Gradius V Full Game Run ( 2 Player Mode - Zero & Sakura )

**Please read video info - it's little short - thanks**
man ... how long has it been since i've uploaded a Gradius video ? ... XD
how about we get down to business - shall we ? ^^
this is me & my little sister doing a full run playthrough ^^
there are misses in this run - of course - since 2 player mode needs a very good combination of tactics & strategies to make it through safely X)
hope you'll enjoy this full run ^^
please enjoy ^^

[@WooMaster777]

aliultimate009 Whoa, whoa, wait! What? This is a brother sister play through??? Oh, my gawd that is SO ADORABLE!!! I LOVE IT!!!

[@OXSEntertainment]

Lol I can't even believe that it's been 7 years since we recorded this gameplay, this sure brings back memories XD Thanks guys for all the support on this video ^^

[@LunchBSandwich]

Sakurapinkrose005 Thank you & aliultimate009 for posting the play through. It’s giving me some ideas towards developing my own SHMUP someday. 😁😎😁😎😁

[@jxb4571]

its such a good game i used to play it on my ps2 and loved it i would play it for hours i think its the most nostalgic memory of mine

[@mtubr]

Wow! This game is so underrated! The developers made sure that at 7:05 part the ships movements was saved to play at 1:06:35 ! Granted that at the beginning there could be no way that they would know how top part was going to play but still... this blew my mind off!

[@TimelordR]

A symphony of chaos & destruction. Well played you two, you're my heroes!

[@aliultimate009]

pleasured to know it ^^ thanks ^^

[@cmdrfokker]

I know this is an old video now, but I want to say that it's awesome to see a Gradius video with a brother and his sister playing together.

[@aliultimate009]

+cmdrfokker Thanks ^^

[@Daishokurou]

It was a joy to watch this played with two players. Awesome game and awesome gameplay skills.

[@aliultimate009]

+Daisuke .Hirakawa Glad to know it ^^ Thanks ^^

[@BlinJe]

Haha oh man, i loved how both of you were rushing in at different points to do the sweet spot on covered core, brass balls.

[@newshero555]

グラデウス５の貴重な映像ありがとうございます。２Pはなかなか見れないからかえって新鮮です

[@jamespalmer5679]

Man I'm watching this like a straight up movie. Awesome congratulations you guys.

[@aliultimate009]

Glad to know it thanks X)

[@wpninja83]

Amazing playthrough, stuff like this really does fill me with great joy. Yet I can't help but feel somewhat jealous.

[@aliultimate009]

Thanks X) Don't worry - the world is big for finding your best gaming mate to enjoy your time with X)

[@vanhaophan9186]

Thanks for both of you to show such a team like you :) always a plaisure to see you playing

[@aliultimate009]

Van Hao Phan Glad to know it :) Thanks :)

[@BradMcleod-dw1xb]

Impressive skills and teamwork. You both rock! ✌️👍

[@knockers21]

Hell of a job you two. Love seeing how the dynamic of the game changes with two ships.

[@aliultimate009]

***** Thanks X) I see :)

[@Heu3BecTHo]

Wow, so in the end you traveling back in time to destroy that brain together with your past self. Awesome game :D

[@3200takurou]

この良作がグラディウス最後っていうのがなぁ・・・もったいない

[@user-dq8tu3dc5n]

SORENA

[@aliultimate009]

Mattaku da-na ...

[@manygameswithelijah3090]

I know i feel the same

[@aliultimate009]

it's a real disappointment if people knew & ignored one of the most important things in this game which is co-op :) good thing you're one of the first people in my video to mention it when you saw that it had 2 player mode :)

[@johnvida3426]

How Do I Get Free Play Mode? Is It An Unlockable Or An Option In The Settings?

[@aliultimate009]

@@johnvida3426 Play a total time of over 18 hours and make sure to auto save every time you play the game either on stage select or game start mode.

