Note: the Old version of Gradius II has extends set to 20k and every 70k. This causes an infinite pattern in stage 5 during the jumping moai section. Because each moai awards points even when they self-destruct, and spit out several rings that can be milked, it's possible to stay in a safespot milking rings until timeout, gain an extend, suicide, restart at the checkpoint and repeat this process indefinitely. Konami released a second version of Gradius II with extends set to 20k and every 150k, with the jumping moais not awarding points when they self-destruct to address this issue. This version is the one used in almost every rerelease.
Type 1
| Player
|
Score
|
Platform
|
Stage
|
Video
|
Comment
|
| ZEUS
|
10,772,100
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
13-8
|
YouTube
|
|
| Chack'n
|
10,374,800
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
12-4
|
YouTube
|
|
| ZEUS
|
10,188,300
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
14-1
|
Part 1 2 3
|
Starts at 1-3
|
| としぞー
|
10,000,500
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
10-5
|
YouTube
|
|
| ZEUS
|
3,081,100
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
4-8
|
YouTube
|
|
| Daringspino34
|
1,267,600
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
3-3
|
YouTube
|
|
| Vludi
|
1,171,800
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
3-3
|
YouTube
|
no autofire
|
| Seahawk
|
1,118,900
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
3-4
|
YouTube
|
Harder difficulty settings.
|
| IEG
|
796,800
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
Loop 1 only
|
| MBK-YAP
|
761,300
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-6
|
YouTube
|
Loop 1 only
|
| Daringspino34
|
545,600
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-3
|
YouTube
|
|
| SuperViperT302
|
529,400
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-2
|
YouTube
|
|
| ODA
|
475,400
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-2
|
YouTube
|
| Andrew98
|
449,400
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| Prickly Angler
|
447,700
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| SPM
|
431,800
|
Arcade (MAME
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| xyrs246
|
424,100
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| Skalt711
|
423,400
|
PS1 (DuckStation)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
Harder difficulty settings. Wait control off.
|
| Retro_S5-TEC210
|
422,700
|
Sega Saturn
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
Harder difficulty settings
|
| xyrs246
|
413,200
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| SquidDude
|
406,800
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
no autofire
|
| ODA
|
368,100
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
| xyrs246
|
363,900
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| Vichycatalan
|
362,900
|
PSP
|
1-ALL
|
YouTube
|
Loop 1 only.
|
| Seahawk
|
361,200
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-1
|
Part 1 2 3 4
|
Harder difficulty settings.
|
Type 2
| Player
|
Score
|
Platform
|
Stage
|
Video
|
Comment
|
| ZEUS
|
10,260,000
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
14-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| としぞー
|
10,000,000
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
9-5
|
YouTube
|
|
| ZEUS
|
9,067,900
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
11-8
|
YouTube
|
| ZEUS
|
6,824,800
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
8-8
|
YouTube
|
|
| ZEUS
|
5,215,000
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
6-8
|
YouTube
|
|
| ZEUS
|
1,805,300
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
3-3
|
YouTube
|
|
| IEG
|
808,200
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
Loop 1 only.
|
| IEG
|
798,200
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
Loop 1 only.
|
| xyrs246
|
421,900
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| xyrs246
|
408,800
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
Type 3
| Player
|
Score
|
Platform
|
Stage
|
Video
|
Comment
|
| ZEUS
|
10,680,400
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
13-8
|
YouTube
|
|
| MLTN
|
10,105,300
|
PS4 (Konami Arcade Classics)
|
11-4
|
YouTube
|
|
| としぞー
|
10,030,300
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
11-5
|
YouTube
|
|
| IEG
|
10,000,400
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
6-5
|
YouTube
|
|
| Bakuda
|
4,020,400
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
5-8
|
YouTube
|
|
|
|
3,702,500
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
5-4
|
YouTube
|
Starts at 2-8
|
| xyrs246
|
460,300
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| Skalt711
|
455,100
|
Sega Saturn (Mednafen)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
Wait control off.
|
| Prickly Angler
|
449,000
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
| ODA
|
413,300
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
Type 4
| Player
|
Score
|
Platform
|
Stage
|
Video
|
Comment
|
| GSI-TUS
|
28,820,000
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
33-4
|
YouTube
|
replay shows the run from loop 32 onwards
|
| J.MAC
|
10,177,900
|
Arcade (PCB)
|
13-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| としぞー
|
10,071,800
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
11-5
|
YouTube
|
|
| SuperViperT302
|
1,380,700
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
3-3
|
YouTube
|
Hardest difficulty setting.
|
| ping値
|
858,800
|
PS1 (ARBEX)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
Loop 1 only.
|
| ODA
|
796,900
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-6
|
YouTube
|
|
| Tognirob
|
699,200
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-2
|
YouTube
|
|
| CloudyMusic
|
669,300
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-2
|
YouTube
|
|
| Pepepaco
|
514,200
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-2
|
YouTube
|
|
| CPP-Shooter
|
499,500
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-3
|
YouTube
|
|
| ReFKey
|
496,200
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| xyrs246
|
493,800
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| Buzzy
|
491,000
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-2
|
YouTube
|
|
| EmperorIng360
|
480,300
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-1
|
Twitch
|
|
| Retro_S5-TEC210
|
468,600
|
PS2
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| xyrs246
|
467,200
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| NMS
|
463,000
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| Lerebours
|
461,200
|
Sega Saturn
|
2-2
|
Dailymotion
|
|
| SPM
|
445,500
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| KyoKusagani
|
445,400
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
Old version, incl. audio commentary.
|
| ODA
|
442,700
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| PEG
|
433,000
|
PS1
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
Harder difficulty settings.
|
| Shepardus
|
429,600
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| Dumplechan
|
417,800
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| ReFKey
|
415,000
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| Yace
|
410,100
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| ZPS
|
372,900
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
|
| Con 5 Duros
|
365,300
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
Old version; incl. audio commentary (Spanish).
|
Guides and Commentaries
| Player
|
Score
|
Platform
|
Ship
|
Stage
|
Video
|
Comment
|
| Aquas, Extruderx & SuperViperT302
|
529,400 & 505,200
|
Arcade (MAME) & PC-Engine
|
Type 1 & 4
|
2-2 & 2-1
|
YouTube
|
Shooting Game Weekly #171
|
| Lerebours
|
461,200
|
Sega Saturn
|
Type 4
|
2-2
|
YouTube
|
TJBVGS (special TBYVGS episode), commented by player, Shadow Gallery, Yace & BOS (French)
|
| Lerebours
|
461,200
|
Sega Saturn
|
Type 4
|
2-2
|
YouTube
|
Superplay Ultimate #141 , commented by player & Genshi-Tony (French)
|
| Prickly Angler
|
447,700
|
PS4 (ACA)
|
Type 1
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
commented by player & Vinu (French)
|
| Yace
|
410,100
|
Arcade (MAME)
|
Type 4
|
2-1
|
YouTube
|
1-Sissy #201, commented by player & Trizeal (French)
|
