Salamander

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1986 · Konami

Genresshoot 'em up

PlatformsZX SpectrumNintendo Entertainment SystemCommodore 64TurboGrafx-16Amstrad CPCMSX

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Salamander, released as Life Force in North America and in the Japanese arcade re-release, is a 1986 scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. A spin-off of the Gradius series, Salamander introduced a simplified power-up system, two-player cooperative gameplay and both horizontally and vertically scrolling stages. Some of these later became normal for future Gradius games. In Japanese, the title is written using ateji, which are kanji used for spelling foreign words that has been supplanted in everyday use by katakana. Contra, another game by Konami was also given this treatment, with its title written in Japanese as 魂斗羅.

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Type: Game
Release date: July 4, 1986
Genres: shoot 'em up
Platforms: ZX Spectrum, Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64, TurboGrafx-16, Amstrad CPC, MSX, PlayStation, PlayStation 4
Created by: Konami
Countries: Japan