GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. It was just about 20 years ago that the Vic Viper, the world's best-known alien-armada-killing single-pilot spacecraft, flew her maiden voyage in the ...

More than a decade's worth of games from Konami's classic space shoot-'em-up series is contained in this great collection, which offers plenty of intense action, not just nostalgia. While the Vic ...

Gradius Origins released this week and it’s pretty fantastic, but you can read my full review to see my more in-depth thoughts. Whether you’re a longtime series fan or a casual shoot ‘em up player, it ...

Konami has dropped a brand-new collection of games from their library for old-school arcade and console fans, as Gradius Origins is available for PC and console. This set delves deep into the Gradius ...

We’ve gotten various versions of Gradius on the Nintendo Switch. These include the NES port of the game via Nintendo Switch Online and VS. Gradius, an arcade port of the NES version. However, the ...

It’s the new definitive way to play these games too. Konami has revealed their latest video game anthology franchise collection. Gradius Origins is releasing this year to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. I can’t think of many game franchises that have been around ...

To understand how it ends, first you must go back to the beginning. Gradius was born from the 80s post-Space Invaders gold rush, created by a team within Konami's Osaka headquarters headed up by the ...

Matt Karoglou is a freelance writer and musician who has been playing video games for 36 years and writing about them for almost as long. When he's not editorializing about the intricacies and ...

A new Gradius game with an original storyline and anime graphics? Jackpot? No, unless you hang out in pachislot parlors. Because this snazzy trailer is for Gradius the Slot. Sometimes we'll publish a ...

Shoot ’em ups were one of the first video game sensations to sweep through arcades. The novelist Martin Amis became so obsessed with 1978’s Space Invaders he wrote an entire guide/appreciation of ...

In the days of yore, mastering a game was a true challenge with one-hit deaths and furious amounts of opportunities to be hit with flying objects. Yes, I'm talking about the old-school shooters and of ...