<s>
translated	O
as	O
Gokujo	B-Application
Parodius	I-Application
–	O
Pursuing	O
the	O
Past	O
Glory	O
and	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1994	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
their	O
Parodius	B-Application
series	O
,	O
itself	O
a	O
parody	O
spin-off	O
of	O
their	O
Gradius	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gokujō	B-Application
Parodius	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
shooter	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
select	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
;	O
these	O
include	O
:	O
the	O
Vic	O
Viper	O
,	O
the	O
starship	O
from	O
Gradius	B-Application
;	O
TwinBee	B-Device
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
his	O
self-titled	B-Device
series	I-Device
;	O
Pentarou	O
,	O
son	O
of	O
the	O
penguin	O
from	O
Antarctic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
;	O
Takosuke	O
,	O
a	O
hat-wearing	O
octopus	O
and	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Tako	O
;	O
Hikaru	O
,	O
a	O
Playboy	O
bunny	O
girl	O
riding	O
a	O
rocket	O
;	O
Mambo	O
,	O
a	O
mute	O
sunfish	O
;	O
Michael	O
,	O
a	O
stern	O
angel	O
pig	O
;	O
and	O
Koitsu	O
,	O
a	O
stickman	O
riding	O
a	O
paper	O
airplane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
these	O
characters	O
feature	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
all	O
being	O
modified	O
after	O
the	O
standard	O
Gradius	B-Application
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
games	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
unlock	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
abilities	O
by	O
collecting	O
power	O
capsules	O
dropped	O
by	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
highlight	O
an	O
option	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
"	O
power	O
meter	O
"	O
—	O
collecting	O
additional	O
capsules	O
will	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
access	O
to	O
more	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
enemies	O
will	O
also	O
drop	O
bells	O
from	O
the	O
TwinBee	B-Device
series	O
that	O
can	O
also	O
yield	O
other	O
abilities	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
select	O
which	O
ability	O
they	O
want	O
by	O
firing	O
additional	O
shots	O
at	O
the	O
bells	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stages	O
also	O
feature	O
bosses	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
defeated	O
to	O
progress	O
,	O
often	O
paralleling	O
those	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
series	O
;	O
one	O
boss	O
in	O
particular	O
pays	O
tribute	O
to	O
the	O
Big	O
Core	O
ship	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Gradius	B-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
core	O
being	O
an	O
enormous	O
traffic	O
light	O
and	O
firing	O
road	O
signs	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
bosses	O
and	O
stage	O
designs	O
are	O
also	O
parodies	O
of	O
those	O
in	O
other	O
shooters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
and	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
consists	O
of	O
remixes	O
of	O
well-known	O
classical	O
music	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
tracks	O
from	O
Gradius	B-Application
and	O
other	O
Konami	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
TwinBee	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gokujō	B-Application
Parodius	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
programmer	O
and	O
planner	O
Tsukasa	O
Tokuda	O
,	O
alongside	O
designer	O
Shūjirō	O
"	O
Shuzilow.HA	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
TwinBee	B-Device
(	O
1991	O
)	O
and	O
Gaiapolis	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
work	O
on	O
Parodius	B-Application
Da	I-Application
,	O
Tsukasa	O
turned	O
to	O
producing	O
games	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
eventually	O
offered	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Konami	O
's	O
arcade	O
division	O
,	O
to	O
where	O
he	O
began	O
thinking	O
of	O
ideas	O
for	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
next	O
;	O
he	O
worked	O
almost	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
Parodius	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
noticing	O
that	O
employees	O
were	O
interested	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Tsukasa	O
's	O
boss	O
requested	O
that	O
he	O
work	O
on	O
another	O
Parodius	B-Application
as	O
an	O
"	O
anniversary	O
"	O
title	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
announce	O
his	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mambo	O
,	O
the	O
ocean	O
sunfish	O
,	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
game	O
Space	B-Application
Manbow	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
rocket-riding	O
bunny	O
girl	O
Hikaru	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
please	O
otakus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
higher	O
than	O
previous	O
Parodius	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Semi-Auto	O
"	O
playmode	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
make	O
players	O
mostly	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
shooters	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
more	O
easily	O
;	O
Tsukasa	O
had	O
previously	O
used	O
this	O
concept	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
conversion	O
of	O
Gradius	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eliza	O
,	O
the	O
mermaid-like	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
stage	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
attract	O
salarymen	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
her	O
sex	O
appeal	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
believed	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dobkeratops	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
boss	O
from	O
R-Type	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stage	O
6	O
boss	O
,	O
a	O
Geisha	B-Application
sporting	O
bunny	O
ears	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
biwa	O
player	O
enemy	O
from	O
Namco	O
's	O
Genpei	B-Application
Toma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
an	O
American	O
variety	O
show	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese-like	O
compositions	O
in	O
Parodius	B-Application
Da	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senoo	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
major	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Gradius	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
largely	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
CD	O
he	O
had	O
that	O
featured	O
remixes	O
of	O
well-known	O
Gradius	B-Application
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gokujō	B-Application
Parodius	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
1994	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
significant	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
arcade	O
version	O
were	O
added	O
characters	O
:	O
Goemon/Ebisumaru	O
from	O
Ganbare	O
Goemon	O
,	O
Dracula-Kun/Kid	O
-D	O
from	O
Kid	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
and	O
Upa/Rupa	O
from	O
Bio	B-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Bokutte	I-Application
Upa	I-Application
and	O
the	O
alternating	O
two	O
player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Hikaru	O
and	O
Akane	O
gets	O
a	O
Tailgun	O
,	O
Boomerang	O
Shot	O
from	O
Thunder	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
,	O
another	O
shooter	O
game	O
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Shield	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Spread	O
Bomb	O
,	O
the	O
Carrot	O
Shot	O
and	O
a	O
force	O
field	O
(	O
named	O
"	O
Star	O
"	O
)	O
that	O
they	O
get	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
Deluxe	O
Pack	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gokujō	B-Application
Parodius	I-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
along	O
with	O
Parodius	B-Application
Da	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
on	O
Gokujō	B-Application
Parodius	I-Application
Da	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Deluxe	O
Pack	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1994	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
release	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Parodius	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Parodius	B-Application
Da	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
simply	O
titled	O
Parodius	B-Application
and	O
Gokujō	B-Application
Parodius	I-Application
as	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Journey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
included	O
in	O
Parodius	B-Application
Portable	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
some	O
songs	O
replaced	O
by	O
classical/folk	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gokujō	B-Application
Parodius	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
Game	O
Machine	O
reporting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
June	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
favorably	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
R-Type	B-Application
series	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
it	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Fun	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
's	O
humor	O
,	O
"	O
pleasing	O
"	O
visuals	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
disliked	O
its	O
occasional	O
slowdown	O
and	O
graphical	O
flicker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
included	O
in	O
Gokujō	B-Application
Parodius	I-Application
Da	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Gradius	B-Application
and	O
shooter	O
fans	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
humor	O
,	O
expressing	O
hope	O
in	O
it	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
virtually	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
and	O
has	O
very	O
pleasing	O
gameplay	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
outdated	O
compared	O
to	O
contemporary	O
Saturn	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
Konami	O
's	O
first	O
effort	O
[	O
at	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
game ]	O
has	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
commend	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
there	O
are	O
epics	O
such	O
as	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
stretching	O
the	O
shooting	O
genre	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
clear	O
that	O
Parodius	B-Application
is	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
league.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2015	O
retrospective	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Parodius	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
commended	O
Gokujō	O
for	O
its	O
humor	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
interesting	O
level	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
applauded	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
's	O
accurate	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
liking	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
additional	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
