Closest to Parodius from 1992 (SNES) i can find is Deathsmiles

[Shax]

I am searching for a game that is like the fantasy weird game Parodius from 1992 (SNES) for years, because my version of it on my SNES is broken i am looking for a simillar one for the PC. I found out that this is not that simple because of 1. my favorite sidescroller is nowhere on pc accept illegal for download on SNES-ROM sites for the PC and 2. almost all sidescrollers are space themed or militairy themed and i am not really into those themes so my selection of games is limited to a few in this genre.
Here is my thing, the closest thing i found to Parodius is this game Deathsmiles looking at the video on steam, my question is is worth the €20,- and can people tell me who also played both games if Deathsmiles have the same humor, intense weird and does this game have the same kind of challenges?

I may buy this game though, just want some honest feedback.

[Amaryllis]

I never played Parodius, but another similar one to this at least, not sure if you looked at it already, is Gundemonium Recollection and Gundeadligne. They're both pretty odd relatively speaking. Not sure if it falls under military though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBuk-FjCSqM

[Shax]

Originally posted by Zetto:

I never played Parodius, but another similar one to this at least, not sure if you looked at it already, is Gundemonium Recollection and Gundeadligne. They're both pretty odd relatively speaking. Not sure if it falls under military though.

Close :), i will look at it thanks

This is the 1992 Parodius gameplay video i ment :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjJgbDTZ5mc

[x CRP x]

There is sequels to parodius aswell http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/parodius/parodius2.htm
sadly no offical pc release . So mame and roms is a option

[Shax]

Originally posted by x CRP x:

There is sequels to parodius aswell http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/parodius/parodius2.htm
sadly no offical pc release . So mame and roms is a option

I guess so, i have the rom so i can play it :)

[Y1N9]

You might want to take a look at Sexy Parodius. It's the best in the series imho. It's not particularly sexy though.
Is Deathsmiles like Parodius? It's a horizontal shooter like Parodius and you sort of have an option in the form of a familiar (or two, in the case of one character), but that's basically where the similarities end. You don't have anything like the bells or the powerups in Deathsmiles. Parodius can be considered as an oldskool shmup while Deathsmiles most certainly is of the new school (danmaku or bullet hell). There's a rather big difference between the two; in classical shmups, you have fewer bullets but those are aimed and travel faster. In bullet hell shmups, you get more slow moving spreads you have to weave through. Deathsmiles is a great danmaku for newcomers though. It lets you select the difficulty level on each stage which lets you ease into the game; this is a whole lot more welcoming to new players to the genre than most other bullet hell shmups.
As for having the same humor, well, you'll be hard pressed to find any shmup like Parodius in that regard. Stuff like giant cancan dancers and penguins with toilet bowls as hats aren't encountered very often, in games or otherwise.
So, do I recommend Deathsmiles? Well, yes, it's one of the best horizontal shooters imho. But don't expect it to be anything like Parodius except for moving from left to right, shooting and dodging bullets.

[Shax]

Originally posted by Y1N9:

You might want to take a look at Sexy Parodius. It's the best in the series imho. It's not particularly sexy though.
Is Deathsmiles like Parodius? It's a horizontal shooter like Parodius and you sort of have an option in the form of a familiar (or two, in the case of one character), but that's basically where the similarities end. You don't have anything like the bells or the powerups in Deathsmiles. Parodius can be considered as an oldskool shmup while Deathsmiles most certainly is of the new school (danmaku or bullet hell). There's a rather big difference between the two; in classical shmups, you have fewer bullets but those are aimed and travel faster. In bullet hell shmups, you get more slow moving spreads you have to weave through. Deathsmiles is a great danmaku for newcomers though. It lets you select the difficulty level on each stage which lets you ease into the game; this is a whole lot more welcoming to new players to the genre than most other bullet hell shmups.
As for having the same humor, well, you'll be hard pressed to find any shmup like Parodius in that regard. Stuff like giant cancan dancers and penguins with toilet bowls as hats aren't encountered very often, in games or otherwise.
So, do I recommend Deathsmiles? Well, yes, it's one of the best horizontal shooters imho. But don't expect it to be anything like Parodius except for moving from left to right, shooting and dodging bullets.

I know they don't look alike, but it's the closest i found to Parodius. thanks for the comment :)

[coturnix]

Parodius is based in (and parodies it as it´s name says) Konami´s Gradius saga. Satazius by Astroport is based on Gradius too, so the gameplay experience will be very similar (except for the humor and the bell juggling).

Another Gradius-like you can try is Hydora by Locomalito, you can download it for free from his page.

None of them share the bizarre setting of Patrodius mind you, they are galactic sci-fi (although Gradius has always had a bizarre touch with its Moais, bubbles and dragon-creating suns)

[Shax]

Originally posted by coturnix:

Parodius is based in (and parodies it as it´s name says) Konami´s Gradius saga. Satazius by Astroport is based on Gradius too, so the gameplay experience will be very similar (except for the humor and the bell juggling).

Another Gradius-like you can try is Hydora by Locomalito, you can download it for free from his page.

None of them share the bizarre setting of Patrodius mind you, they are galactic sci-fi (although Gradius has always had a bizarre touch with its Moais, bubbles and dragon-creating suns)

Thank you very much

[AwesamLinux]

It's like a decade since I played a Parodius game, so my memory about it is hazy. But I think the most similar I have seen on Steam is probably the Gundemonium Collection.