Gradius Collection PSP review

[@jamyskis]

The Gradius games - especially the first one - will always hold a special place for me. It was the arcade machine that I used to play in our local driver's canteen at the local bus station (the game then known as Nemesis in the UK) while my mother spent hours there each day with her then-boyfriend. I was chuffed to bits to eventually get the Spectrum version in my hands, only to discover that said Spectrum version was a big, stinking turd that had only a passing resemblance to the original game. I happened to chance upon a grey market microconsole back in 2001 that had the NES version on it, but it still didn't really nail the experience for me. I had a PSX, but wasn't aware of the Gradius Deluxe Pack as it was a Japan-only release. This means that the first chance that European gamers had a chance to purchase a legal, arcade-faithful port of the first two games was with the PSP version of Gradius Collection.

[@ikagura]

I grew up to love the PSP now

[@Bloodreign1]

Gradius 1, 2, and Gaiden are all ported from the PS1, Gradius II has the PS1 Now Loading screen to start, 3 and 4 are PS2 ports.

[@tournaline3448]

A KZbin review of a shooter by someone who doesn’t suck at games - rare!

[@areotaco5044]

Ik it's an old video but thank you SO much for this!

[@virvum_cypher]

Fun video, but the commentary just kinda dies midway through and stays dead. Felt very odd. Otherwise that was quite entertaining!

[@AliFarisTheBigDaddy]

1st comment :-) I played a game on my msx2 called Nemesis & Nemesis 2 I think it's the same game however gradius 2 is equal to Nemesis 3 Because in Nemesis 2 u can enter the boss interior after defeating it to hack it's core and get a secret weapon I didn't see that on this video Looking forward to play gradius collection on PS vita Thank you very much for the great video

[@EvenPeven]

Cheers, mate! Gradius for Nintendo game boy was also called "Nemesis" in Europe, so think of it as an alternate name for the Gradius series.

[@AliFarisTheBigDaddy]

Good to know Thanks for the reply

[@adampowell3133]

+Ali Faris Nemesis on msx was the same as arcade Gradius, which was also known as Nemesis in some territories. Nemesis 2, however, was a completely original game, not a port of any other Gradius game. Nemesis on gameboy is also a different game, unique to the gameboy, despite sharing a name with the original game. Even more confusingly, Nemesis II for the gameboy (called Gradius: Solar Assault in the US) was unrelated to the msx game of the same name, and, again, was unique to the gameboy. Gradius (Nemesis?) names are confusing.

[@AliFarisTheBigDaddy]

Adam Powell​ let's stick to Nemesis it's much cooler :-)

[@EvenPeven]

I agree, Nemesis is waaay cooler

[@UltraEpicLeader10020]

Tbh you should try Parodius Portable for the psp. They are basically Gradius.... On acid mixed with the twinbee bells

[@beslemeto]

This is one of the hardest games ever!

[@ikagura]

Konami MUST re-release the game on PC and modern consoles that Arcade Classics is not enough

[@priestmorrison6564]

very good piece! entertaining

[@astrideavolta]

Great video. Thank you!

[@LEXICON-DEVIL]

You know a games good when it makes you feel like you suck in real life haha

[@ikagura]

You.... you made a dark souls comparison? Oh you said that for the risk/reward design, not to say it's hard

[@ikagura]

Gradius 3 wasn't easy even on the SNES version. By the way there's no Salamander/Life Force on it? Shame...

[@borbello6270]

In Japan, "Salamander Portable" came out a year after this, containing Salamander, Life Force (the 1987 Japanese version with the Gradius Power-Up system), Salamander 2, XEXEX, and Gradius 2 (MSX). Highly recommended!

[@ikagura]

@@borbello6270 XEXEX as well? Cool

[@alanli100]

Man your commentary is dire unlike this great game hahah

[@EvenPeven]

Thank you! Dire is a wonderful word. What do you think about the editing?

[@richardsavings6690]

0/10 You just HAD to mention Dark Souls, didn't you?

[@EveryMan-yz1ce]

This is suppose to be a review? It's stupid!! There's not even a rating!!