Prerelease:Parodius (NES)

This page details pre-release information and/or media for Parodius (NES).

EGM Issue 13

An early screenshot with a different background and HUD than the final game.

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Konami New Games Advertisement

A 1990 Japanese advert that includes two pictures of the game, the first being a more complete version of the above EGM screenshot.

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The second picture shows the midboss Undersea Kitty-Achako passing by islands, which it doesn't do in the final game but does do in other versions (such as the SNES one). Interestingly, Kitty-Achako has two paws here; it has three in the final.

It's very likely that this screenshot is a mock-up; because of the way Kitty-Achako's graphics are assembled (using background tiles to prevent flicker, like most bosses in Konami's NES shoot-'em-ups), it would be difficult if not impossible for this scene to occur on actual hardware.

Game T-V 1990 Autumn Ascii Video Magazine (for rental only)

A rental-only VHS tape that includes early footage.

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An intro not present in the final game.

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The gold bell is used as the cursor for selecting manual or auto weapon update. The final has the boxes flash instead, with the bell used to select the difficulty.