Parodius! From Myth to Laughter (パロディウスだ! －神話からお笑いへ－ Parodiusu Da! Shinwa kara Owarai e, lit. "It's Parodius! From Myth to Laughter"), released outside Japan as Parodius, is a 1990 shoot 'em up arcade game and is the second title in the Parodius produced by Konami. The European SNES version is also known as Parodius: Non-Sense Fantasy. The gameplay is stylistically very similar to the Gradius series, but the graphics and music are intentionally absurd.
This game is often mistaken as the original game of the series. The lesser known original game, Parodius: The Octopus Saves the Earth, was released for the MSX computer in Japan.
Summary[]
Release Date[]
- Arcade
JP: February 1990
EU: 1990 - Famicom/NES
JP: November 3, 1990
EU: 1992 - Game Boy
JP: April 5, 1991
EU: 1992 - X68000
JP: April 19, 1991 - PC Engine
JP: February 21, 1992 - Super Famicom/SNES
JP: July 3, 1992
EU: 1992
JP: September 30, 1997 (Nintendo Power) - PlayStation
JP: December 3, 1994
EU: 1996
JP: March 20, 1997 (PlayStation the Best)
JP: November 20, 2003 (PSone Books) - Sega Saturn
JP: May 19, 1995
EU: 1996 - Mobile Phones
JP: February 19, 2003
JP: February 18, 2004 (Vodafone)
JP: 2004 (Konami Net DX, as Parodius Da! DX (パロディウスだ! 豪華版, Parodiusu da! Gōka-ban)) - PlayStation Portable
JP: January 25, 2007
Sound Effects Used[]
- Anime Ah Sound (debut)
- Anime Oh Sound (debut)
- Anime Wow Sound (debut, Heard only in both Arcade and SNES versions, but in high pitched in the SNES version.)
- FirstCom, "Metallic" Stager 1