Gradius Cheat Codes (for NES)

[final kaoss]

All options

Pause the game by pushing Start, then press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A. Then press Start to resume play with all the options. Note: This code will only work once per stage.

[final kaoss]

Continue

After your last ship is destroyed and the Game Over music is playing, press Down, Up, B, A, B, A, B, A, B and A. If you do the code correctly, you'll continue from where you left off.

[final kaoss]

Rapid fire

Collect five powerup capsules so that the question mark is highlighted, then collect a sixth when your thousands digit is a zero for rapid fire.