Gradius III (SNES) - Arcade difficulty 1CC (w/Bonus Stages)

Gradius III (SNES) - Arcade difficulty 1CC (w/Bonus Stages)

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Published on ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Q1NlGRWFE


Game:
Gradius III (1989)
Duration: 38:37
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Gradius III (SNES version)
©1991 Konami

Almost every 1CC I've done of Gradius III SNES has been without the bonus stages over the past few years, yet I've known of their existence pretty much ever since I got into the series. Since I don't have any videos of the bonus stages in this game (whereas my videos for Gradius PC-Engine and Gradius ReBirth show them off), I figured I'd make a run showcasing all of them. Just for added fun, I did it on Arcade (hardest) difficulty.

Interestingly, I didn't gain too much of a score advantage over my runs that don't take them. I took a look at the other 3 Arcade difficulty no-death runs I've uploaded to this channel, and I say on average that you can score about 40,000-50,000 more points by taking all five of them over the course of a full 1CC, which is lower than I expected. Where you really gain an advantage is from lives: I had 22 extends by the end of the first loop, whereas on a regular no-death run on this difficulty, I'll have around 10.

For those who don't know, some of these bonus stages do have prerequisites for activating them, which are as follows:
Stage 2: There are no prerequisites to enter this stage.
Stage 3: You must've destroyed all ground-based enemies before entering this stage.
Stage 4: Nothing can be highlighted on the power-up bar.
Stage 5: The hundreds digit of your score must be a 3, 5, or 7.
Stage 7: You must pass through the tiny gate midway through the level.

I decided to stop recording after finishing Loop 1 because it takes way too long to game over with that many lives, and my endurance for Gradius games is not that high after finishing 1 loop. I am interested in doing a Normal difficulty score attack run, but when I'll do that is another story.

For a 2-ALL on Arcade difficulty without the bonus stages, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g-8XsGcNrs

Played on my Wii using the Wii Virtual Console.



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