SNES Longplay - Parodius (OLD)

[@OperatorGnosisRecords]

I fucking loved this game when I first played it on my beloved Snes, aged 13 in '93. As an adult I realise how much an acid trip of a game it is! Crazy creativity. And the music is the nuts. It has this frenetic, colourful, playful infectious arcade vibe that is rare to see in games these days....

[@bluehao8585]

This game introduced lots of classical music to me as a child.

[@DasManu89]

i was searching for 2 years for this game... ty to bring my childhood back ! Thumbs up

[@bennyx4105]

I remember playing this game when I was a child. The atmosphere of the game is just amazing

[@markxv2267]

Maxing out speed up was usually a death sentence for me

[@uhhh_adam]

SPEEED UP! SPEEED UP! MISSLE!

[@eljulio7731]

Amo este juego, aunque pase el tiempo no lo olvidare es parte se mi infancia, simplemente es hermoso

[@dercoxile9939]

X2

[@noaidesign]

THEM JAPANESE BE SMOKIN' THAT STRONG WEED AGAIN - LOL

[@B4MBI72]

Played this for hours and hours on too many herbs/mushrooms and chemicals in the early 90's. Just got it to run again on a raspberry pie :-) Happy Days!!

[@saythetruth1396]

I was searching the name of this game for so long, finally I found it!! It was one of my favorite games in the 90s

[@Fiddlestickz1]

Man this game is like a drug trip, a very educational experience playing this as kid. It also surprised me that they remixed so many classic song for the soundtrack.

[@Persac7]

Ikr

[@lilliangriffin9013]

0:27 The easter stone is smoking a joint!

[@ybxdgaming5755]

Nah, it's just a regular cigarette.

[@Slayermetallica69]

The people who made this game probably smoked a lot of joints and dropped a lot of acid.

[@derekharris4922]

For those of you that's old enough to remember. This game makes me think of the old cartoon the Beatles made called the yellow submarine. That cartoon was about tripping off of acid.

[@gskaloyan]

Derek Harris no it wasn't. It was a kind of modern fairy tale based on songs by The Beatles. What it is *about* is the conquering and then revolution of a fictional realm at the bottom of the sea called Pepperland whose strength and life come from the power of music.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

+gskaloyan Some people take it too seriously.

[@HughLeopard]

I find the whole concept of Parodius hilarious mostly because Gradius is already kind of a parody of itself.

[@Tamara89Gaming]

love this game.. good times

[@dazz403]

wow its been over 15 years since the last time i saw or played this game but i still remember the gameplay and everything exactly! i used to love this game

[@Korgi_Polymer]

The bald eagle boss was adorable!

[@Domi-rq6qu]

I Loved that game so much if I was a kid

[@grichagricha4719]

My second favorite shoot'em up. So funny. So original. An absolutely must have.

[@J_Dog111]

That giant lady at 6:44 used to scare the crap out of me when I was little.

[@lucasnassar2778]

Why a salsa dancer would scare you?

[@J_Dog111]

Lucas Nassar It’s the way she walks and that expression on her face that doesn’t change. And I was only 4 years old when I first played this game.

[@J_Dog111]

Lucas Nassar The music too. Even now at 21 it still creeps me out a little lol

[@sophiariemer9989]

Same actually haha

[@_Sebastiaan]

Note to Konami to Remake or just re-release this Parodius game again

[@bluehao8585]

Sadly Konami has almost given up all the video game business.

[@lucasnassar2778]

You can play on your PC,why not?

[@lucasnassar2778]

If someone in place of Konami decide to redo this game,it will be for sure on Steam,the Steam site is bringing back a lot of classics,maybe this one will be on the plans

[@081588101]

those were the games...

[@alevtinamikhailov1537]

Love this game than most modern shoot'em up. Those times, devs were too much concentrate on the quality of the gameplay and not graphics. I miss those days.

