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== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* GRADIUS 2012 is a remixed medley based on various songs from the arcade version of ''Gradius''.
* GRADIUS 2012 is a remixed medley based on various songs from the arcade version of ''GRADIUS''.
** The songs, in order of appearance: ''Beginning Of The History (ステージスタート・空中戦BGM)'' ''Challenger 1985 (第1ステージ・火山BGM)'' ''Free Flyer (第4ステージ・逆火山BGM)'' ''Final Attack (第7ステージ・最終のステージBGM)'' ''Historic Soldier (ランキングBGM)''.
** The songs, in order of appearance: ''Beginning Of The History (ステージスタート・空中戦BGM)''→''Challenger 1985 (第1ステージ・火山BGM)''→''Free Flyer (第4ステージ・逆火山BGM)''→''Final Attack (第7ステージ・最終のステージBGM)''→''Historic Soldier (ランキングBGM)''.
* The first, unreleased version of GRADIUS 2012, titled ''GRADIUS 2011'', was played live by Sota Fujimori in various KONAMI-related events, such as ''KONAMI Arcade Championship 2011'' and ''Lincle Soundtrack Release Party''.
* The first, unreleased version of GRADIUS 2012, titled ''GRADIUS 2011'', was played live by Sota Fujimori in various KONAMI-related events, such as [[KONAMI Arcade Championship|KONAMI Arcade Championship 2011]] and ''Lincle Soundtrack Release Party''.
* A long version of GRADIUS 2012, titled ''GRADIUS 2012 -Extended Mix-'', appears on the ''beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'' album, which includes ''Beat Bank (第2ステージ・ストーンヘンジBGM)'' and ''Blank Mask (第3ステージ・モアイBGM)'' in the medley.
* A long version of GRADIUS 2012, titled ''GRADIUS 2012 -Extended Mix-'', appears on the ''beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'' album, which includes ''Beat Bank (第2ステージ・ストーンヘンジBGM)'' and ''Blank Mask (第3ステージ・モアイBGM)'' in the medley.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Video footage from the original arcade version of ''Gradius'' is seen in the video, similar to GRADIUS -FULL SPEED-.
* Video footage from the original arcade version of GRADIUS is seen in the video, similar to GRADIUS -FULL SPEED-.
* GRADIUS 2012 marks the first appearance of [[DJ Robo]] in a video since [[Rakuen|ラクエン]].
* GRADIUS 2012 marks the first appearance of [[DJ Robo]] in a video since [[Rakuen|ラクエン]].
* The KONAMI Code appears in the BGA of GRADIUS 2012.
* The KONAMI Code appears in the BGA of GRADIUS 2012.
* According to Sota Fujimori, his favourite game is ''GRADIUS'' and its music is what impulsed him to compose songs.
* According to Sota Fujimori, his favourite game is GRADIUS and its music is what impulsed him to compose songs.
* GRADIUS 2012 was one of the preliminary round songs in the ''KONAMI Arcade Championship 2012'' for beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro.
* GRADIUS 2012 was one of the preliminary round songs in the KONAMI Arcade Championship 2012 for beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro.
* In the U.S./EU iTunes version of the ''beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.1'' album, GRADIUS 2012 is spelled as '''Gradius 2012'''.
* In the U.S./EU iTunes version of the ''beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.1'' album, GRADIUS 2012 is spelled as '''Gradius 2012'''.