Konami has announced that as the start of celebrating the 40th anniversary of Gradius, music from Gradius Origins has been released to streaming apps.
Gradius Origins is coming to PC and consoles on August 7th, but several tracks have been released (excluding SALAMANDER III, the publisher says) on apps such as Spotify and Apple Music. There are “five albums from six different titles for a total of 96 songs now available to enjoy.”
A new video has been released as well, from the Gradius Origins collection which shows off a 15 minute no-hit playthrough.
Here’s some of the tracks available now:
- Beginning of the History (Air Battle) <GRADIUS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK>
- Challenger 1985 (Stage 1) <GRADIUS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK>
- Power of Anger (Stage 1) <SALAMANDER & LIFE FORCE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK>
- Title Demo <GRADIUS II: GOFER no Yabou ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK>
- In the Wind (Stage 3-1) <GRADIUS III: Densetsu kara Shinwa e ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK>
- Sensation (Stage 2) <SALAMANDER 2 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK>
Check out the artist and the individual albums here.
GRADIUS pioneered space combat shoot-’em-ups starting in 1985 with challenging stages and aggressive combat scenarios across several games. This year, GRADIUS introduces a new entry to the series with SALAMANDER III alongside classic titles with the GRADIUS ORIGINS collection releasing Aug. 7.
This collection features 18 versions across all 7 arcade titles in the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM Show Version on home consoles.
A variety of helpful new features have been added to the games, including save states, a rewind feature, and Invincible Mode. The new Training Mode lets you adjust settings like restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses to help hone your skills to perfection. There’s also a gallery feature that includes music from the game, a variety of images from each title, and much, much more!
Gradius Origins is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S|X, Nintendo Switch, and PC on August 7th.