For the old-school gamers, Gradius III is easily one of the most challenging bullet hells out there. The game is infamous for ...

Publisher Konami has certainly made some missteps in preserving and re-releasing its older games. Silent Hill and Metal Gear “HD” collections of old have soured some players on Konami’s attempts to ...

In case it helps anybody with context, the SNES has great video and audio hardware for its era, but a really regressive CPU — even calling it 16-bit is being charitable; it has an 8-bit data bus and ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Arcade Archives: Gradius III Gradius III is a scrolling shooter game released by Konami in 1989. The story of Planet Gradius has transformed from legend to ...

It’s the new definitive way to play these games too. Konami has revealed their latest video game anthology franchise collection. Gradius Origins is releasing this year to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, ...

It’s time to venture into deep space and face off against relentless alien forces in the GRADIUS ORIGINS collection, bringing together 17 versions of six arcade classics: GRADIUS, SALAMANDER, LIFE ...

Return as the pilot of the Vic Viper starfighter to battle the onslaughts of the Bacterion Empire. Blast through 10 action-packed levels in space, destroying everything in your path. Customize and ...

Shoot ’em ups were one of the first video game sensations to sweep through arcades. The novelist Martin Amis became so obsessed with 1978’s Space Invaders he wrote an entire guide/appreciation of ...

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