Gradius III Arcade - Full Run on Very Difficult (5/8)

グラディウスＩＩＩ ~ 伝説から神話へ ~
Gradius III ~ From Legend to Myth
© 1989 Konami

Part 5/8 of the full run of Gradius III on the hardest difficulty.
Machine settings:

Difficulty: Very Difficult/Hardest
Bonus: 1st at 20000 and then every 70000
Starting stock: 3

Crystal Stage continues.......

Now, imagine spending 30 minutes to get this far. Then imagine dying. Then starting this stage over 8 times. And dying each of those 8 times. That really, really sucks.

And as if the Crystal rush weren't enough, the boss, Lizard Core, is a homicidal maniac. It has no fire pattern whatsoever. It's as if there were a second player. Seriously. And when you die, off you go to the beginning of the stage again. To do the rush again. Meeeeeehhhhhh.........

/rant

But I got lucky this time!

Hey look it's the Boss on Parade stage! With power up enemies............that shoot you? And only 10 of them? At least the bosses are really easy......

Youtube user BGRerobachi has a full run of Gradius III also. Dellinger Core (not Blaster Cannon Core!) has a ramming attack in that video, just like on the SNES version. This ones doe not.............anyone have any info about this? This is the hardest difficulty..........maybe it's only on the Asian (non Japan) version of Gradius III?

And then ZOMG the last stage in the next video!

*TIPS*
-DO NOT DIE blah blah blah Crystal stage is hard blah blah

-GOOD LUCK

-On the rush, stay to the left. Build a crystal fortress. This is the only way to survive without getting 5 speedups. And you don't want to go there.

-BOSS ON PARADE IS EASY! Just don't die, and time out the bosses if you're underpowered!