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  • Gradius (aka Nemesis) arcade retro review

    Gradius (aka Nemesis) arcade retro review

    Gradius Origins The local arcade near the station where I grew up had a Gradius machine (aka Nemesis), and it was my first experience of a shooter which I had to “learn”. My previous favourites, Galaxians, Galaga, Phoenix etc. all had simple patterns and no power ups, and so were very easy to pick up…