[@lucasnassar2778]

Games are nothing but an mind exercise,but if Steam promote back this game for sure someone will develop it

[@maikmartin8786]

Klassiker. Ganz dickes Kino. Danke für das Longplay.

[@andywolan]

9:51 So, that background made it past the censors I see.

[@Bloodreign1]

This game only came out in Japan, and in Europe, over there, there was no censorship, other than the Uncle Sam Eagle in the European version. If it had come to the US, it likely would've been altered, and that background changed.

[@southcrosswriting4700]

Ah yes the birth of venus in the background

[@Q8Bart]

good old days when games was fun to play :)

[@babacalouche]

thanks to the new generation of gamers only interested in " pew pew you're dead fps " , this kind of masterpiece has disappeared ….no more fun games like this one .Now it's 90% dumb and realistic violence only .

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I know how you feel.

[@Knucklesthegreat]

i agree with you completely.

[@OneCreditClassics]

This is the exactly why I started my channel. Bravo Babacalouche!!

[@mytruepower2]

@babacalouche I can certainly appreciate where this comment is coming from, because it was posted 2 years ago in 2016. Now, we have Cuphead, and while I wouldn't say all is right in the world, at least there seems to be some hope.

[@Killerkarotte1]

Just a generalization...90%? Sure. So many good games have been published in the recent years, that don't focus on explosions, killing and pew pew. One has just open his/her eyes.

[@HarrysSecret]

This made it in my Top 5 Games of all time just for being super cute and so busy! Happy days!

[@midorifox]

13:58 how ironic.

[@drkj3di]

ah this takes me back.. the hours playing this & other snes/super famicom games...

[@jdperini]

22:43 - the meme you came for

[@pookie619]

holy shit. I've had this game on my mind for ages trying to work out what it was. Now I realise I played a parody of Gradius in my childhood. Worth it.

[@petreeuk4439]

Same as you last time i remember playing this i was 6

[@arthursdl]

This seems to be a common event, I spent literally years trying to remember that "crazy Gradius lookalike", and I didn't ever play Gradius.

[@martharochedoloveled2777]

O cara joga muito!!! É o fodão dos games e aplaudo esse camaradinha"

[@BenEmberley]

6:24 to 7:35 was my fave bit ^_^

[@kazuya315]

Those are remixes from Gradius II.

[@falksi3182]

Great playing. Defo a master of the game.

[@uhhh_adam]

That ship select music stays playing in my head

[@artman40]

Compared to other Parodius games, this is pretty normal.

[@DarknessBoy7]

This game leaved me excited

[@lloossaaww]

Love playing this, just as much as I did in around 1998. i LOVE it's identical to my game :D

[@tooawfullydifferent]

@cbraxxas it's kind of a trade. you lose all of your powerups, but the difficulty decreases for a while. it's only useful on high difficulty levels and/or loops to prevent certain enemies and bosses from emiting suicide bullets.

[@rodolfolionelxdxd]

imposible nunca habia visto alguien que jugara asi

[@tntmoxy9697]

Damn!! A humming bird is playing this D: i don't understand how you can control the character when this is moving so devilish fast, really really good playing xD

[@Bloodreign1]

The Bathroom level is exclusive to the SFC version, no other version has it either.

[@stoneeh]

lol i had that one. it really creeped me out, but i still couldnt stop playing it :)

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

POSSIBLY MY FAVOURITE SHOOTER EVER.

[@Persac7]

Ok...

[@ezequielgomez7083]

I beat this game Parodius with Twinbee is one of my favorite Snes game

[@TheVideoEdition118]

My childhood.. omg.. :)

[@Nixel85]

so THIS is what Crystal Meth is like

[@PacGuy765]

@hanasuru considering the fact: the showgirl is Indestructible and sexy is impenetrible to her XD

[@RHouseThreat]

Wait... was the final boss really so fucking easy? Or was it so because of the power ups?

