In case it helps anybody with context, the SNES has great video and audio hardware for its era, but a really regressive CPU — even calling it 16-bit is being charitable; it has an 8-bit data bus and ...

Gradius III is the sequel to Gradius on the NES (Gradius 2 had not been release in North America before the gradius collection) and plays with the same mechanics. If you're unfamiliar with those ...

The Super Nintendo port of Gradius III is notable for being close to the arcade original, with its large, bright and colorful graphics. However, due to the limitation of the console’s hardware, the ...

For those that don’t know: Gradius III is a scrolling shooter released by Konami back in 1989, but only in Japan and via arcade. The third game in the legendary series, it was eventually ported to ...

Gradius III has a lot of elements that come into play. The game is short but it has great replay. It involves leveling up and customizing your arsenal. It has bosses for each stage. It has different ...