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{{Infobox video game series
|title     = Parodius
|image     = Parodius logo.png
|caption   = 
|developer = [[Konami]]
|publisher = Konami
|genre     = [[Shoot 'em up#Cute 'em ups|Cute 'em up]], [[turn-based strategy]]
|platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Famicom]], [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[Mobile phone|Mobile]], [[MSX]], [[PC Engine]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Sega Saturn]], [[Super Famicom]], [[X68000]]
|first release version  = ''[[Parodius: The Octopus Saves the Earth]]''
|first release date     = April 28, 1988
|latest release version = ''[[Paro Wars]]''
|latest release date    = September 25, 1997
}}
{{nihongo foot|'''''Parodius'''''|パロディウス|Parodiusu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a series of [[Shoot 'em up#Cute 'em ups|cute 'em ups]] developed and published by [[Konami]]. The games are tongue-in-cheek [[Parody|parodies]] of ''[[Gradius]]'', and also feature characters from many other Konami franchises.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parodius |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/parodius/ |website=Hardcore Gaming 101 |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref>

==Video games==
There are six games in the Parodius series. The last of them, ''Paro Wars'', is a spin-off strategy game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paro Wars |url=https://www.igdb.com/games/paro-wars |website=IGDB |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref>

The only games released outside Japan are ''From Myth to Laughter'' and ''Fantastic Journey'', which received European localizations. None of them were released in the Americas.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Scullion|first=Chris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GcGnDwAAQBAJ&q=Parodius%21+From+Myth+to+Laughter&pg=PA143|title=The NES Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for the Nintendo Entertainment System|date=2019-03-30|publisher=Pen and Sword|isbn=978-1-5267-3782-3|location=Yorkshire|pages=143|language=en}}</ref>

Parodius games have been ported to several different platforms, including arcade machines, mobile phones, and home consoles.


{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! International title !! Transcribed Japanese title !! Original platform
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Parodius: The Octopus Saves the Earth]]'' || ''Parodiusu: Tako wa Chikyū o Sukuu'' || [[MSX]]
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Parodius! From Myth to Laughter]]'' || ''Parodiusu Da! Shinwa kara Owarai '' || Arcade
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Gokujo Parodius|Fantastic Journey]]'' || ''Gokujō Parodiusu - Kako no Eikō o Motomete'' || Arcade
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius]]'' || ''Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodiusu'' || [[Super Famicom]]
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Sexy Parodius]]'' || ''Sekushī Parodiusu'' || Arcade
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Paro Wars]]'' || ''Parowōzu'' || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
|}

===Compilations===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! International title !! Transcribed Japanese title !! Games included !! Platforms
|-
| 1994 || ''Parodius'' || ''Gokujō Parodiusuda! Derakkusupakku'' || ''From Myth to Laughter'' <br/>''Fantastic Journey'' || [[Sega Saturn]]<br>PlayStation 
|-
| 2007 || ''Parodius Portable'' || ''Parodiusu Pōtaburu'' || All except for ''Paro Wars'' || [[Sony PSP|PSP]]
|}

== Pachinko machines ==
In addition to the video games, a number of Parodius-themed [[pachinko]] mechanical games have been released in Japan:

* ''Little Pirates'' (1998)
* ''CR Parodius Da! EX'' (2000)
* ''CR Parodius Da! ZE'' (2000)
* ''CR Parodius Da! 2'' (2000)
* ''CR Saikoro Chindōchū'' (2004)
* ''CR Gokujō Parodius!'' (2006)
* ''Gokuraku Parodius'' (2010)
* ''Gokuraku Parodius A'' (2010)

==See also==
*''[[Air Zonk]]'' and ''[[Super Air Zonk]]'', colorful shooter games by [[Hudson Soft]] starring its mascot character
*''[[Harmful Park]]'', a PlayStation game inspired by Parodius
*''[[Otomedius]]'', another series of parody shooters by Konami
*''[[Space Invaders '95]]'', a cartoonish parody of [[Space Invaders]]
*''[[Star Parodier]]'', a game by Hudson Soft that follows a similar concept
*''[[TwinBee (series)|TwinBee]]'', a cartoon-themed series of shooters by Konami

==Notes==
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==References==
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