[@Bloodreign1]

Since it's a parody of Gradius, it carries the Gradius tradition of easy final bosses (save for Salamander 2 and MSX Gradius/Nemesis 2).

[@n-ergythemighty2283]

Is it just me, or did they add a stage and boss that wasn't present in the Arcade version a la Turtles in Time? If so, thats a really awesome touch. Konami was at its peak in the 90's, and even though they're...not good now, that just makes us go back to the Konami games we know and love all the more.

[@Bloodreign1]

The 9th stage, the Bath House Stage, is exclusive to only this version of the game. So yes, Konami added an extra level to this port, not even the arcade original has it.

[@OB520]

You are a awesome player, thank you for your sharing

[@jonathanclarke4529]

Watching this made me realise I finished this.

[@WeskerSega]

@nickantibarney You mean the European version. And no, this is not. It's actually the Japanese version.

[@emanuelestrada8636]

Yeaaah, and that "salsa" song and others! I though those where random songs.I knew I wasn't the only one who realized (=

[@OmegaMaxter]

ironically, the video i watch right after reading this comment answered this very question

[@rellik187redrum]

Damn I missed this one, I loved life force and gradius as a kid too. Oh well maybe in the afterlife I'll go back.

[@lucasnassar2778]

No afterlife,go to Emuparadise and download for your PC,no problem

[@andywolan]

Parodius, a classic.

[@Esembe]

this game looks dope

[@djustplcMario_Djust]

This game is awesome !

[@Metafron]

How in the shit can you tell your bullets from their bullets when you're fully upgraded?

[@Persac7]

Lol ikr

[@TheGreatPumpkin]

29:15 is near impossible after a death, when the enemies get into the middle they track you and you can't get out of the way so you die if you aren't quick enough, have basically no powerups.

[@CPS42069]

You have to be extremely lucky to get green bell in this if you lose powerups

[@Bloodreign1]

@@CPS42069 There's no respawn unlike the other games in this series. When you die, a bunch of bells don't come rushing out of the explosion, ready to be picked up You restart from a checkpoint, no powerups to be had, and no bells to save you.

[@louiskeiflin5858]

Remind me off fantasy zone from Sega.

[@lucasnassar2778]

It mixes Fantasy Zone,Blazing Star and Aerial Assault,all in one,with these lot of stuff…

[@MrSHowVIdeo]

What happened with this type of game oh gosh

[@Texy88]

Could also be deemed too much of a risk, given how much it costs to make a game nowadays. Shame, really, because it is such a delight when a game can actually make you laugh out loud and also be a fun romp in its own right.

[@Dr0dd]

they put boobs on it and called it 'Otomedius' because that is apparently where the market lies

[@michelet.465]

Che spettacolo!

[@rodolfolionelxdxd]

Increible como juega nunca pense que alguien jugara asi o es la compu

[@antonioalexandrecampelo5668]

Amazing super nintendo game!

[@Hastrica]

This is such a Japanese game. And hard as hell.

[@TheTrueKailash]

was this called something different in the UK? i remember the gameplay

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Probably just "Parodius: Non-Sense Fantasy", a sequel to the game was released in Europe as "Fantastic Journey".

[@Texy88]

For some reason I remember it being called _Super Parodius_ when a friend of mine played it on the SNES that he had at the time.

[@SledgeNE]

I never could play that game. :-( But i read on magazines about this and i love the idea. :-)

[@JohnHassink]

How is that?

[@cbraxxas]

I never understood what the !? powerup actually did. Whenever I selected it, it took away all my weapons and options.

[@Aerodeth]

@RedBelmont456 Oh. OH! Oh... oh. Oh, dont worry about it. I was just joking. I was actually referencing the ending of Parodius where it said 'WE LOVE GRADIUS 1'.... while completely neglecting the other Gradius games!

