Ports
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| (Home computers) | |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Computer and Video Games | 37/40 |
| CRASH | 59% |
| Sinclair User | |
| Your Sinclair | 8/10 |
Ports of Gradius were also done for the Amstrad CPC 464-6128, Commodore 64, Microsoft Windows, MSX, NEC PC-8801, NES, PC Engine, Virtual Console, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, Mobile phones, Sega Saturn, PlayStation and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The NES version of Gradius introduced a cheat code that would later became known as the Konami Code, as it would be used in numerous future Konami games. In this game, inputting the code while pausing the game would grant the player's ship to its maximum level.
Gradius was also converted for the Nintendo Vs. Series arcade platform. It is identical to the NES version, but includes no cheat codes and allows the player to continue indefinitely.
A light open source clone called Monadius was completed in 2005 implemented in Haskell using OpenGL.
The arcade version of Gradius is included in the Gradius Collection for the PlayStation Portable and in Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits for the Nintendo DS.
A version for the Game Boy was also released in 1990 under the European name Nemesis. It is the first portable game in the Gradius series and contains five levels which play similarly to previous Gradius games. Players select the stage and the number of available extra lives at the start. The game was later included in the compilation Konami GB Collection Vol. 1, where it is titled Gradius.
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