[@johnvida3426]

@@aliultimate009, Why Do Developers Do This... That's Not The Only Game To Have That! Ikaruga Also Had That!

[@aliultimate009]

@@johnvida3426 Both worked on by Treasure X) Also it was done to give you a reason to keep playing for maybe more experience and also improving your skills before going for harder difficulty later on once you're satisfied with enough messes to improve.

[@keidrienmccollum3476]

​@@johnvida3426the recent PS4 and Xbox one version can enable free play at the cost of you unable to record your high score

[@StudioMod]

I beat this with my dad as a kid. Watching it now, it's utterly insane that I was ever able to beat this game. It's not the sorta game I grew up with. The closest thing would have been 1942, but that was still much less intense than this. The future time warp thing always stuck with me. I didn't realize that it was going to happen like that and the way it memorized exactly how you played and replayed it before your eyes was utterly brilliant. What a special game.

[@thebunnis]

The look, feel, and sounds of this game reminds me a lot of Contra: Shattered Soldier, which is one of my favorite games.

[@cesardarksider]

Ps1 right?🤔

[@SoulierKaiser]

Old time to wacth this game, i love these musics and i didn't know 2 players can do a great team match. Good job.

[@JerBuster77]

WTH, how did I miss this game during my PS2 days!? Still, good run through.

[@aliultimate009]

+GBuster Glad to know it thanks ^^

[@DyspareEmbodied]

Damn good run. When I saw you two use interlocking fire to take out those two carriers and stop incoming fighters at 1:12, I knew I was watching a true team at work. That's how it's done.

[@aliultimate009]

Pleasured to know that you have enjoyed it 😁👍

[@glinthawk9386]

Haaa this brings back some really good, old school memories. Just the first level makes me go "time for some fun" Great playthrough dude, you and your sis got skills!

[@aliultimate009]

Glad to know it - thanks 😊

[@Mirum74]

_The best Gradius game series ever made!_ 😎

[@binaryalgorithm]

"Play nicely you two, and try not to destroy the Galaxy while I'm gone!"

[@greenlantern6662]

So awesome seeing it in two player mode

[@user-kk8bc4fh5w]

連携うますぎる

[@aliultimate009]

Arigato-Guzaimasu 😁

[@aliultimate009]

*Time Shortcuts :* 0:00:17 Stage 1 Universe 0:03:10 Stage Boss BIGCORE Revolution ( A.K.A Bigcore Rev 1.2 on loop 2 ) 0:04:43 Stage 2 Battleship 0:09:50 Boss Rush #1 -DEATH MK-III - TETRAN - BIGCORE MK-II 0:12:58 Stage Boss -BIGCORE MK-IV 0:14:48 Stage 3 Fortress 0:20:53 Stage Boss GROUND SPIDER 0:23:38 Stage 4 Cell 0:29:56 Stage Boss HUGE HEART 0:31:31 Stage 5 Meteor 0:35:00 Stage Boss BLASTER CANNON CORE 0:37:08 Stage 6 Something Green 0:44:10 Boss Rush #2 -ROLLING CORE - CIRCLING CORE - BIGCORE MK-III 0:48:41 Stage Boss COVERED CORE 0:50:22 Stage 7 Speed 0:52:55 Mid-Boss BEACON 0:54:10 Stage 7 Impregnable Fortress 0:58:12 Stage Boss KEEPERS CORE 1:00:40 Extra Boss ELEPHANT GEAR 1:05:21 Stage 8 ( Final ) Battleship (Past) 1:08:46 Final Boss CYBER BRAIN VENOM 1:10:27 ***Staff Roll***

[@gaminggoof1542]

This game still looks amazing despite being 2 (3 soon) consoles old

[@giquo]

just returning to say "hi" to you and your sister for this gameplay :p

[@aliultimate009]

@@giquo Appreciated ⭐

[@2Unkown2Know]

