<s>
Parodius	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Myth	O
to	O
Laughter	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
and	O
outside	O
Japan	O
as	O
Parodius	B-Application
(	O
from	O
"	O
Parody	O
Gradius	B-Application
"	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Parodius	B-Application
series	O
produced	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Parodius	B-Application
:	I-Application
Non-Sense	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
stylistically	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
are	O
intentionally	O
absurd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lesser	O
known	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Parodius	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Octopus	I-Application
Saves	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
computer	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
stated	O
above	O
,	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
series	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parodius	B-Application
retains	O
the	O
selectability	O
of	O
different	O
weapons	O
configurations	O
but	O
implements	O
it	O
via	O
four	O
different	O
characters	O
:	O
Vic	B-Application
Viper	I-Application
(	O
from	O
Gradius	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Octopus	O
,	O
TwinBee	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Pentarou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
main	O
difference	O
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
bell	O
power-ups	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
TwinBee	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
and	O
environments	O
from	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
games	O
and	O
TwinBee	B-Device
are	O
mixed	O
in	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
anime-style	O
opponents	O
,	O
including	O
scantily-clad	O
women	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
elements	O
are	O
integrated	O
in	O
a	O
light-hearted	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Big	O
Core	O
,	O
a	O
regular	O
boss	O
within	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
series	O
,	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
neon	O
look	O
and	O
is	O
called	O
"	O
Viva	O
Core	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
moai	B-Language
(	O
Easter	O
Island	O
head	O
statues	O
)	O
level	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
statues	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
animated	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boss	O
of	O
that	O
level	O
,	O
Yoshiko	O
,	O
fires	O
other	O
moai	B-Language
at	O
the	O
player	O
by	O
spitting	O
them	O
out	O
of	O
her	O
mouth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
in	O
typical	O
Gradius	B-Application
fashion	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
unarmed	O
enemy	O
that	O
once	O
defeated	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
destruction/escape	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Laser	O
mode	O
is	O
a	O
thin	O
blue	O
laser	O
,	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
Gradius	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
configuration	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
weapons	O
presented	O
in	O
the	O
Salamander	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
set	O
is	O
the	O
weapons	O
from	O
the	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
TwinBee	B-Device
,	O
applied	O
to	O
horizontal	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
double	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
tail	O
gun	O
from	O
the	O
Octopus/Salamander	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
color	O
bug	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
that	O
Winbee	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
TwinBee	B-Device
,	O
has	O
the	O
most	O
appearances	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
TwinBee	B-Device
does	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
cockpit	O
windshield	O
design	O
as	O
either	O
TwinBee	B-Device
,	O
Winbee	O
or	O
Gwinbee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
set	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
power	O
meter	O
sets	O
in	O
Gradius	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gofer	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ambition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laser	O
mode	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
Gradius	B-Application
II	I-Application
;	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
ripple	O
laser	O
analog	O
,	O
it	O
fires	O
bullets	O
that	O
create	O
small	O
explosions	O
upon	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
during	O
Chichibinta	O
Rika	O
is	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Final	O
Enemy	O
"	O
from	O
Gradius	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
during	O
the	O
boss	O
fight	O
against	O
Eagle	O
Eagle	O
Sabnosuke	O
is	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
theme	O
from	O
Gradius	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
is	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
"	O
Sabre	O
Dance	O
"	O
by	O
Aram	O
Khacaturian	O
(	O
Russian	O
folk	O
song	O
"	O
Kalinka	O
"	O
by	O
Ivan	O
Larionov	O
and	O
"	O
Hungarian	O
Dances	O
"	O
by	O
Johannes	O
Brahms	O
in	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
stage	O
is	O
a	O
Moai	B-Language
battleship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
Farandole	O
"	O
by	O
Georges	O
Bizet	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
"	O
The	O
Old	O
Stone	O
Age	O
"	O
from	O
Gradius	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
boss	O
against	O
Viva	O
Core	O
,	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
"	O
Aircraft	O
Carrier	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
series	O
plays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
theme	O
from	O
Gradius	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
Aircraft	O
Carrier	O
"	O
from	O
Gradius	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform-exclusive	O
bosses	O
include	O
Penguin	O
Conducter	O
,	O
Madam	O
of	O
Yotsuya	O
Q	O
,	O
Viking	O
Moai	B-Language
,	O
Woon	O
Botton	O
,	O
Crystal	O
Golem	O
,	O
Marvelous	O
Green	O
Mantle	O
,	O
Great	O
Gourmet	O
King	O
Manjiri	O
Kun	O
,	O
Super	O
DX	O
Emperor	O
Penguin	O
,	O
Tako	O
Hyuuma	O
,	O
Penguin	O
Bomb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Ending	O
Music	O
for	O
Parodius	B-Application
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Version	O
was	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Konami	O
Ending	O
Collection	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
CD	O
Soundtrack	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Songs	O
of	O
Parodius	B-Application
Da	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Parodius	B-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
platforms	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
(	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
recently	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
Gradius	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
Java-based	O
cell	O
phones	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
shows	O
the	O
ages	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
has	O
8	O
stages	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
stages	O
1	O
–	O
6	O
,	O
and	O
10	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
stage	O
3	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
hidden	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
arcade	O
Stages	O
5	O
and	O
8	O
,	O
but	O
features	O
a	O
stage	O
titled	O
SPECIAL	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
introduction	O
that	O
features	O
several	O
strange-looking	O
Japanese	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
intro	O
,	O
which	O
chronicles	O
the	O
Gradius	B-Application
legacy	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SFC/SNES	O
version	O
added	O
the	O
bath	O
house	O
and	O
"	O
Omake	O
"	O
stages	O
over	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PAL	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
port	O
was	O
titled	O
Parodius	B-Application
:	I-Application
Non-Sense	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
"	O
Omake	O
"	O
was	O
retitled	O
"	O
Lollipop	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parodius	B-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Parodius	I-Application
-	I-Application
Pursue	I-Application
the	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
on	O
the	O
compilation	O
also	O
simply	O
titled	O
Gokujou	B-Application
Parodius	I-Application
Da	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Deluxe	O
Pack	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Parodius	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1994	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
and	O
in	O
Parodius	B-Application
Portable	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Parodius	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1990	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
1990	O
Gamest	O
Awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Production	O
and	O
Best	O
Shooting	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Super	O
Play	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
93rd	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Gradius	B-Application
on	O
hallucinogens.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
93%	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
an	O
88%	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
an	O
85%	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	O
Penguinovsky	O
the	O
3rd	O
,	O
Hot	O
Lips	O
and	O
Chichibinta	O
Rika	O
from	O
Parodius	B-Application
Da	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
appear	O
in	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
Pixel	O
Puzzle	O
Collection	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Parodius	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parodius	B-Application
Da	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
titled	O
Rock'n	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
by	O
Shigeto	O
Ikehara	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Comic	O
BomBom	O
October	O
1989	O
to	O
December	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Fushigi	O
Shoujo	O
Nile	O
na	O
Thutmose	O
episode	O
20	O
"	O
The	O
Phantom	O
of	O
Game	O
Center	O
"	O
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
Nile	O
Tuthmose	O
is	O
playing	O
Parodius	B-Application
Da	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Famitsu	O
Comic	O
'	O
92	O
Barcelona	O
Olympic	O
,	O
Tako	O
from	O
Parodius	B-Application
makes	O
a	O
brief	O
cameo	O
as	O
a	O
contestant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chichibin	O
Tarika	O
from	O
Parodius	B-Application
Da	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
