Darius Gaiden - Revision history

Gojiguy: /* Version Differences */

2025-09-23T17:41:05Z

Version Differences

Gojiguy: /* Scoring */

2025-09-23T11:39:51Z

Scoring

Gojiguy: /* Strategy */

2025-09-23T11:37:53Z

Strategy

Gojiguy: /* Version Differences */ Clarified that Gaiden Extra is not "an official hack"

2025-09-23T11:36:42Z

Version Differences: Clarified that Gaiden Extra is not "an official hack"

Frostyryker at 16:56, 20 May 2024

2024-05-20T16:56:29Z

Trap15: Video index link

2023-11-21T09:27:31Z

Video index link

TrafficLight7773: /* Stage 3 (Satellite Contrary) */

2023-08-04T01:48:29Z

Stage 3 (Satellite Contrary)

TrafficLight7773: Fixed link

2023-06-30T02:47:29Z

Fixed link

TrafficLight7773: Added previous and next games

2023-06-29T07:16:04Z

Added previous and next games

TrafficLight7773: Added list of stages and their respective zones. Note: The apostrophes for some of the final zones mess with the formatting a bit, so the colons in the Stage 7 zone list weren't properly capitalised.

2023-06-20T22:07:06Z

Added list of stages and their respective zones. Note: The apostrophes for some of the final zones mess with the formatting a bit, so the colons in the Stage 7 zone list weren't properly capitalised.

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 *'''Zone V'''': Defeating '''STORM CAUSER''' clears the huge storm around the stage and reveals the lost fleet of refugee ships from the opening of the game, which settle on Darius once again. Peace is restored. Definetly the "best" ending, and seeing as the Zone's inclusion as the final stage in the EXTRA version, is the closest to a "true ending."
-== Version Differences ==
+== Darius Gaiden Extra Ver. ==
-* '''Darius Gaiden Extra Version''', is an unofficial, partially finished romhack that was likely leaked by Taito employees after being cancelled. It rearranges the stage order of the original game and provides a 30Hz autofire by default for pressing A. As a special extra, starting the game as 2P side starts a version of the game where all 28 stages are played in alphabetical order, ending with stage V' and the boss '''STORM CAUSER''', and also utilising its ending.
+* '''Darius Gaiden Extra Version''', is an unofficial, partially finished romhack that was likely leaked by Taito employees after being cancelled. It rearranges the stage order of the original game, removes the default autofire rate offering only an internal 30hz, and adds a dedicated "pause" button that can pause the game at any point (even if a credit is not inserted). Starting the game as 2P side starts a version of the game where all 28 stages are played in alphabetical order, ending with stage V' and the boss '''STORM CAUSER''', and also utilising its ending. The game does not properly manage rank like the original, leading instances where bosses and captains can be killed very quickly, especially a problem for captain captures where it can be difficulty to avoid killing them while trying to capture. This is partially due to the internal 30hz autofire. In the original game, rank is increased every time the shot button is physically pressed, meaning if you hold the shot button it does not effect rank. Since any turbofire solution for Gaiden would be external, it registers it as 30 button presses a second, increasing rank accordingly. Extra does its 30hz turbofire internally, so it doesn't increase rank at all to use 30hz in the game.
 == Ports ==

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 === Scoring ===
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+At the end of a game, you are given bonuses for each of the following:
-This section should cover a general breakdown of the scoring system of the game. Feel free to put the meat and potatoes here. A great example of a scoring section is the ''[[DoDonPachi]]'' page.
+*Remaining lives - 1,000,000 points per life left
 == Strategy ==