Sweet run! Seeing you guys' use of the control scheme makes me want to try it out too. That and, I've only ever played this game solo, and never with a Player 2. *forever alone*

[@aliultimate009]

You might get the chance to play with someone sooner or later :) It would be better to search for that person & good luck on finding the person :) and thanks X)

[@AlrauneDollmind]

It's wonderful that you have a little sis who enjoys video games with you, especially such a difficult one! Excellent run, both of you; despite the plethora of deaths, I highly doubt I could do any better ^^;;

[@aliultimate009]

+SchwaAkari I see X) Thanks :)

[@DanielAyy]

I wish my sister was as good :/

[@AlmarAZL9S]

Heh. I envy you two. This was very entertaining to watch and read. Awesome work Zero and Sakura.

[@nerdistry]

I'd forgotten how good the music in this game is. I just looked up who did it (Hiroshi Sakimoto), and it turns out he did the killer music in Final Fantasy XII too. Amazing work.

[@medlife89]

i cant believe i watched the whole video..nice man i miss this game.

[@MrRsimmonsjr]

awesome flying enjoyed every min of this play through

[@aliultimate009]

Pleasured to now it :) Thanks :)

[@TheRetroShed]

Brilliant game! I was just playing this and its pretty difficult!

[@Roar_of_Heaven]

The Viper still lives on in my heart

[@dukenukem3059]

It also lives on in starmade now as a main fighter in my fleets

[@Dnizzle25]

I love watching you 2 play this game #MakeGradiusGreatAgain #teamwork #loveit!

[@aliultimate009]

Dnizzle25 I see - thanks :)

[@MightyMothra]

God damn. Awesome job, you two.

[@aliultimate009]

Thanks X)

[@Doa616]

That’s pretty dope ,,, brother n sister duo !!

[@Fudgeoff6628]

SUBSCRIBED, you guys are freaking awesome!

[@TP014563]

Back in the 80s, when there was no quick save, quick load, each time a bullet passes by my ship, i used flinch !! LLooll. but man I beat the game on Nemesis 1, 2, Salamander, and 3. it was hard as hell, but it was fun too. miss those days...Good playing guys, you are really skilled...

[@aliultimate009]

I see :) This game doesn't have quick save but you can select the stage which you've already cleared or reached in the Game Start - good thing that it also let's you pick the last checkpoint you've reached in a certain stage in Game Start after exiting or being defeated in a certain checkpoint of a certain stage :) Thanks ^^

[@originalmaincharacter5714]

4:21. Victory Laser!

[@Neo81aja]

aweeessoommmee, love this game

[@facetoface5906]

360度旋回するとは 高性能なレーザーだこと！

[@reydez84]

the ost in this game man... so good

[@malomyostismon]

epic... no more words...

[@user-se5pe7nw8k]

僕はゲームをする寄りもゲーム観戦の方が好きなのでまさにこのサイトはストレス解消に成ります。

[@Iwaqrokr]

This game was beautiful.. 😎

[@Regdren]

I don't know of any shmups that have it in quite so many ways though. Like when the screen tilts to dump green goo on you, or when walls close in and you have to make it to the safe spot in time, or just about any part of the asteroid level. That's why Gradius 5 feels a lot more like an adventure to me than shmups that use only bullets.

[@9okami]

Oh!! Awesome!!

[@mikemercado6949]

beautiful! I love gradius game ever:-)

[@aliultimate009]

+Mike Mercado Glad to know it :)

[@Grimmjow-VI]

Just remembered this game, it's awesome for 2 players.

[@maurotula]

and i thought my friend and me were good. but these two are beasts great work

[@haroldpalacios7029]

The best players, of the history.

