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| Title : GRADIUS ORIGINS (Update v1.2.0) |
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| Publisher : KONAMI Platform : Nintendo Switch |
| Developer : Konami Origin : eShop |
| Genre : Shooter / Arcade Title ID : 010097F01D67A800 |
: Date : November 2025 Format : 05x100MB / NSP |
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| R e l e a s e N o t e s |
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| The legendary pioneer of side-scrolling shoot 'em genre makes a |
| triumphant return! |
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| This collection features 18 versions across all 7 arcade titles in |
| the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM |
| Show Version on home consoles. |
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| A variety of helpful new features have been added to the games, |
| including save states, a rewind feature, and Invincible Mode. The |
| new Training Mode lets you adjust settings like restart points, |
| loop counts, and power-up statuses to help hone your skills to |
| perfection. There's also a gallery feature that includes music from |
| the game, a variety of images from each title, and much, much more! |
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| 1. SALAMANDER III. |
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| 2. GRADIUS. |
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| JP ROM Ver. / JP Bubble Ver. / NA Ver. (NEMESIS) / EU Ver. |
| (NEMESIS) / NA Prototype (NEMESIS). |
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| 3. SALAMANDER. |
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| JP Ver. / NA Ver.(LIFE FORCE). |
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| 4. LIFE FORCE. |
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| JP Ver. |
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| 5. GRADIUS II: GOFER no Yabou. |
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| JP Early Ver. / JP Mid Ver. / JP Late Ver. / NA Ver.(VULCAN |
| VENTURE). |
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| 6. GRADIUS III: Densetsu kara Shinwa e. |
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| JP Old Ver. / JP New Ver. / Asia Ver. / JP AM Show Ver. |
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| 7. SALAMANDER2. |
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| JP Ver. |
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| - New modes, support features, and quality of life improvements. |
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| Quicksave / Quickload. |
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| Save and load your game data at any point during gameplay. |
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| Rewind: |
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| Rewind your gameplay whenever and wherever you want during a game. |
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| Easy Mode. |
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| This mode makes the game easier to play by reducing the size of |
| your ship's hitbox. |
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| Invincible Mode. |
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| This mode makes your ship impervious to enemy fire and only counts |
| the number of times you were hit. |
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| Training Mode. |
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| This mode lets you hone your skills by adjusting settings such as |
| restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses. |
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| * This mode is only available in certain game versions. |
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| Online Rankings. |
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| Add your score to the leaderboards after getting a game over. |
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| Earn a top ranking to upload a replay of your game along with your |
| score. |
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| Sound Gallery. |
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| Listen to the original soundtrack from each title as well as |
| arrangements from previously released CD albums. |
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| Visual Gallery. |
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| View the games' original instruction cards and developmental |
| resources. |
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| Gradius Guide. |
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| Check your scores and a gallery of enemy characters from each of |
| the original titles. |
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| You can also adjust various settings from each game's Options |
| screen, including arcade board DIP switches, screen filters, and a |
| recreation of software bugs from the original release. |
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| Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, |
| Japanese, Korean, Chinese (simplified) and Chinese (traditional). |
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| Update Notes: v1.2.0 (v131072). Firmware 20.5.0 and master key 18.0 |
| are required. |
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| Abstrakt . Anthrox . Bad Karma . Capital . Caravan . Complex |
| Dual Crew Shining . Duplex . Echelon . Eurasia . Kalisto . Legacy |
| Lightforce . Menace . Miracle . Mode 7 . Money . Mystic . Napalm |
| Nightfall . Oldskool . Paradox . Premiere . Project X . Protocol |
| Quartex . Quasar . Rising Sun . Scoopex . Sneakers . Triforce |
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