Man oh man, I wish the US got the same ending. It would have made the game even better and given a lot of players a well-deserved "wtf...whoa!" moment.
I know the US and Jap version used different mapper chips, but still, was that really the reason for the change? After all, the ending is just some scrolling text and a static sprite in the Jap version :-/
@ThrilloVanHouten that static sprite was of an anime girl revealing herself as the pilot of the ship for those who don't know. I'm not at all surprised looking back the anime look was what got it removed in the US version because it still was an underground appreciated thing and not accepted in mainstream media. Besides, the US already got a wtf whoa moment with Metroid 2 years earlier the whole "He's a She?" ending and the ships flying out of the planet as it blows up counts as same ending.
Are you deaf or blind? Because I recall the 3 big cores showing up in the previous level, and at the same time no less. The Gradius I Boss music is even played for crying out loud!
The last move was clever.. Stay at the top of the screen before the bars come out. Why didn't I think of that before. Haha
route51 3 months ago
I have to say, "Destroy them all" is probably my favorite track in Salamander's soundtrack.
poopskinTheLiar 4 months ago
why stage 6 is so much ferking easier than stage 5?
maceofzeus 1 year ago
Man oh man, I wish the US got the same ending. It would have made the game even better and given a lot of players a well-deserved "wtf...whoa!" moment.
I know the US and Jap version used different mapper chips, but still, was that really the reason for the change? After all, the ending is just some scrolling text and a static sprite in the Jap version :-/
ThrilloVanHouten 1 year ago
@ThrilloVanHouten that static sprite was of an anime girl revealing herself as the pilot of the ship for those who don't know. I'm not at all surprised looking back the anime look was what got it removed in the US version because it still was an underground appreciated thing and not accepted in mainstream media. Besides, the US already got a wtf whoa moment with Metroid 2 years earlier the whole "He's a She?" ending and the ships flying out of the planet as it blows up counts as same ending.
1tonyvalle 1 year ago
Are you deaf or blind? Because I recall the 3 big cores showing up in the previous level, and at the same time no less. The Gradius I Boss music is even played for crying out loud!
1tonyvalle 1 year ago