Salamander
Salamander is a scrolling shooter arcade game released by Konami as a spin-off to Gradius. It introduced a simplified power-up system, two-player cooperative gameplay and both horizontally and vertically scrolling stages. Some of these would later become the norm for future Gradius games.
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Sharp X68000
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Salamander is a scrolling shooter arcade game released by Konami as a spin-off to Gradius. It introduced a simplified power-up system, two-player cooperative gameplay and both horizontally and vertically scrolling stages. Some of these would later become the norm for future Gradius games.
Description
About This Game
Pilot the Vic Viper through six stages of intense action, alternating
between horizontally and vertically scrolling environments, and take on
wave after wave of enemies. Destroy particular enemies throughout the
game to release power-up capsules and equip your ship with your choice
of more powerful weapons, extra speed, and shields.
This classic game is part of the Virtual Console service, which brings you great games created for consoles such as NES™, Super NES™ and Game Boy™ Advance. We hope you'll enjoy the new features (including off-TV play) that have been added to this title. See more Virtual Console games for Wii U.
