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Got it :D :D :D Here are some quick photos:

Box cover:
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PS2 as size reference (I forgot that, oh, yeah, Japan is SMALL... here I was expecting a Monopoly board for some reason):
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Game pieces:
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You can see in the third, there are little paper Moai heads :D and a not-yet-assembled Big Core toward the bottom. The four little Vic Viper pieces have their own stands, which is weird since that technically places them flying vertically through a horizontal map... you can see from the spec sheet in the middle that:

- normal shot fires two spaces forward
- missile fires two spaces diagonally down
- double fires two spaces diagonally up
- laser fires four spaces forward
- [there are no options... :(]

I haven't figured out what all the pieces are for, though from what I can tell, yes, they're all there except maybe an enemy somewhere. More when I can paste all the details together...


Edit: fixd broke imgs :oops:
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Ahahah. You won the auction. Congrats!

Make sure to post a pic of the assembled big core ;)
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Are the bars for the big core made up of seperate pieces or is it all one piece?
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hey, i saw that on ebay too! did you happen to see the Gradius tape drive games? ollllld school.
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I was worried about assembling all the pieces ruining the "mintness", as well as not being able to disassemble them if I did, but it seems I have to disassemble them anyway, since there's literally NO ROOM for them in the box if I don't :| That's compact!

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This is the assembled Big Core, its level, the spinner, which I don't understand just yet... and my crusty computer desk... :roll: The Big Core has a little sliding part to hide gates that have been destroyed :)

On the back of the spinner is a diagram of the Vic Viper... apparently it's wider than it is tall? I'll scan in as many of the flat items as I can once I bother to get the scanner hooked up again :?
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Heh heh, if you attend a shmupmeet in the future make sure to cart that along, I'm sure it'd be a big hit (if we could figure out how the rules work, heh heh).
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Too bad it doesn't come with a voice box that says "Destroy them all!". That would rock!
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That could possibly be the coolest thing I've ever seen....
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This reminds me of my old Zaxxon board game. I'll have to raid the loft and see if I still have it.
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BulletMagnet wrote:Heh heh, if you attend a shmupmeet in the future make sure to cart that along, I'm sure it'd be a big hit (if we could figure out how the rules work, heh heh).
I'm going to try to translate the bugger :)
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I scanned in the board, which was a pain to do because it's a very awkward design and now refuses to lay flat... so the scan is quite a bit arse since I had to paste it together. [It's not worth getting TOO picky with that.] Click the picture to get a larger version :)

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Also, the spec sheet on the back of the spinner:
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Canard? Are they duck wings? :|

More to come ;)
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Sly Cherry Chunks wrote:This reminds me of my old Zaxxon board game. I'll have to raid the loft and see if I still have it.
A great game that one.
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Minzoku wrote:Canard? Are they duck wings?
I think we may have finally stumbled upon who the pilot of the Vic Viper is:

DARKWING DUCK! :mrgreen:
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Started scanning the manual, but I wanted to post pages as I translated them. Hoo, I wish I retained more Japanese than I have :( I can only work out one or two sentences in a sitting before going crazy...

Again, click the image for a larger view [corrections are appreciated as well!].

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Roughly:
Party Joy Series

Game Instruction Manual

Please be certain to read the instructions before beginning the game. [To honoured Father and Mother, for your children to enjoy the game, please read this instruction manual and teach them how to play.]

Gradius™ Game

The beautiful mother planet Gradius was threatened with the crisis of extermination from a fierce interstellar attack from the subspatial-temporal star cluster Bacterian. In order to protect our planet Gradius, launch the super-dimensional fighter plane Vic Viper immediately against the alien darkness. The imposing alternate dimension and the Bacterian's total attack await Vic Viper. Aim for the enemy fortress Zeros. Collect Energy Capsules and Power Ups! Gradius needs you to help. Courage and focused effort, transmit!

©Konami 1986

2 to 4 players

BANDAI 1986 MADE IN JAPAN
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Ooo, resurrecting dead topic... :o Okay, I got around to scanning in the entire manual, if anyone wanted to help pick at translating it. I keep forgetting :?

http://www.sgppresents.com/gallery/gbg

Scanning in all the other flat bits at some point, perhaps later tonight!
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i never saw this...can someone repost pics?
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Err, up a gallery ;) [I know, it's not that intuitive at the moment]

http://www.sgppresents.com/gallery/g-board
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The boardgamegeek entry has a teensy bit of info.
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Awesome! I love they way they incorporated the multi-directional firing in. I'm curious if the game is any fun or not. No matter what though, that's a damn sweet collector's item.
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unsane wrote:The boardgamegeek entry has a teensy bit of info.

!!! BIG HYPER lol :lol:

I didn't think to check BGG! I shall have to write the page for it eventually...
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