checkpoint. The PAL version of the SNES port was titled Parodius: Non-Sense Fantasy and "Omake" was retitled "Lollipop". The Mobile phone version titled was released in 2003 in Japan, and does not have the arcade Stages 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9. Parodius was also ported along with its sequel Fantastic Parodius - Pursue the Glory of the Past on the compilation also simply titled Gokujou Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack in Japan and Parodius in Europe for PlayStation in 1994 and Sega Saturn in 1995 and in Parodius Portable for PlayStation Portable in 2007. Reception In Japan, Game Machine listed Parodius! From Myth to Laughter on their June 1, 1990 issue as being the seventh most-successful table arcade unit of the month. It went on to be one of the top five highest-grossing arcade games of 1990 in Japan, where it also won the 1990 Gamest Awards for Best Production and Best Shooting Game. In 1996, Super Play ranked the game 93rd on their Top 100 SNES Games of All Time. The described the game as "Gradius on hallucinogens." Mean Machines magazine gave the Super NES version a positive review, giving it a 93% score. Computer and Video Games gave the SNES version an 88% score, and the PlayStation version an 85% score. Popular culture Captain Penguinovsky the 3rd, Hot Lips and Chichibinta Rika from Parodius Da! appear in the puzzle game Pixel Puzzle Collection to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Parodius series. Parodius Da! is one of the video games featured in the manga titled Rock'n Game Boy, by Shigeto Ikehara and published by Comic BomBom October 1989 to December 1991. In the Fushigi Shoujo Nile na Thutmose episode 20 "The Phantom of Game Center" (1991), Nile Tuthmose is playing Parodius Da!. In Famitsu Comic '92 Barcelona Olympic, Tako from Parodius makes a brief cameo as a contestant. Chichibin Tarika from Parodius Da! makes a cameo appearance in the manga High Score Girl (2010). Notes References External links Official Konami Mobile Minisite 1990 video games Arcade video games Game Boy games Mobile games Nintendo Entertainment System games Parodius Horizontally scrolling shooters X68000 games Sega Saturn games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games PlayStation (console) games TurboGrafx-16 games Video games developed in Japan Video games set in outer space