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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 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)'' | ** 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 | * 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 | * 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 | * 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 | * 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'''. | ||