[@slyroad]

This game is a masterpiece and those 2 guys are unbelievable skill players

[@aliultimate009]

slyroad Unbelievably skilled ? XP To be honest this was between advanced & rookie gameplay X) We made many mistakes in this gameplay X) But anyway thanks X)

[@Tranceecnart101]

I like how they recycled and improve the gradius 2 bosses it adds nostalgia flavor to the game and oh nice skills

[@aliultimate009]

I see :) Glad to know it thanks ^^

[@FlemNmzzzz]

I knew in the first 30 seconds of this vid it was going to be a thing of epic beauty. That cohesion is only achieved by two souls of the same.

[@aliultimate009]

+FlemNmzzzz lol thanks X)

[@JAMSTUBE]

@aliultimate009 Thanks for this awesome demo video of Gradius V. This is one of my all time classic, side-scrolling favs from ps2. I still play it from time to time in PCSX2. I particularly like the fact that you posted the time shortcuts for each of the stages because I always wanted to see what else lied beyond stage 4 which is as far as I've ever gotten in this game and I always thought that was the final stage. I never found out what other stages lied beyond stage 4, until now because I was never able to finish it. I kept getting stabbed by those f**king, rhino-like horns, that come out at random times.

[@aliultimate009]

Thanks 😊 Keep playing the game for about 17 hours then you should see your credits increases until you unlock free credit which will enable you to play with endless continues 👍 The total gameplay hours are counted every time you exit the gameplay back to the main menu or after game over. Every hour you play - gives you one extra credit after exiting gameplay or game over.

[@JAMSTUBE]

@@aliultimate009 Oh I didn't know about that. I don't know if the PCSX2 iso version has that feature though. All ps2 games I like I have 'em now in my computer as iso's. I no longer use any consoles for gaming. Any games I wanna play I play 'em in my gaming pc. Classic games from old consoles like SuperNES, N64, PS2, PS4 etc..I got them saved in my pc as iso's and play 'em in multiple emulators so I don't know if the iso version of Gradius V has that feature you're talking about.

[@aliultimate009]

@@JAMSTUBE All versions of Gradius V has it. It is not a feature , but rather one of parts of the game concept. They're only different on the available languages and maybe the screen refresh rate Hz ( PAL or NTSC format ) Also what you call versions of PCSX2 - the PCSX2 is not a platform to call this part of the in-game concept as a feature because PCSX2 is just an emulation - just like a working engine for the PS2 games to work on a certain system.

[@JAMSTUBE]

@@aliultimate009 Thanks for the info. I did played this game today for a while and YES, you're right about the credits increase. The credits increase after about an hour or so of play. I played for about two hours, this game is addictive as hell, and did noticed an increase on the credits twice. The only thing that sucks is that after I'm killed and all of my credits are used up, PCSX2 auto-saves the progress but that doesn't mean that the next time around I start at the last stage I left off from. It does gives me the option to replay that stage if I want to but, if I manage to kill the boss it doesn't progress onto the next level, it just brings me back to the main menu. In order for me to progress onto the next level I have to start the main game from the beginning, which sucks. The only thing that helps is the fact that the credits increase the more I play, which gives me more chances to go further in the game though.

[@aliultimate009]

@@JAMSTUBE Use the stage select mode for practice then select game start and keep clearing the stages until you unlock the next stages in stage select mode 👍

[@takamovie4432]

曲がるレーザー、興味深い。

[@aliultimate009]

Rotating type needs wisdom & clear judgement, it can protect you but not all times, true it got a limited attacking range - but depending on your usage you can make it a double-edged sword, the direction type can be counted as a mass destruction weapon, but since you can't move when pointing the laser until you release the R1 button after aiming in a certain degree wil make it a weakness, each type needs a different kind of techniques to master it's usability :)

[@user-gx3wr2hs8c]

懐かしい、昔めっちゃやったなぁ

[@FireKirby7]

i had no idea this game was co-op o.o looks fantastic!

[@chauflootiorpamo8220]

4:24 beautiful XD

[@hidenoritanno]

Option(Multiple) and caption of message are different Japanese Edition. It's cool!

[@logria10]

Best shmup of all times.

