Whereas we watch for Konami to offer us a long-overdue localization of the Parodius sequence (ideally as a group), a fan translation has been dropped for 1994’s Tremendous Famicom model of Gokujou Parodius. For the English launch, it has been titled Incredible Parodius! Pursuing the Former Glory.

In case you’re unfamiliar with the Parodius sequence, it’s one thing of a spin-off or parody of Gradius. Therefore the title. The sequence started in 1988 on the MSX microcomputer earlier than getting a extra well-known launch in arcade in 1990. That title, generally known as Parodius Da, was ported to numerous consoles together with Sport Boy, Famicom, and Tremendous Famicom. The follow-up to Parodius Da is what now we have right here, generally known as Gokujou Parodius and typically as Incredible Journey.

The video games within the sequence are wacky crossovers that take the Gradius shooter system to some bizarre locations. I personally want the Parodius video games to the core Gradius sequence, just because discovering what comes subsequent is much more enjoyable for me. Possibly you’ll battle a cat boat. Maybe the subsequent boss is an octopus washing its hair. It nonetheless has all of the problem, however with an additional layer of weirdness.

A set would nonetheless be good

It’s the second title to hit the Tremendous Famicom, and, because the blurb on the positioning factors out, is the final one in want of a fan translation. To notice, you don’t really want a translation to play the Parodius video games. They’re simply as a lot of shooters because the Gradius titles and aren’t story or menu-heavy titles. Nonetheless, it’s at all times good to have the work completed to have all the main points comprehensible. It a minimum of makes the cutscenes extra gratifying.

I nonetheless can’t imagine that now we have by no means acquired an official localization of Parodius right here in North America. I believe the closest we obtained was the Otomedius video games on Xbox 360. On the very least, we should always have an Arcade Archives entry of it by now. We obtained Pistol Daimyo, however not one of the Parodius video games? Come on.

The interpretation patch involves us from a staff of modders consisting of Blizzz, ReyVGM, FlashPV, and Natori Youkai, and you could find it proper right here.