Gradius ORIGINS is a shoot ’em up video game collection developed and published by Konami Digital Entertainment.

About

This collection features 18 versions across all seven arcade titles in the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM Show Version on home consoles.

A variety of helpful new features have been added to the games, including save states, a rewind feature, and Invincible Mode. The new Training Mode lets you adjust settings like restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses to help hone your skills to perfection. There’s also a gallery feature that includes music from the game, a variety of images from each title, and much, much more!

Included Titles

• Salamander III
• Gradius
  • Japanese ROM Version / Japanese Bubble Version / North American Version (Nemesis) / EU Version (Nemesis) / North American Prototype (Nemesis)
• Salamander
  • Japanese Version / North American Version(LIFE FORCE)
• LIFE FORCE
  • Japanese Version
• Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou
  • Japanese Early Version / Japanese Mid Version / Japanese Late Version / North American Version (Vulcan Venture)
• Gradius III: Densetsu kara Shinwa e
  • Japanese Old Version / Japanese New Version / Asia Version / Japanese AM Show Version
• Salamander2
  • Japanese Version

New Modes, Support Features, and Quality of Life Improvements

• Quicksave / Quickload – Save and load your game data at any point during gameplay.
• Rewind – Rewind your gameplay whenever and wherever you want during a game.
• Easy Mode – This mode makes the game easier to play by reducing the size of your ship’s hitbox.
• Invincible Mode – This mode makes your ship impervious to enemy fire and only counts the number of times you were hit.
• Training Mode – This mode lets you hone your skills by adjusting settings such as restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses. (This mode is only available in certain game versions.)
• Online Rankings – Add your score to the leaderboards after getting a game over. Earn a top ranking to upload a replay of your game along with your score.
• Sound Gallery – Listen to the original soundtrack from each title as well as arrangements from previously released CD albums.
• Visual Gallery – View the games’ original instruction cards and developmental resources.
• Gradius Guide – Check your scores and a gallery of enemy characters from each of the original titles.
• Other Settings – You can also adjust various settings from each game’s Options screen, including arcade board DIP switches, screen filters, and a recreation of software bugs from the original release.