If there's anything the MSX is known for, it's badass Konami games. They pretty much single-handedly kept the MSX afloat, or at least it would seem from all the awesome Konami games on there. It's like Activision with the Atari 2600, yo. Okay, enough making stuff up.

Who doesn't love Parodius? Conceived of as a parody of Gradius (get it), Parodius probably has just as many sequels as Gradius does, including a really weird one on SNES. If you've played the NES or SNES versions, which I assume most people who are reading this are more familiar with, you pretty much know what to do here.

This translation patch has been made by us here at the Whirlpool due to the game being distributed on the main website as a completely translated game. Again we take our “100% legal” stance and provide this IPS patch for everyone to enjoy. Doesn’t that make you tingle all over with clean, wholesome glee? Also, please don’t redistribute this IPS patch. If you want to add this translation somewhere, use the full ROM image on the site. There’s also a few other versions on there, in case you’re playing on a real MSX or something.

NOTE: This readme is an unofficial one provided by the people who made the patch, not by the original group who hacked and translated the game. They are unaffiliated with this readme and patch.

The difference with this Parodius is it has a lot more story than most iterations. And while it’s not translated all too well (iBig/i Viper?! Blasphemy), it’s understandable enough. More than its original Japanese, at any rate. Translator Takamichi Suzukawa has also translated the manual for your loving enjoyment.