Gradius collection for PSP

UnscathedFlyingObject · Fri Nov 11, 2005 12:03 am

Icarus wrote:
Kiken wrote:Various online sources throw Gradius Gaiden in the mix but the preorder solicitation from Konami only lists Gradius I to IV.[/i]
Ack. -_-;;
1) We'll just have to wait and see if Gaiden comes as well. I'd prefer Gaiden to the other four.

ditto.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:57 am

Icarus wrote:
Kiken wrote:Various online sources throw Gradius Gaiden in the mix but the preorder solicitation from Konami only lists Gradius I to IV.[/i]
Ack. -_-;;
1) We'll just have to wait and see if Gaiden comes as well. I'd prefer Gaiden to the other four.
2) There's always PSX emulation on the PSP... if it works properly, that is.

No working PSX emu yet. But a 1up.com editor commented that Megaman Legends PSP literally uses such a blatant PS1 emulator that the game is practically begging hackers to go and make one. lol

edit: Just PSPOne which is nothing more than a 5fps demo which was released back in July, no updates so far.

K-J N. · Post by **K-J N.** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:32 pm

Here is a Famitsu scan (and it does mention Gaiden).

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 8:06 pm

K-J N. wrote:Here is a Famitsu scan (and it does mention Gaiden).

With a grain 'o salt 'n all: whoooooo!

My first PSP import. I don't care if I have to update the firmware.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:52 pm

Dylan1CC wrote:
K-J N. wrote:Here is a Famitsu scan (and it does mention Gaiden).
With a grain 'o salt 'n all: whoooooo!

My first PSP import. I don't care if I have to update the firmware.

Yeah, it does mention gaiden. Though I can only understand like a 5th of what the article says.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:48 pm

I will say though, this is one case where I do hope Sony is pressuring them to put "more content" on the disc (ala Metal Slug). 'Cuz I don't think Konami is gonna include Gaiden on their own, that is for darn sure.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:45 am

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote:
Icarus wrote:
Kiken wrote:Various online sources throw Gradius Gaiden in the mix but the preorder solicitation from Konami only lists Gradius I to IV.[/i]
Ack. -_-;;
1) We'll just have to wait and see if Gaiden comes as well. I'd prefer Gaiden to the other four.
ditto.

Ditto again! Although I do really like I and II; I don't know if it would be worth shelling out the dough for this collection-perhaps, since I don't own any ports of I and II, and am getting a PSP for Christmas this year.

Whatever happens with this collection, I just hope it opens the door for more PSP shmup ports; be they collections of older shmups, or brand new one's-especially considering the power of the PSP is, and the fact that it's region-free.

PSP Xyanide was supposed to come out on the 15th of this month; but is now listed as coming out in 2006, on Gamefaqs. (The XBOX version is still TBA

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MSZ · Post by **MSZ** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:04 pm

Two new screenshots:

http://pspupdates.qj.net/2005/11/gradui ... ation.html

K-J N. · Post by **K-J N.** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:38 am

http://watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20051114/gra.htm
Lots of screenshots here.

biocat · Post by **biocat** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:26 am

For those that don't immediately realize it, that last pic is of the Gradius Gaiden title screen. Woot!

MSZ · Post by **MSZ** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:28 am

Yea, looks like NCSX got some wrong infomations...

Official website of Gradius Portable:

http://www.konami.jp/gs/psp/psp_gradius/

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:56 pm

Judging by some of the screenshots of Gradius Portable Gradius Gaiden, it appears that burst-in-play isn't an option (there's no Press Start on the 2-Player side). I'm assuming that it retains 2-Player simultaneous, but I suppose that has to be set up before play actually starts?

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:28 pm

You'd think they'd expand the powerup meter to fill bottom of the screen if that were the case. Does that 'press start' flash on and off? I cant remember.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:45 pm

The official Konami page description only lists the game as having 1 player.

Translation from babelfish for one part says "Play number of people: 1 person".

