My favorite would have to be Gradius III on the SNES, great graphics and sound and a good balanced difficulty.
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Stop snickering! Despite the well-known issues (slow down), I actually enjoy Gradius III on SNES. Sure, I wish it was ported to more consoles back in the day, but I am OK with what we got.
I suppose I was simply desperate for a new Gradius game at the time, but I have never hated Gradius III on SNES.
A SuperCD PORT, though, would have been SWEETNESS
lol, i didn't rolf because it is THAT bad, even it isn't really good as well. i was rolfing because it is ones favorite gradius 
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That sentence hurts my head, but I'm guessing you don't approve my favorite Gradius game is part III?
Different strokes for different folks I guess.
It isn't much about the III itself, more about the III on that particular system, which could handle shoot 'em ups in such a well and elegant way in general

anyway, it's just fun, and yeah also...
