Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius

Konami makes fun of its own titles in this Super Famicom entry in the Parodius series.

Unused Graphics#

The Covered Core, a boss originally from Gradius II: GOFER no Yabou. It was going to be fought in the game's Boss Rush level. It has sprites for the main body and the spinning shielding but not for its missiles, core or barriers (in the latter two's case it uses the same sprites as the Big Core, which does appear in the game).

Stage Select#

Press X, X, X, B, B, B, L, R, Up, Down, Up, Down in Options Menu 1. A Stage Select option will then be added to Options menu 2.

Round Select#

Press Down, Down, Down, Down, Up, Up, Up, Up, Right, Right, Right, Down, Up, Left, Left, Left, B, X in Options menu 1. A Round Select option will then be added to Options menu 2.

Stage and Round Select#

Entering both of the above codes will enable both selectors at once.

Debug Mode#

A debug mode identical to the one in Gokujou Parodius exists, however patch codes are required to access it.

Enable Pro Action Replay code 80CDC940, then on the character selection screen, press Select, Select, Up, Up, Select, Select, R, L, R, L. A sound will confirm correct entry. Continue selecting your character as normal. At the end, the game will first display...

...this player selection screen, and afterward...

...this stage select screen.

Test Areas#

Two test maps can be accessed from the debug stage select described above.