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	Upon death, rank is temporarily halved before quickly climbing up to where it was before death.		Upon death, rank is temporarily halved before quickly climbing up to where it was before death.
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−	~~===== Scoring =====~~
−	~~At the end of a game, you are given bonuses for each of the following:~~
−	*Remaining lives - 1,000,000 points per life left
−	*Remaining bombs - 300,000 points per bomb left
−	*Successful Captain Capture - 200,000 points per capture
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−	~~This means that in most runs your bonus score will vastly outweigh your regular score, so captain capturing, no-missing, and no-bombing are requirements to attempt high score play (route dependent).~~
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−	~~Boss parts can be broken for 30,000 bonus points, except for Risk Storage. If you destroy Risk Storage's tail you are granted an extra 900,000 points.~~
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−	~~Score items give you a random score bonus up to 51,200 points. It is completely random and there is no way to guarantee a certain amount of points.~~

	===== Boss Strategies =====		===== Boss Strategies =====

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 == Version Differences ==
-* '''Darius Gaiden Extra Version''', an official hack, rearranges the stage order of the original game and provides a 30Hz autofire by default for pressing A. As a special extra, starting the game as 2P side starts a version of the game where all 28 stages are played in alphabetical order, ending with stage V' and the boss '''STORM CAUSER''', and also utilising its ending.
+* '''Darius Gaiden Extra Version''', is an unofficial, partially finished romhack that was likely leaked by Taito employees after being cancelled. It rearranges the stage order of the original game and provides a 30Hz autofire by default for pressing A. As a special extra, starting the game as 2P side starts a version of the game where all 28 stages are played in alphabetical order, ending with stage V' and the boss '''STORM CAUSER''', and also utilising its ending.
 == Ports ==

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 |design = Hisakazu Kato, Akira Kurabayashi, Masami Kikuchi, Hidetaka Harada, Naoto Omura, Rintaroh Doi, Katsumi Kaneoka, Hisayoshi Ogura, Katsuhisa Ishikawa
 |releasedate = '''Arcade''' <br> '''JP''': September 1994 <br> '''NA''': November 1994
-|previousgame = [[Darius Force]] (Release) <br> [[Darius]] (Chronology)
+|previousgame = [[RyuJin]] (Developer) <br> [[Darius Force]] (Release) <br> [[Darius]] (Chronology)
-|nextgame = [[G-Darius]] (Release) <br> [[Darius II]] (Chronology)
+|nextgame = [[RayForce]] (Developer) <br> [[G-Darius]] (Release) <br> [[Darius II]] (Chronology)
 }}

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 |nextgame = [[G-Darius]] (Release) <br> [[Darius II]] (Chronology)
 }}
 '''Darius Gaiden''' is a horizontal-scrolling shoot-em-up released by [Taito] in 1994, and is the third arcade title in the [Darius] series. It is the first game in the series to use a single-screen display, and has a heavy focus on the use of psychadelic effects, bizzare atmosphere and an unusual soundtrack from TAITO's music team Zuntata to produce a dreamlike experience. The Stage 1 Track VISSIONERZ, composed by Hisayoshi Ogura, formed the basis for all of the music and the presentation of the game, with the opening lyrics telling the player to "Close your eyes..."
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 Darius Gaiden was followed up by '''G-Darius''' in 1997.
+{{VideoIndex}}
 == Gameplay Overview ==

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 *'''Zone D:''' An asteroid field near an enemy space station. Boss is Folding Fan.
 *'''Zone E:''' A large enemy-occupied space station. Boss is Electric Fan.
-*'''Zone F:''' A battlefield in open space. Boss is Electric Fan.
+*'''Zone F:''' A battlefield in open space. Boss is Folding Fan.
 Stage 3 takes place near Contrary, a satellite orbiting Vadis.

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 |imagescalepx = 180px
-|developer = [[TAITO]]
+|developer = [[Taito]]
 |music =  Hisayoshi Ogura, Katsuhisa Ishikawa
 |program = Akira Kurabayashi, Naoto Omura, Hidetaka Harada

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 *Several Captains can use special attacks through fighting game inputs. If you are playing Cozmic Collection they are displayed on the gadget when you capture them.
 *ACEHLQV and ABDGLQV are popular routes, with the former being slightly more difficult than the latter, and having higher score potential.
 == Story ==