[@aliultimate009]

It's one of the most successful side scrolling shmups due to it's unique system and attractive music with an intriguing stages concepts :)

[@RoderickArchieldJr]

Gotta do it again in loop 10... Man I miss gaming...

[@matrixandraia]

Very entertaining, especially with your occasional notes. And yes, it's been too long since you've uploaded Gradius V. =)

[@Shampoid]

How fun....

[@chadevans4922]

Wow. I never got to play this with a second player. Awesome. You know, the third stage music could easily be mistaken for Vergil's theme from Devil May Cry 3. :)

[@aliultimate009]

You may find someone sooner or later :) Good luck :)

[@maniemoua]

These guys are freaking pros😍✊

[@aliultimate009]

Not really XP We made many mistakes in this run 😅

[@maniemoua]

@@aliultimate009 Still pros to me. Lol

[@aliultimate009]

@@maniemoua well ... thanks 😅

[@REALSlutHunter]

14:50 ;) That's so cool. Back in the old days, when 2 Friends played on the same Console. You take the Power Up, i have more Firepower (Contra) You take the Barbeque (Final Fight, SoR) i have more Energy ;) Hey wait for me (Ice Climber :D )

[@GerkIIDX]

Very nice run. Always fun to see co-op's of these kinds of games...even if you guys do use the conspicuously same Weapon Edit. :P Anyway, good stuff! Keep it up.

[@aliultimate009]

I see :) Glad to know it thanks ^^

[@domedoesntlie]

The force field miss killed me lol

[@MaPee1982]

I never knew you can control the options like that.

[@aliultimate009]

thinking that the rotating option ability to be overpowered isn't absolutly correct since it got weaknesses :) also - in a war at year 8010 - it's very essential for an available technology to deal with weapons overheating to keep using it as long as possible before cooling down for the next attack X)

[@fuzzbear677]

Man this game is one of the most awesome shooter shumps i have ever seen besides Darius arcade xd 🕹🎮😀👍🏾

[@aliultimate009]

From all the experience i gained from other shmups - it is not just one of the best - it is on a class of it's own as a side scroller X)

[@kwokwai36]

excellent

[@aliultimate009]

Thanks :)

[@agnus1975]

one of the best shooters ever made. konami was a master in this area. a pity this great game company have fallen so much.

[@bitbucketcynic]

+Agnus Almeida Seriously; they've taken many of their best intellectual properties and just euthanized them.

[@celciones]

This game was made by Treasure (the creators of Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga), not Konami itself.

[@aliultimate009]

+celciones Actually Konami knocked Treasure's door for support on this game. Not to mention that treasure contains EX-konami staff.

[@Dnizzle25]

celciones are you for real?

[@Dnizzle25]

So no wonder konami has been ghost

[@sinsinno537]

こんな難しいの出来ねぇw 難易度高すぎ これノーコンテニュークリア 出来る人いるの？ しかし綺麗な画面だな〜

[@aliultimate009]

Korewa Loop 1 desu. Loop 10 Max. Loop 10 wa muchakucha-desu 😅 Loop 10 is crazy!

[@sinsinno537]

Thank you very much for replying in Japanese. It's even more difficult with 10LOOP.

[@aliultimate009]

You're welcome 😁 I'm actually not good in japanese, but i'm trying what i can 😌 Loop 10 is actually the max difficulty where the game difficulty locks. Because i tried loop 11 and higher loops then i noticed that they're the same as loop 10.

[@GradianDarion300]

You did another walkthrough of Gradius V, in 2 player mode? :O Awesome! ^_^

[@andrerosario1230]

That direction Option is OP

[@aliultimate009]

More like: The ideal choice based on the stages designs. If you play on high loops - it is almost impossible to clear all stages on high loops with other than Direction Type.

[@Anch_Gradius]

Hey Aliultimate! Long time dude! Nice playthrough!!

