Parodius

Parodius is a series of horizontally scrolling shooters developed by Konami. The games are tongue-in-cheek parodies of Gradius, hence the name (Parodius is a portmanteau of Parody and Gradius). It also parodies many other Konami franchises, including Antarctic Adventure, Castlevania, Xexex,Axelay, Thunder Cross, Taisen Puzzle-Dama,Space Manbow, Ganbare Goemon, Lethal Enforcers, Tokimeki Memorial and TwinBee.

Main Games

• Parodius (1988): MSX, Re-released for Saturn and PlayStation on 1998, Re-released for Mobile Phones on 2006, PlayStation Portable on 2007, Wii Virtual Console on January 12, 2010, Wii U Virtual Console on December 25, 2013, PC (as Project EGG) on April 2014 in Japan.
• Parodius Da! (1990): Arcade, Famicom (1990), Sharp X68000, Game Boy (1991), SNES, PC Engine (1992), PlayStation (1994), Saturn (1995), Re-released for Mobile Phones on 2003 in Japan, (as Parodius! Deluxe Edition on 2004 for Konami Net DX), PlayStation Portable on 2007 in Japan.
• Gokujo Parodius or Fantastic Parodius (1994): Arcade and Super Famicom (1994), PlayStation (1994), Sega Saturn (1995), Re-released for PlayStation Portable and Mobile Phones on 2007 in Japan.
• Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius (1995/1996): Super Famicom (1995), PlayStation and Sega Saturn (1996), Re-released on PlayStation Portable on 2007 in Japan.
• Sexy Parodius (1996/1997): Arcade, March 3, 1996 in Japan. PlayStation, November 1, 1996 in Japan, Sega Saturn, January 11, 1997 in Japan, Re-released for PlayStation Portable on 2007 in Japan.
• Paro Wars (1997): PlayStation, September 25, 1997 in Japan, (Re-released for Konami The Best on 1999)
• Little Pirates (1998): Pachislot, July 1998 in Japan.
• CR Parodius Da! (2000): Pachinko, September 2000 in Japan, Pachinko (as CR Parodius Da! EX), November 2000 in Japan, Pachinko (as CR Parodius Da! ZE and CR Parodius Da! 2), 2000 in Japan Only.
• CR Saikoro Tin Douty (2004): Pachinko, August 2004 in Japan.
• CR Gokujō Parodius! (2006): Pachinko, (as CR Gokujō Parodius! LE57, CR Gokujō Parodius! LX50 and CR Gokujō Parodius! NCE80F) Released on May 2006 in Japan only.
• Gokuraku Parodius (2010): Pachislot, September 2010 in Japan.
• Gokuraku Parodius A (2010): Pachislot, November 2010 in Japan.

Remakes and Compilations

• Gokujō Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack: 1994 for PlayStation in Japan (re-edited by PlayStation the Best on 1997 and PSOne Books on 2003), 1995 for Sega Saturn in Japan.
• Konami Antiques MSX Collection: 1997 for PlayStation in Japan and Sega Saturn in Japan.
• Konami GB Collection: 1997 for Game Boy in Japan and 2000 for Game Boy Color in Europe.
• Parodius Da! Deluxe Edition: 2004 for Mobile Phones, for Konami Net DX.
• Parodius Portable: 2007 for PlayStation Portable in Japan.

Other Media

• Rock'n Game Boy (by Comic BomBom), 1989 to 1991 for Manga in Japan.
• Gokujō Parodius (from Gamest Comics), 1995 for Manga in Japan.
• Kyukyoku Parodius, 1997 for Drama CD in Japan.
• Gokujō Parodius (from Gacha), 1998 for Keychain + Mini-Notebook in Japan.
• Gokujō Parodius (from Card Han), 2005 for Card Games in Japan.
• Goku Paro Free, 2007 for Keychain on 2007 in Japan.

Links to Other Series

Direction	Series	Date	Description	Type
4	Ganbare Goemon	19880428 April 28, 1988	Goemon and other series' characters appear as playable characters in several games of the Parodius series.	1
4	Kid Dracula	19941125 November 25, 1994	Kid Dracula appears in the Super Famicom game Gokujō Parodiusu - Kako no Eikō o Motomete.	1
4	Castlevania	199603 March 1996	Sexy Parodius features a stage based off Castlevania.	1