Parodius - Tako Saves Earth
- Original title
- パロディウス～タコは地球を救う～
- Title translations
- Parodius - Tako Saves Earth (English), Parodius - Tako wa Chikyuu o Sukuu (Japanese Rōmaji)
- Developed by
- コナミ工業株式会社
- Year
- 1988 (April)
- System
- MSX
Technical Specifications
- Rating
-
28 votes, 3.75 avg
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- RAM
- 8kB
- Sound
- PSG, SCC
- Kind
- Game
- Tagoo database entry
- Visit (Japanese MSX database)
- Last updated on
- 24-11-2025
- Input Devices Supported
- Keyboard, Joystick
- Language
- Japanese
- Max Players
- 2
- Max Simultaneous Players
- 1
- Uses Kanji
- No
- Uses V9990
- No
Note
The SRAM save function mentioned on the box requires the Game Master 2 cartridge.
Groups & Mentions
Mentioned in Publications:
- Het grote MSX peeks, pokes en truuks boek deel 2 on page 74 (cheat)
- Het grote MSX peeks, pokes en truuks boek deel 3 on page 32 (cheat)
- MSX Club Magazine 21 on page 60 (cheat)
- MSX Club Magazine 22 on page 74 (hint)
- MSX Club Magazine 23 on page 78 (hint)
- MSX Club Magazine 40 on page 32 (review)
- MSX Computer Magazine 42 on page 33 (hint)
- MSX Computer Magazine 50 on page 16 (cheat)
- MSX Gids 21 on page 46 (hint)
- MSX Gids 24 on page 38 (hint)
- MSX Gids 26 on page 29 (hint)
- MSX Gids 23 on page 37 (hint)
- MSX Gids 25 on page 25 (hint)
- MSX Gids 25 on page 39 (hint)
- MSX Magazine 1988-3 on page 22 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1988-3 on page 104 (news)
- MSX Magazine 1988-4 on page 18 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1988-4 on page 54 (review)
- MSX Magazine 1988-4 on page 68 (hint)
- MSX Magazine 1988-5 on page 13 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1988-6 on page 39 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1988-6 on page 74 (guide)
- MSX Magazine 1988-8 on page 100 (cheat)
- MSX Magazine 1988-9 on page 95 (hint)
- MSX Magazine 1988-10 on page 99 (hint)
- MSX・FAN 1994-8 on page 83 (hint)
- MSX Computer and Club Magazine 89 on page 62 (hint)
- Micom BASIC Magazine マイコンBASICマガジン 1988-3 on page 224 (ad)
- Micom BASIC Magazine マイコンBASICマガジン 1988-3 on page 258 (guide)
- Micom BASIC Magazine マイコンBASICマガジン 1988-3 on page 311 (news)
- Micom BASIC Magazine マイコンBASICマガジン 1988-4 (ad)
- Micom BASIC Magazine マイコンBASICマガジン 1988-4 on page 336 (guide)
- MSX Club 76 on page 24 (news)
- MSX Mozaïk 1988-6 on page 33 (hint)
- Club HNOSTAR 8 on page 44 (news)
- Club HNOSTAR 8 on page 49 (map)
- LOGiN 1988-5 on page 248 (map)
- MSX・FAN 1988-3 on page 18 (map)
- MSX・FAN 1988-3 on page 18 (guide)
- MSX・FAN 1988-3 on page 116 (other)
- MSX・FAN 1988-3 on page 118 (ad)
- MSX・FAN 1988-5 on page 118 (ad)
- 違法コピー職人たち / Illegal Copy Artists on page 26 (other)
- Popcom 1988-4 on page 88 (review)
- MSXマガジン復刊準備号 / MSX Magazine Reissue Preparation Issue 1 on page 41 (review)
- Popcom 1988-5 on page 76 (news)
- Gradius Series Score Book II on page 152 (other)
- ゲーム十字軍vol.1 GAME CRUSADERS vol. 1 on page 114 (cheat)
- パソコンゲーム80年代記 / PC Game 80s Chronicles on page 91 (review)
- ゲーム十字軍vol.2 GAME CRUSADERS vol. 2 on page 122
- パソコンゲームSOFT＆HARD10年史 / PC Game Software & Hardware 10 Years History on page 36 (other)
- MSX応援団 MSX Oendan 1988-4 on page 12 (map)
- Technopolis テクノポリス 1988-10 on page 106 (cheat)
- MSX Book II on page 24 (cheat)
Groups:
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Games with Game Master 2 S-RAM support
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Project EGG (for MSX1)
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See Also
- Nemesis (MSX | 1986)
- Nemesis 2 (MSX | 1987)
- Salamander (MSX | 1987)
- Nemesis 3 - The Eve of Destruction (MSX, MSX2 | 1989)
Conversions
- Feature phone
Credits
- Programming
- Toshinari Oka