syltefar.com: Gradius

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2015-11-17
• 6015
  Got the score 93100. This game is hard. Using the Konami Code while paused yields a full power-up, and I'm using it to get a chance of getting past the two volcanos. I reached stage 2 and was killed by a swarm of Zubs.
• 6017
  Got the score 128400. Reached stage 3, the one with the Moai heads.
2016-07-09
• 6699
  Yikes, so difficult.
• 6700
  That demo "AI" is disappointingly stupid.
• 6701
  The two cheats:
  • Pause game, then Konami Code (UUDDLRLRBA Start) to get full option level.
  • On Game Over screen, press DUBABABA Start to continue. Can only be done once.
• 6702
  Got the score 134300.
2016-07-16
• 6728
  Hnnggg... this game ... so hard.
2017-07-24
• 7998
  Erik's Nintendo Classic Edition had Gradius on it, and I had to try how far I could get. It actually went OK, I reached the Moai heads before I was shot down and got stuck with the awful starting weapons.
2017-11-19
• 8200
  The second time I played Gradius on Erik's NES Classic. Too difficult.
2019-09-22
• 10025
  Got the Challenger 1985 achievement. - Playing on RetroArch with the Mesen core.