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Salamander
Konami
July 3, 1986
Genres
Shooter, ArcadeDevelopers
KonamiRelease Date
July 3, 1986 (38 years and 10 months ago)Publishers
KonamiContent Rating
E Mild Fantasy Violence
Franchises
Gradius
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Salamander is a scrolling shooter arcade game released by Konami as a spin-off to Gradius. It introduced a simplified power-up system, two-player cooperative gameplay and both horizontally and vertically scrolling stages. Some of these would later become the norm for future Gradius games.
Genres
Shooter, ArcadePlatforms
Arcade, Sharp X68000Developers
KonamiRelease Date
July 3, 1986 (38 years and 10 months ago)Publishers
KonamiContent Rating
E Mild Fantasy Violence
Franchises
GradiusMore from Konami
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