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Gradius Rebirth for WiiWare

elkataselkatas Registered User regular
edited July 2008 in Games and Technology
Konami has announced Gradius Rebirth for WiiWare in latest Famitsu.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1216739_1124.html (copy paste the link).

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  • SaddlerSaddler Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm really starting to wish I could get hard copies of some of these awesome WiiWare games. Those aren't great graphics but I'll still pick this one up.

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Wazzit? A remake? An entirely new game? Inquiring minds would like to know.

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  • elkataselkatas Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Saddler wrote: »
    I'm really starting to wish I could get hard copies of some of these awesome WiiWare games. Those aren't great graphics but I'll still pick this one up.

    That picture is from PSX's Gradius Gaiden, I think.

    EDIT: Nevermind. It's screenshot for the game.

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  • MrBlarneyMrBlarney Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Yeah, the caption seems to say it's from Gradius Rebirth. Main text also says something about Summer 2008, hm hmm...

    WiiWare is certainly picking up steam. Now if Nintendo would only remember not to neglect Virtual Console while there are still plenty of good games yet to be released...

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  • GreenleafGreenleaf Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I read Gladius and got excited.

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  • elkataselkatas Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Greenleaf wrote: »
    I read Gladius and got excited.

    I have often wondered that was Gradius originally meant to be Gladius. Knowing how often japanese mix R and L, it doesn't sound too farfetched.

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    This will be at a disadvantage compared to Gradius V (unless they got Treasure to develop this one too, which I doubt), but this is nontheless decent enough news.

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  • elkataselkatas Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Xagarath wrote: »
    This will be at a disadvantage compared to Gradius V (unless they got Treasure to develop this one too, which I doubt), but this is nontheless decent enough news.

    Treasure has two Wii project underway.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    Dammit.

    Everytime I contemplate selling my Wii I have to read some shit like this.

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  • elkataselkatas Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Sheep wrote: »
    Everytime I contemplate selling my Wii I have to read some shit like this.

    Buying and selling consoles is pretty pointless, as you will only lose money on progress. If you aren't in dire need of money, it isn't really worth of your time, as there is always sooner or later stuff you want to play.

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  • FireflashFireflash Montreal, QCRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Why is this looking worse than Gradius V? Granted it's only 1 screenshot but we're supposed to be moving forward, not backward.

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  • elkataselkatas Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Fireflash wrote: »
    Why is this looking worse than Gradius V? Granted it's only 1 screenshot but we're supposed to be moving forward, not backward.

    40 MB max filesize. Then there is fact that it is very hard to get proper funding for Gradius. It is even more niche than Castlevania. We should be grateful that we even see new one.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Want!

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  • VothVoth Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I just hope it is available to North America.

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    You know, I don't think I've ever completed a Gradius game. I thought I did, but that was Life Force on the NES. It's pretty much the same thing, but it's not called Gradius.

    I own Gradius V, but I've not made it further than level 3. That jerk keeps telling me I "need more practice." :(

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Oh fuck yes.

    I love Gradius.


    This is excellent news.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    elkatas wrote: »
    Sheep wrote: »
    Everytime I contemplate selling my Wii I have to read some shit like this.

    Buying and selling consoles is pretty pointless, as you will only lose money on progress. If you aren't in dire need of money, it isn't really worth of your time, as there is always sooner or later stuff you want to play.

    Well, I have a band and need to buy a new instrument and enclosure.

    I also own a record label.

    And Wii's still go for MSRP on eBay.

    :-P

    Lots of reasons to part with it.

    I'm coming off my Saturn collection and Panzer Dragoon Saga for a hefty penny as well.

    :D

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  • DirtyDirty Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Damn, how many scrolling shooters does the Wii really need? This is getting out of hand. The Virtual Console has been flooded with them, and now they're starting to take over WiiWare. Fuck, they even have scrolling shooter games inside other games.

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  • bigwahbigwah Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Dirty wrote: »
    Damn, how many scrolling shooters does the Wii really need? This is getting out of hand. The Virtual Console has been flooded with them, and now they're starting to take over WiiWare. Fuck, they even have scrolling shooter games inside other games.

    I see no problem here.

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  • DirtyDirty Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    bigwah wrote: »
    Dirty wrote: »
    Damn, how many scrolling shooters does the Wii really need? This is getting out of hand. The Virtual Console has been flooded with them, and now they're starting to take over WiiWare. Fuck, they even have scrolling shooter games inside other games.

    I see no problem here.

    Maybe if they released more than 1 VC game per week, I wouldn't mind that 1/2 of them were scrolling shooters. Its getting a bit ridiculous.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    Maybe if you don't like shmups.

    :D

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    bigwah wrote: »
    Dirty wrote: »
    Damn, how many scrolling shooters does the Wii really need? This is getting out of hand. The Virtual Console has been flooded with them, and now they're starting to take over WiiWare. Fuck, they even have scrolling shooter games inside other games.

    I see no problem here
    .

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  • ArdeArde Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    slash000 wrote: »
    bigwah wrote: »
    Dirty wrote: »
    Damn, how many scrolling shooters does the Wii really need? This is getting out of hand. The Virtual Console has been flooded with them, and now they're starting to take over WiiWare. Fuck, they even have scrolling shooter games inside other games.

    I see no problem here
    .

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  • SaddlerSaddler Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    SteevL wrote: »
    You know, I don't think I've ever completed a Gradius game. I thought I did, but that was Life Force on the NES. It's pretty much the same thing, but it's not called Gradius.

    I own Gradius V, but I've not made it further than level 3. That jerk keeps telling me I "need more practice." :(

    So Life Force and Gradius II are completely different games, or what?

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Saddler wrote: »
    SteevL wrote: »
    You know, I don't think I've ever completed a Gradius game. I thought I did, but that was Life Force on the NES. It's pretty much the same thing, but it's not called Gradius.

    I own Gradius V, but I've not made it further than level 3. That jerk keeps telling me I "need more practice." :(

    So Life Force and Gradius II are completely different games, or what?

    Gradius 2 and Life Force are different games. But Life Force is rightfully considered a Gradius game.

    Gradius 2 received an MSX release in the west under the name Nemesis, but the game itself was nothing like the original Gradius 2 arcade despite being brought over from the MSX release of Gradius 2. Gradius 2 arcade finally recieved a port for the PSP Gradius Collection in the west, and was properly named Gradius 2 there.

    Life Force was merely marketed as the sequel to Gradius, but it was not the "actual" sequel Gradius 2. Gradius 2 never came here except as Nemesis on the MSX (but wasn't the 'real' gradius 2) until a proper Gradius 2 (arcade) came out on the PSP.

    So everyone thought Life Force was Gradius 2; it was marketed as such. But Life Force was actually started out as a game called Salamander, which is what its name iirc is called in Japan. Salamander is a game, where you still play as Vic Viper and what not with Options and upgrades, but Gradius 2 came out afterwards and borrowed some elements from Salamander (Life Force).



    It's confusing, but basically in short, Life Force and Gradius 2 are different games.

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  • DjiemDjiem Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Arde wrote: »
    slash000 wrote: »
    bigwah wrote: »
    Dirty wrote: »
    Damn, how many scrolling shooters does the Wii really need? This is getting out of hand. The Virtual Console has been flooded with them, and now they're starting to take over WiiWare. Fuck, they even have scrolling shooter games inside other games.

    I see no problem here
    .

    There's no such thing as too many scrolling shooters.

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