[@keithdavid1544]

1:00:12 nothing but a good old konami pause sound. Very classic

[@mikaelrivacov5705]

Loved you guys made use of the gyro laser feature. Why we can't move gradius and aim with the thing at same time? Would that be too OP?

[@aliultimate009]

Being able to do that by unfreezing vic viper while aiming with direction option type will be like using both freeze type & direction type - so of course it'll be OP.

[@sazerofalcon7543]

w0w professional gamer :D...But i see many touch =b

[@user-nw1fw6zi6d]

グラディウスもここまで 進化したんですね オプションのレーザー すげー笑

[@konsomepanti457]

敵のパターンすでに読んでるシーンも多いし、見てて面白いですよね。

[@AdventureDad]

sick

[@DarkNexus530]

I remember playing this game in FamiCom. Nostalgiaaa~

[@hexortime]

Gradius 5 in this mode is very difficult Good game

[@lifeisyours8250]

Why isn't this game being ported all over the place? I missed this title on PS2 and would love it to be brought over to the Switch. Love shooters and this looks like one of the best.

[@aliultimate009]

Paul Branwhite This title ( Gadius V ) is a PlayStation exclusive.

[@user-nl6zo1sc6e]

ﾎﾜｧｰ!

[@flubber781]

awesome gameplay

[@aliultimate009]

+flubber781 Glad to know it thanks ^^

[@aliultimate009]

+flubber781 Red Ship.

[@treeface2128]

I'd love an HD rerelease of this game. Closest we got outside of emulation was a digital PS3 version which was great but I'm just waiting for the day Konami puts it on all platforms officially in HD, hell remastered in HDR would be phenomenal. Years ago I would've strongly doubted the possibility but surprisingly Konami have more recently been getting their legacy content released in compilations. Even Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games; it's still hard to believe they took the necessary steps to make that one happen.

[@aliultimate009]

The PS3 emulation was bad actually. The game response to the buttons has a little lag and there is a glitch which happens against the boss rush on stage 6 against Circle Core when the cage appears.

[@sergedeleon9592]

Like modern 1987 salamander i hope they will create this for next generation of gaming fans

[@bangangvan4213]

Does anyone know how the technology used to destroy the stars as the sun in the game is what technology?

[@aliultimate009]

Um those are not the suns. They're an alien life forms known as ( Zelos Force Fortune ) which first appeared in the side story of the Gradius Series ( Salamander ) as the final boss X) The technology was designed by Gradius Space Force which was applied in the Hyper Space Fighter Vic Viper T301. If you mean the kind of weapon types in the game. There are 4 option types : 1- Freeze. 2- Direction ( used in the video ) 3- Spacing. 4- Rotating. @ 0:10 in the video.

[@Yamigata]

Ya'lls teamwork is very impressive

[@aliultimate009]

Really ? 😅 But we ruined it at the second half of the game 😅 If despite all of that that we are still impressive to you then in both ways - thanks 😁

[@howardpower]

Gradius 3 has the best soundtrack. This one just sounds like a bunch of noise from all directions.

[@aliultimate009]

Take your time to listen to all of the available musics for Gradius V on youtube ... You can compare it's musics to Gradius Gaiden & Gradius IV :) I've listened thankfully to almost all of the Gradius Series OSTs - including side story games & spin offs like ( Salamander & Parodius ) so from that - i can guarantee to you that Gradius V got one of the best sound tracks for the Gradius series :) notice : the artiest for Gradius V's OSTs did also musics for Final Fantasy :)

[@BlinJe]

Damn. I wish i could even speak to my sister without wanting to laser her xD

[@palabrasagrada429]

Extremely sick.

[@ReverendSyn]

Maybe one day they'll finally make a Gradius where the final boss is actually a credible threat.

[@aliultimate009]

Dr.Venom from Gradius 2 MSX would like to have a word with you ( giggles ) 😅

[@AlexNoDraco]

Increible!!!!!! XD XD XD