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SNES Gradius 3 (JPN) in 29:20.6 by Jesse Rinne (aka. tviks).
Download snes9x movie file (.smv) (date: 2004-07-24)
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Read author's comments in submission #55
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Rating: 5.4 (18 votes)
- Aims for fastest time
- Uses no warps
- Uses a level password
- Genre: Shooter

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Gradius 3 completed in Arcade mode.

Selected notes from author:
E. laser is used for the quick destruction of the bosses. Bonus stages were skipped for boringness and length.

Choosing Arcade-mode in options takes a while because you have to press A-button rapidly for a short moment.

This game also has some really good "engrish" in the epilogue when you beat the arcade-mode :>

This movie is similar in type to Morimoto's NES Gradius movie, except that Gradius 3 does not allow that many speed upgrades.

Category "uses passwords" is selected because the Arcade mode seems like a secret option in the game.