Gradius Cheats For Commodore 64

1. Cheats

   Effect	Effect
   Prior to starting the game with ''Run'', enter the following POKES: POKE 5868,255 : SYS 5768	255 lives

   Contributed by: Atombender 

2. Cheat mode

   Load or reset the game, then execute the following BASIC commands before running or restarting the program.

   Effect	Effect
   POKE 32979,181 SYS 32768	Cheat mode

   Contributed by: bobby190 

3. Infinite Lives

   On the title screen, enter the code below:

   Effect	Effect
   Press Shift Lock, then Space until a block appears in the corner of the screen	Infinite Lives

   Contributed by: DBM11085 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Gradius Cheats For NES

1. Auto Rapid Fire

   When the thousands position of the score is 0, moving the power meter from the Shield (? sign) to the Speed Up makes it possible to perform continuous fire. However, the effect will be lost if you gets destroyed.

   Contributed by: GakkouGurashiRe 

2. Continue

   At the Game Over Screen, press Down, Up, B, A, B, A, B, A, B, A

   Contributed by: GeneralFailer 

3. 10,000 Bonus Points

   Get 6 powerups so that the ? box is selected. Then, when the thousands digit of your score is a 5, get a 7th powerup and you will get 10,000 bonus points.

   Contributed by: terrisus 

4. Secret Message

   Hold B + A while turning the power on or resetting to get the following message:
   
   KONAMI ONE
   GRADIUS ONE

   Contributed by: SimonBob 

5. Acquire Speed Up, Missile, two Options, and Barrier

   Pause the game, then press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start. This can be performed once, plus one more time for each time a Big Core boss is destroyed before its core turns red.

   Effect	Effect
   Press start during the game, then press UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A START. Can only be used once per level.	Acquire Speed Up, Missile, two Options, and Barrier.
   At the Game Over Screen, press Down, Up, B, A, B, A, B, A, Start. Can only be used once per game.	Continue

   Contributed by: Dyse 

6. Level warps

   Accomplish the following tasks to warp to a new level.

   Effect	Effect
   In level 1, when the thousands digit of your score is even, destroy 4 hatches	Warp to level 3 after defeating Core Fighter
   Destroy Xaerous Core at end of level 2 within 2 seconds of its core turning blue	Warp to level 4
   Destroy 10 stone heads in level 3	Warp to level 5 after beating level

   Contributed by: terrisus 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Gradius Cheats For TurboGrafx-16

1. Cheat Codes

   Effect	Effect
   Pause the game, then enter the following code: Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, II, I.	Get full options, missile and shield
   On the title screen, hold down Up on the d-pad and press II three times. Press RUN to start with 30 lives.	Start with 30 lives

   Contributed by: Elbarto 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Gradius Cheats For Sharp X68000

1. Continue Playing

   When the game over music plays, quickly press Up, Down, Left, Right, Missile Key, Power-Up Key, Up, Down.
   
   If done right, you'll continue the same stage. If you went back to the title screen, then the code was entered incorrectly.

   Contributed by: Drunky 

2. Sound Test

   Push ESC to pause the game, then turn on the Hiragana and Romaji keys. You can now press the keys from A to L keys to hear different music.

   Contributed by: lockshaw13 

3. Suicide

   While playing, press CTRL+C to commit suicide.

   Contributed by: ReyVGM 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Gradius Cheats For NEC PC88

1. Sound Test

   At the title screen, hold Ctrl and press M. After a few seconds the music will start. However, you can't choose songs. To hear the next song you need to wait until the first one finishes.

   Contributed by: ReyVGM 

Gradius Cheats For Game Boy

1. Secret Level

   There is a secret level in stage 4. Right below the third skull that shoots balls at you, fly to the bottom left of the screen and stay there for two seconds. You will be taken to a secret stage.

   Contributed by: freakunique 

2. Cheats

   After pausing the game, press the following buttons:

   Effect	Effect
   Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Right, Down, Left, B, A, B, A	Destroy everything on the screen
   Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A and Start	Full options
   Up, Select, Down, Select, Left, Select, Right, Select, Select, Select, Select.	No Power Ups
   A, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, Start	Power Down
   B, B, B, B, B, A, A, A, A, A	Speed and Shields

   Contributed by: steamliner88, wallywest80, Land of GameCubes 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Gradius Cheats For MSX

1. Play as TwinBee

   Insert TwinBee the game in the second cartridge slot of the MSX while the Gradius/Nemesis game is inserted in the first cartridge slot of the MSX. When you boot up the game, you will be playing as TwinBee instead of the Vic Viper and all the powerup orbs will be replaced by Bells.

   Contributed by: ReyVGM 

2. Individual Powerup Passwords

   Pause the game with the F1 key on your MSX keyboard and type the following passwords, followed by the Return/Enter key. These only work once per game.

   Effect	Effect
   HYPER	Full Power Up
   DOUBLE	Get Double Power Up
   SHIELD	Get Shield
   LASER	Second Laser Power Up
   MISSILE	Second Missile Power Up
   OPTION	Second Option Power Up

   Contributed by: ReyVGM 

3. Power Up Passwords

   Pause the game with the F1 key on your MSX keyboard and type the following passwords, followed by the Return/Enter key. These only work once per stage.

   Effect	Effect
   KINUYO	Full Power Up In Extra Stage 1
   HISAE	Full Power Up In Extra Stage 2
   MIYUKI	Full Power Up In Extra Stage 3
   YOHKO	Full Power Up In Extra Stage 4
   MOMOKO	Full Power Up In Stage 1
   CHIE	Full Power Up In Stage 2
   AKEMI	Full Power Up In Stage 3
   SYUKO	Full Power Up In Stage 4
   CHIAKI	Full Power Up In Stage 5
   NORIKO	Full Power Up In Stage 6
   SATOE	Full Power Up In Stage 7
   YASUKO	Full Power Up In Stage 8

   Contributed by: ReyVGM 

4. Misc. Passwords

   Pause the game with the F1 key on your MSX keyboard and type the following passwords, followed by the Return/Enter key.

   Effect	Effect
   DOWN	Speed Down
   AHO	Suicide 1
   BAKA	Suicide 2

   Contributed by: ReyVGM 

Gradius Cheats For PlayStation 4

1. Trophies

   There are 7 Bronze Trophies and 2 Gold Trophies.

   Trophy	Trophy
   Online rankings opened.	Aim to be the best!
   Game settings opened.	Customize game settings
   The game has been reset.	Game Reset
   High score has been updated.	Mark high score
   Display settings opened.	Optimal display settings
   The score has been posted to the online rankings.	Record score
   Button settings opened.	Set button configuration
   Option menu opened.	Settings can be accessed from here.
   All of the manual has been read.	The manual has been read.

   Contributed by: Guard Master