Gradius 3 hit box video

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:02 am

How did they do this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFMIStCZgQc

Is this an edited video or is there a mode on one of the ports to do this?

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:52 am

Hax maybe?

Post by **spadgy** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:00 am

That's pretty neat, if a little dull after all 7 or so minutes...

Post by **Ghegs** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:26 pm

It's in PS2's Gradius III+IV.

Zeether · Post by **Zeether** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:48 pm

The comment on the video says it's not in the US version

Is this true?

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:17 pm

I have the japanese version...how is that done? Could someone who can read japanese tell me how that works?

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:16 pm

That would be my comment on the video, there's unfortunately no option to see the hitbox on the US Gradius 3 and 4, I had heard and saw a video of Gradius 4 with the hitbox option on, so apparently Gradius 3 also got the same treatment.

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:36 am

It's semi-interesting, but in no way is it going to help you complete this stupidly difficult game.

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:55 am

You can play the Darius Gaiden Official Hack like this in MAME:

StoofooEsq · Post by **StoofooEsq** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:11 am

Sly Cherry Chunks wrote:You can play the Darius Gaiden Official Hack like this in MAME:

Huh. How is this activated?

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:24 am

Player 1 button 3 and player 2 button 3 at the same time.

Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:44 am

Offtopic:
Player 1 button 3 = Pause
Player 2 Button 3 while pausing = frame-by-frame advance

lol Official Hack

rtw · Post by **rtw** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:47 pm

Bloodreign wrote:That would be my comment on the video, there's unfortunately no option to see the hitbox on the US Gradius 3 and 4, I had heard and saw a video of Gradius 4 with the hitbox option on, so apparently Gradius 3 also got the same treatment.

But how is it activated on the Japanese version of Gradius III & IV ?

Does it say in the video ?

rtw

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:50 pm

U,U,D,D,L,R,L,R,B,A,start... maybe?

Post by **Ghegs** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:13 pm

rtw wrote:But how is it activated on the Japanese version of Gradius III & IV ?

Does it say in the video ?

rtw

In IV you have to clear the game's "Hi-Score Try" mode, which is the same thing as normal game on defaults but you get a password in the end. After that the Hit Disp can be activated from the Pause menu. Maybe it's the same for III.

Post by **spadgy** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:29 pm

Ghegs wrote:
rtw wrote:But how is it activated on the Japanese version of Gradius III & IV ?

Does it say in the video ?

rtw
In IV you have to clear the game's "Hi-Score Try" mode, which is the same thing as normal game on defaults but you get a password in the end. After that the Hit Disp can be activated from the Pause menu. Maybe it's the same for III.

Clear as in 1CC, or just get through using continues?

Anyone know if it's on the PAL version?

Post by **Ghegs** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:35 pm

spadgy wrote:Clear as in 1CC, or just get through using continues?

Anyone know if it's on the PAL version?

Don't know if credit-feeding would count, but since it's Gradius, it might be easier to one-life the game instead of recovering from a checkpoint.

The PAL version doesn't even have Hi-Score Try, so who knows if they removed the Hit Disp code completely or just removed the part which accesses it but left the code in there. Or if they changed the requirements.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:46 pm

Just watched the video, very interesting indeed!

What's the music playing in the background by the way?
I don't recognize it as any of the classic Gradius tunes!

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:38 pm

Ghegs wrote:
spadgy wrote:Clear as in 1CC, or just get through using continues?

Anyone know if it's on the PAL version?
Don't know if credit-feeding would count, but since it's Gradius, it might be easier to one-life the game instead of recovering from a checkpoint.

The PAL version doesn't even have Hi-Score Try, so who knows if they removed the Hit Disp code completely or just removed the part which accesses it but left the code in there. Or if they changed the requirements.

Is the Hi-Score Try in the US version?

Gerk · Post by **Gerk** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:46 pm

ST Dragon>

The background music for the first part of the video is an arranged version of Try to Star (the Level 3 part 1 theme.) It's from the album Gradius Perfect Selection, which is a compilation of Gradius tunes done in '90s synth rock style...really fun album if you enjoy the style.

As for the second one, no clue...

bcass>

I don't recall High Score Try being in the US version, either...if it was, at least not with that goofy name.

Post by **Ghegs** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:12 pm

bcass wrote:Is the Hi-Score Try in the US version?

Gerk wrote:I don't recall High Score Try being in the US version, either...if it was, at least not with that goofy name.

I don't have the US version but I'd guess it's not in there, as the point of Hi-Score Try was to get the password which you would then enter at a website to enter into the competition, much like in Gradius V. Only this compo was for Japan only.

Gerk · Post by **Gerk** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:19 pm

Sounds sensible. Good enough for me.

Gradius (3, anyway) has bordered on manic at times with the stuff I could get away with avoiding enemies/bullets, and this video only cements that reputation. I really expected those annoying bubbles to have more of a hit...bubble. I guess.

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:16 pm

sven666 wrote:U,U,D,D,L,R,L,R,B,A,start... maybe?

if only it were that easy :-(