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:45 pm

Hmmm, it looks like there will be some sort of gallery/sound test thing-a-ma-whozit in there (if that one screen is accurate, the latter will even have tracks from Gradius ports not on the compilation); wonder if they'll all be available at the start, or if they need to be unlocked. Another thing I noted was that I seem to be seeing a mix of screens of both "arcade" and "full screen" views, like in the Deluxe Pack...I wonder if that option will be carried over to this?

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:50 pm

edit: Again, I have not played Gaiden before so what is "burst in play"?

GRADIUS GAIDEN confirmed!

This adds a even more value to the pack for me since I haven't played it yet and have heard nothing but praise. Better yet, this way I don't have to buy the import. (thanks SCEJ who I again cynically theorize probably forced Konami to include Gaiden instead of just shoveling in 1-4 due to their "more content in compilations, please" policy, heh heh

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Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:01 am

Dylan1CC wrote:edit: Again, I have not played Gaiden before so what is "burst in play"?

I think it refers to the fact that a second player can join in a game while the first player's already mid-game, since both ships are onscreen at once.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:32 am

Dylan1CC wrote:edit: Again, I have not played Gaiden before so what is "burst in play"?

GRADIUS GAIDEN confirmed! This adds a even more value to the pack for me since I haven't played it yet and have heard nothing but praise. Better yet, this way I don't have to buy the import. (thanks SCEJ who I again cynically theorize probably forced Konami to include Gaiden instead of just shoveling in 1-4 due to their "more content in compilations, please" policy, heh heh )

If you want to play Gradius Gaiden two players, you may still want to get the PSX version. As I said in the previous post in this topic, the official Konami page for the Gradius PSP pack says the game is only one player. As I said before, one part of the babelfish translation of the Konami Gradius PSP pack page translates as "Play number of people: 1 person". Burst in play is when player two can join in mid game like in Bubble Bobble, Contra, Ninja Turtles, etc.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:42 am

^^^

That's what I figured, thanks guys. And yeah, I will definitely still be getting PSX Gaiden, it was cheap both new and used on ebay last year from what I saw.

Neo Rasa · Post by **Neo Rasa** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:59 am

The elongated screenshots just made me realize how cool Ninja Warriors, Darius, and Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga 3 ports would be.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:25 pm

Any word on whether they'll be playable in a 4:3 aspect ratio?

MSZ · Post by **MSZ** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:03 pm

iatneH wrote:Any word on whether they'll be playable in a 4:3 aspect ratio?

Check out the first screenshot:

http://www.konamistyle.jp/ecitem/item25248.html

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:37 pm

I think something groundbreaking is happening with this collection for the PSP-in putting together this collection, Taito is effectively shattering into a million pieces the "two-only rule" that's been the defacto rule for shmup collections for the past umpteen years.

I hope that this has a far reaching impact on any future shmup collections we see!

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:51 pm

Wow, it looks beautiful... it will be mine.

I can imagine sitting in the park back home and playing that...

snap monkey · Post by **snap monkey** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:17 am

My frothing demand for this Gradius collection increases!

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:02 am

snap monkey wrote:My frothing demand for this Gradius collection increases!

You're fired.

(my frothing demand to punch the IGN staffer who originally said that increases)

snap monkey · Post by **snap monkey** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:51 am

Dylan1CC wrote:
snap monkey wrote:My frothing demand for this Gradius collection increases!
You're fired.

(my frothing demand to punch the IGN staffer who originally said that increases)

I will punch you in the face.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:25 am

circuitface wrote:Wow, it looks beautiful... it will be mine.

I can imagine sitting in the park back home and playing that...

I heard that the PSP's screen can be damaged by direct exposure to sunlight.

Neo Rasa · Post by **Neo Rasa** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:11 am

The PSP screen can be damaged just by looking at it.
I've had people come back with the screen having scratches literally from the stitching of the PSP logo in the official case that comes with the system.

There were a bunch in this region also that, out of the box, had hairs under the screen. So apparently there's a "rub onto one's groin" station on the PSP assembly line somewhere.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:36 am

snap monkey wrote:
Dylan1CC wrote:
snap monkey wrote:My frothing demand for this Gradius collection increases!
You're fired.

(my frothing demand to punch the IGN staffer who originally said that increases)
I will punch you in the face.

lol....er, are u an IGN staffer?