Legacy
Gradius spawned several sequels, the first of which was 1986's Salamander. The series has continued into the seventh generation with Gradius ReBirth.
Gamespot stated that Gradius was one of the toughest Side-Scrolling-Shooter game available on the NES, second only to Contra. IGN have given the game a rating 7 out of 10 for its re-release on the Wii Virtual Console and has hailed it as one of the greatest classic Side-Scrolling Shooter games.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)