Kotaku: Vic Viper

Vic Viper, You are Cleared for Take-Off

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:00:00 EDT

So, blogger RoboRay bought himself a model kit of a Vic Viper fighter from classic shooter series Gradius. Upon completion, he took some photos. Not boring inside photos. Wonderful outside, pretend-the-Vic-Viper-is-actually-flying photos. More »

The Official LEGO Inspired By Gradius

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 17 May 2011 03:30:00 EDT

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A new, official LEGO set called "Earth Defense HQ" may look at first glance to be just another space-based LEGO set. Upon closer examination, though, it not only pays tribute to classic shooter Gradius, but something more important. More »

See The 193 LEGO Vic Vipers Of 'Nnovvember'

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:00:00 EST

The star of Konami's classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up Gradius has been remixed, re-imagined and rebuilt hundreds of times in LEGO brick form, perhaps most notably by late brick enthusiast Nate Nielson. So it was remixed again this past "Nnovvember." More »

November Is LEGO Vic Viper Month

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:30:00 EST

November now has a theme we can all get behind, with a Flickr group kicking off Novvember, a month-long event aimed at building as many LEGO Vic Vipers from Gradius as is humanly possible. More »

The Gradius III Vic Viper Is A Sexy Space Fighter Option

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:20:00 EST

If you're the type who decided that the Gradius II version of the Vic Viper starfighter should represent but a fraction of your PVC space armada, you may want to hunt down an import retailer for the follow up. More »

The Gradius II Vic Viper Model Shoots The Core Of My Heart

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:20:00 EST

Another Gradius game is looking less and less likely, now that talk of Gradius VI for the PlayStation 3 has been completely silenced, but shmup fans can at least remember the good old days with this excellent Vic Viper model. More »