Gradius Cheats
NES Cheats
Full power-up
Pause game play and press Up(2), Down(2), Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start for missiles, items, and shields. Note: This may only be done once per level.
Continue game play
Quickly press Down, Up, B, A, B, A, B, A, B, A after losing the last ship on level two or higher.
Level skip
Destroy the ship that appears at the end of each level within five seconds to skip the next level.