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Nemesis

This version changed similar to the Famicom version but adds its slew of exclusive content to make up for the downgrade. A new stage, the bone planet was added between the Inverted Volcano stage and the…

25 July 1986

Nemesis is an arcade developed by Konami, released 25 July 1986 on Wii U and MSX.

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What Nemesis is

Nemesis is an arcade game developed by Konami and released in 1986. It is available on Wii U and MSX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This version changed similar to the Famicom version but adds its slew of exclusive content to make up for the downgrade. A new stage, the bone planet was added between the Inverted Volcano stage and the Antennoid stage, featuring exclusive enemy types. There also four hidden warp zones and the ability to play as the titular ship from TwinBee if the MSX version of that game is played alongside Nemesis.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Gradius series

Nemesis is the fifth of 54 entries we hold in the Gradius series. The next entry was Life Force in 1986.

See all 54 Gradius games in release order →

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When did Nemesis come out?
Nemesis was released on 25 July 1986 for Wii U and MSX.

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