確な入力を示すライブ実行を既に試みました。 人々があなたの意図を容易に理解できるように、国際言語である英語を使用してください。 2004年頃からグラディウスVを500時間以上プレイしています。 また、MSX でグラディウスをプレイし始めたのは 6 歳くらいのときで、グラディウス外伝のようにエンドレスに繰り返しプレイして、これにたどり着きました。 元のPS2で行われた情報のため、ツール支援はありませ.

[@LanceRender]

I don't think it's on invincible mode anyway because you can clearly see the shield has taken a hit

[@aliultimate009]

Exactly ... it is apparent that he doesn't know what he's talking about.

[@zero3growlithe]

seriously?........

[@aliultimate009]

yes this is a serious battle for the fate of the planet Gradius & the universe :)

[@mat4448]

that guy is cheating

[@aliultimate009]

Cheating? I believe you've never heard of a feature called hitbox. Hitbox is the area in the very center of the ship where the attacks can damage it. If you're experienced enough you can dodge any kind of attack around the ship as long as you're away from the center. This applies to almost all modern shmups. It can appear like the attacks are passing through the ship, but in actuality, the edges of the ship are not counted as a potential hit zone unless you're using force field. If you have the game - try it by yourself then you'll understand on how to deal with the Hitbox feature.