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Gradius II

Vulcan Venture
グラディウスII
Gradiusu 2

Platforms: Family Computer, NES
Year: 1988
Developed by: Konami
Published by: Konami

Number of Files: 16
Total Filesize: 17 MB (MP3), 45 MB (FLAC)
Date Added: May 9th, 2022   | Change Log
Album type: Gamerip

Description

The game was first ported to the Family Computer in 1988 and was never released outside Japan. Presumably this was due to the fact that the Famicom version employed a custom memory mapper dubbed the VRC4, which enhanced some of the game's graphics, such as animation, thus converting the game to a standard memory mapper (as Konami later did with Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse) would have been too time-consuming (since the original Gradius was not as popular overseas as it was in Japan).

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Hahman1

09:04 Apr 5th, 2026Offline

MusicMaven

anyone know what Majinon is talking about? He/she says this game was only released in Japan, but then says this album is not the Japanese version?

So there are two versions of the famicom. The famicom and the nes. There are two different versions of gradius II for each console. The famicom was superior because konami was able to use a special custom chip inside the game cart. The nes doesn’t have this chip. I am sure there are better ways to explain it, but that is my best attempt.

MusicMaven

02:17 May 9th, 2024Offline

anyone know what Majinon is talking about? He/she says this game was only released in Japan, but then says this album is not the Japanese version?

Admin

06:15 May 9th, 2022Offline

This album was updated on 9th of May, 2022.

Majinon

01:14 Apr 25th, 2020Offline

This game was never released on the NES, only the Famicom in Japan. Listen to the original songs also released on Gradius Rebirth (Heavy Blow - Stage 3A and Something Ghostly - Stage 7) and you should immediately notice the difference in quality the Famicom gave the game sound thanks to the VRC4 chip.

This album should be revised to have the FC version, so it doesn't have the neutered sound you here on these rips.