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Darius
For other uses, see Darius (disambiguation). Darius (Japanese: ダライアス, Hepburn: Daraiasu?) is a shoot 'em up game originally released by Taito in 1986 for Arcades. It is the first game in the Darius series and second in the series canon. It was the first game by Taito to use a unique... -
Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk
Darius Gaiden (Japanese: ダライアス 外伝, Heburn: Daraiasu Gaiden?), ("Darius Side Story") (arcade promos in North America announced it as Darius III, but never got released with such name) is a shoot 'em up video game released for the Arcades in 1994 in Japan and North America, respectively. It was... -
Darius Alpha
Darius Alpha (Japanese: ダライアス・アルファ, Hepburn: Daraiasu arufa?) is a promotional version of Darius Plus released in 1990 for the PC Engine. It was a mail-order exclusive, obtainable by sending in a pair of coupons found in the manuals of Super Darius and Darius Plus. There were only 800 copies of... -
Dariusburst
Dariusburst, (Japanese: ダライアスバースト, Hepburn: Daraiasubāsuto?) or Darius Burst, is a game for PlayStation Portable.[2][3][4][5] It is the first complete new entry in the Darius-series since G-Darius. A remixed version for the arcade called Dariusburst: Another Chronicle was released in 2010. An... -
Belsar
Belsar (ベルサー) is the main antagonistic force throughout the Darius Series (the only exception being G-Darius). They were originally referred to as Belser in older instruction manuals and intros, but as of Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours their name is officially translated as Belsar. Very little... -
King Fossil
King Fossil (Japanese: キングフォスル, Hepburn: Kingufosuru?) [Japanese name: King of Fossils] is a recurring boss and in many ways the mascot of the whole Darius Series. It has resurfaced in every Darius game except Darius Force, Darius Twin and G-Darius, where similar bosses take its place. It sets... -
Darius II
Darius II (Japanese: ダライアスII, Hepburn: Daraiasu Tsū?) is a shoot 'em up video game originally released in 1989 by Taito for Arcades. It is the first sequel to Darius and fourth in the series' timeline. The game also continued to use the triple-screen setup used by its predecessor, although some... -
Great Thing
Great Thing (Japanese: グレートシング, Hepburn: Gurētoshingu?), (Japanese: ジーティー, Hepburn: Jītī?) [Japanese name: giant thing] is a recurring boss in the Darius series. It first appeared as one of the final bosses in the original game, later showing up in almost all games in the series usually as one... -
Super Darius
Super Darius (Japanese: スーパーダライアス, Hepburn: Sūpā Daraiasu?) is a shoot em up video game released in 1990 for the PC Engine CD-ROM² by NEC Avenue. It is a port of Darius, and the only attempt at an accurate port of the game for many years, using recordings of music and sound effects straight from... -
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Silver-Hawk
Silver-Hawks (シルバーホーク Shirubā Hōku), are a type of spacecraft created by Amnelian civilization, using Thiima technology, and later widely used by the Darius civilization. There are many models that have appeared over the timeline. -
Darius Plus
Not to be confused with the game known as Darius+. Darius Plus (Japanese: ダライアス・プラス, Hepburn: Daraiasu purasu?) is a shoot em up video game released in 1990 for the PC Engine. It is a port of Darius, and a "light" version of Super Darius that was released earlier that year. It is mostly the same... -
Darius Cozmic Revelation
Darius Cozmic Revelation is a Darius compilation released in 2021 for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It includes an HD remaster of G-Darius and a new revision of Dariusburst AC entitled Dariusburst: Another Chronicle EX+. The special Amazon preorder edition of the game also includes a... -
Sagaia (Game Boy)
For other uses, see Sagaia (disambiguation). Sagaia (Japanese: サーガイア, Hepburn: Sāgaia?) is a shoot 'em up video game originally released in 1991 for the Game Boy in Japan only. This game is a original title for the handheld console, mixing elements from the first two games while featuring its... -
Super Darius II
Super Darius II (Japanese: スーパーダライアスII, Hepburn: Sūpā Daraiasu Tsū?) is a shoot 'em up video game released in 1993 for the PC Engine CD in Japan only. It is a enhanced port of Darius II, featuring all new bosses and an arranged redbook soundtrack composed by T's Music. Just like Darius II, the... -
Darius Force
Darius Force (Japanese: ダライアスフォース, Hepburn: Daraiasu Fōsu?) also known in North America as Super Nova, is a shoot 'em up game released for the Super Nintendo in 1993. Translated from the Japanese manual: The history of human fighting has continued since human ancestors grabbed the bones of... -
Sagaia (Master System)
Sagaia (Japanese: サーガイア, Hepburn: Sāgaia?) is a shoot em up video game released for the Sega Master in 1992 only in Europe, Brazil and Australia. It is a conversion of Darius II, adapted for the Master System hardware with 8-bit graphics. This version features fewer levels and branching paths... -
Timeline
The Official Darius Timeline is Taito's official timeline of the Darius Universe. It goes by various titles including History of Darius, Darius History, Darius Chronology(ダライアス年表) and simply History. The timeline has been revised multiple times and effectively exist in 3 versions: The... -
Yazuka Takami
Yazuka Takami (ヤズカ・タカーミィ Yazuka Takāmī?) is a recurring enemy in the Darius series. The Yazuka Takami appears as a small orb enclosed inside a cube-shaped metallic frame. It will always appear in swarms during boss fights if the player wastes too much time to defeat the boss. This article is a... -
Gigantic Bite
Gigantic Bite (Japanese: ギガンティックバイト, Hepburn: Gigantikkubaito?) [Japanese name: giant barrel bite] is the final boss from Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviours, appearing exclusively on the CS Mode. It is based on the Dunkleosteus terrelli, an extinct Placoderm fish. It is by far the hardest... -
Syvalion
Syvalion is a trackball shooter originally released in 1988 for Arcades in Japan only. An international version was made and scheduled for release in the subsequent year but ultimately scrapped, though a prototype ROM can be found. It was also released for the Sharp X68000 and later ported to... -
Absolute Defender
Absolute Defender (Japanese: アブソリュートディフェン, Hepburn: Abusoryūtodifen?) [Japanese name: Absolute Guardian] is the boss of zone Zeta from G-Darius. It is shaped after a Japanese pineapplefish (Monocentris japonica). Name: Absolute Defender Motif: Pinecone Fish Type: Special Optical Field Equipped... -
Iron Fossil
Iron Fossil (Japanese: アイアンフォスル, Hepburn: Aianfosuru?) [Japanese name: iron fossil] is the first boss from Darius Burst. It is shaped after a coelacanth (Coelacanthiformes). Mankind has faced battleships bearing this form time and again and has come to call them “Fossils” for their resemblance... -
Thiima
The Thiima, also known as Shiima (シーマ), are the main antagonistic force from G-Darius. The Thiima is a intelligent race which has evolved to a higher degree than human beings, and whose evolutionary process differs greatly from that of humans. They operate in a hive mind society group, with no... -
Silver-Hawk Legend
The Legend Silver Hawk Burst (シルバーホークバースト1号機 Shirubāhōkubāsuto 1-gōki) [Type : Legend] is a Silver-Hawk spacecraft from Dariusburst and is piloted by AI Terminal Ti2. This ship is the first Silver-Hawk built with the new Burst Engine system. Besides from this, the weapons are directly based from...