Gradius III Cheats For Super Nintendo

1. Easy Final Boss

   The Final Boss, Bacterion, will die regardless of whether you attack it or not. Just dodge his blasts, and in fifteen or so seconds, he will spontaneously die. Even cheaper, park your ship in the bottom center of the screen, and the shots can't aim towards you!

   Contributed by: Shinmaiken 

2. Full Power Up w/o using the code

   Choose "speed down" for the "!" option in the weapon select screen,
   if you can get enough power ups to highlight the last weapon, which will not be visible, and using it without powering up on speed up, you will get all four options, missiles, and the shield. But if you have the laser already, it will be taken away.

   Contributed by: el_bazan 

3. Bonus stages

   There are five bonus stages in the game. Here is how to access each one:
   
   <B>Stage 2</B> - When you see a hole in the wall at the bottom of the screen, fly down there.
   Prerequisite: None
   
   <B>Stage 3</B> - When you reach the lower level of the stage, there is a platform in the ceiling that drops down. When it drops down, fly just below the part where the platform was.
   Prerequisite: Destroy all of the ground targets in the stage up to that point.
   
   <B>Stage 4</B> - In the last set of Moai heads (they look like Easter Island heads), there is one laying down which will lift itself up. Fly behind it.
   Prerequisite: Nothing must be highlighted on your powerup bar.
   
   <B>Stage 5</B> - Fly just below the ceiling before the narrow corridor.
   Prerequisite: The hundreds digit of your score reads 5, 7, or 3.
   
   <B>Stage 7</B> - Just after the long downward slope in the second half of the level, stay close to the ground and fly into the wall formation shaped like this:
   ......../
   ........\
   ____*/
   
   (key: dots are empty space, lines are walls, the asterisk is there your ship should be.).
   Prerequisite: Unknown (Suggestion: this seems to be related to the path you take through the level; it reliably triggers when using a particular path which passes through only 4 of the yellow vertical gates which open and close at different points in the level -- there is one point where there are 3 unavoidable ones, one point where all paths have 1 but one of them is extra-small, and the "correct" path avoids all others.)
   
   When you clear a bonus stage, you will end up in the next level. That's right, you don't have to fight the boss of the level you were in previously. However, if you get killed in the bonus stage, you will be taken back to the regular level, and will not be able to reenter the bonus stage.

   Contributed by: Raydere 

4. Spread the Options

   Activate the F-Option or R-Option and collect enough power-ups so that the option selection is highlighted. Now press and hold the A button. In order for this secret to work the player must have all 4 Options and then highlight the blank Options power up and then hold the power-up button.

   Contributed by: Baseman 

5. Bonus Stage

   There is a bonus stage located in the game.
   It is located in Level 2. When you fly into the section that is lined with the blue bubbles, look for a hole in the bottom and go in it.
   

   Contributed by: Baseman 

6. Extended Demo Mode

   Continue to hold A through the initial demo, and you'll see the entire first stage including the boss.

   Contributed by: KasketDarkfyre 

7. Codes

   Effect	Effect
   At the title screen, hold Left and press A, A, A, Start	30 Extra Ships
   In the Options menu, highlight the Game Level, and rapidly tap the A BUTTON until the level turns into ARCADE.	Arcade Mode
   At the title screen, press the X button as many times as you can and then press start before the screen fades out.	Extra Credits
   Pause the game and press Up, Up, Down, Down, L, R, L, R, B, A	Full Power-Up
   At the weapon select screen, press Right on the D-pad to enter Edit Mode. Then press X,Y,X,Y,X,Y	Random Weapon Select
   Pause the game and press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start.	Suicide
   Hold L + R and Start, then press Select.	System Reset

   Contributed by: KasketDarkfyre, Hsieh, Mike Truitt 

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