[@Persac7]

Probabaly was made when gradius 1 and salamander was being made

[@denhareikun9034]

@@Persac7 Parodius has lots of references to Gradius II. The most prominent ones are the showgirl from stage 2 (reference to the crab walker from Gradius II final stage), the eagle boss which is similar to the phoenix from Gradius II, the moai stage song, which draws some lines from the Gradius II song, and the presence of the penguin character, which works very similar to Gradius II equipment. It is interesting however how there are practically no reference to Gradius III, despite being released after that game.

[@luisrios1140]

Este juego me gusto mucho el año 1997 lo busque arto aca en chiloe chile lo busque como moais voladores

[@TheWiddaC]

The person playing this is a ninja I just had a go on normal and I couldnt even get past the clowns you have to shoot the hats off at the beginning lol Peace!!

[@Persac7]

Did the whole game on easy I lost like 5 or 7 continues cuz that octopus washing its HAIR

[@petreeuk4439]

How the fuck did i even play this as a child :')

[@SuterusuDaioh]

That Roullete/Blizzard effect was the biggest pisstake of my childhood, I'd always aim for the forcefield and get the "!?". I usually just turn it off because it was so annoying. "We Love Gradius I" Yeah, I'm sure you do, Although, I liked Gradius III better. Pretty fricking hard but I like it.

[@hanasuru]

OMG! This is like the craziest game! I thought the giant showgirl was hilarious!

[@DandyDandelionz]

@EmLost If it wasn't for the slowdown in Gradius III... well, I don't even want to imagine it without slow down.

[@Bloodreign1]

It's nice to own this series on multiple platforms (SFC, Saturn, PS1, PSP), but I still need the GB and Famicom versions (though this is the only game in the series on both).

[@Maru96]

Be sure to play the original Arcade on MAME too so you will realize how sadistic it's compared to the home ports.

[@Bloodreign1]

Marcel Weber Trust me, I'm well aware of that, thanks to Seahawks 1CC Run

[@yungraccada]

the frozen brain in ice at 25:13, appeared in the gameboy version as a boss in the exclusive stage

[@Bloodreign1]

That's the Brain Golem from Salamander.

[@hexortime]

Very cute but its still Gradius 😁😁 Love it Gradius contra

[@Omni315]

I'm kind of sad I played this as a kid, I never realised how bat shit crazy it is!

[@williamfiuza8328]

Muito bom esse jogo.

[@moonbeast32]

what is it with Japan and cats? what am I saying? what is it with the US and cats?

[@OmegaMaxter]

you never use the !? in any game. what does it do?

[@Danielgil28893-x]

You lose the entire power ups

[@Tyler-er6ob]

WOOOOOW

[@Scorpo36]

this game is so damn awesome i still have it for my snes and i have beaten it for like 5 times!

[@shaalis]

TWIN BEEE!!!!!

[@Shinji0190]

The Bathroom Level is missing in the PSP Version. :(

[@360Jboy]

If this is not tool assisted i would be suprised.

[@Persac7]

Bruh

[@charliewilliams7171]

That game should've been released in North America. What were they thinking?!

[@Hastrica]

@cbraxxas That's what it does, actually.

[@SuterusuDaioh]

Pause at 9:55 for great justice ;) But yes Parodius was an awesome game.

[@yoozah2009]

It takes away all of your power-ups

[@Seenext13]

can uplease tell me where i can dl the game boy music of this game?

[@Toksyuryel]

This is actually Parodius Da!, not Parodius.

[@Mrster]

What's the song at 15:40 now again?

[@Noichi08]

gradius parody.?

[@southcrosswriting4700]

Yep, a lighter and softer and even denser and wackier version of Gradius

[@emilkarlegrund8800]

An ignorant question: Is this "simply" a parody of Gradius?

[@BatterMontaguemusic]

Yeah, it's even made by the same company, Konami.

[@lecorbak]

Emilio Chileno parodius

[@WAN_KAN_GAMING]

+Emilio Chileno parodius = parodia + gradius

[@akiraventuno8470]

n_n'

[@clearyourthirdeye]

damn your good!