Salamander series
Salamander
Jul 4, 1986
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 …
Arcade
Sharp X68000
Life Force
Aug 26, 1988
· Port
of Salamander
Life Force is an action-packed shooter where there are six levels which alternate between side and vertical scrolling, each of them ending with a powerful guardian. Throughout the game, destroying …
Life Force
Dec 31, 1987
· Expanded game
of Life Force
Konami later released an enhanced version of Salamander in Japan in 1987 bearing the American title of Life Force which further fleshes out the organic motif. All of the backgrounds …
Arcade
Life Force
Oct 1, 1986
· Port
of Salamander
The Japanese and European versions are nearly identical, but the American version changes the game's plot by adding an opening text that establishes the game to be set inside a …
Arcade
Salamander
Dec 1, 1987
· Port
of Salamander
The MSX port of Salamander (沙羅曼蛇, Saramanda) is significantly different from the original and any other ports. New to this port is a graphical introduction that introduces human pilots for …
Salamander
Dec 6, 1991
· Port
of Salamander
A version for the PC Engine was released on December 6, 1991. Based on the arcade version of Salamander, changes on this port include starting from a pre-defined checkpoint upon …
Salamander
Sep 25, 1987
· Port
of Salamander
Salamander was ported to the Family Computer in Japan in 1987. Instead of being a direct port of Salamander, elements were taken from the original Salamander and the Japanese Life …
Salamander
Dec 31, 1988
· Port
of Salamander
In a distant part of the universe, an alien creature called Zelos was born. As he grew so did his appetite, and soon he began devouring galaxies, planets, and stars …
C64
Salamander 2
Mar 31, 1996
Like the original Salamander, and as opposed to the Life Force releases, Salamander 2 abandons the selection-bar based power-up system, in favor for a simplified system that focuses on powering …
Arcade
PS1
Saturn
Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus
Jun 19, 1997
· Bundle
Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus bundles together the first two Salamander games as well as the enhanced version of the first one, Life Force, onto one disc.
PS1
Saturn
Salamander III
Aug 7, 2025
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.