Konami Arcade Games

Konami Arcade Games
"Power Capsule"
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Konami Arcade Games is a series of cards based on characters from Konami's Gradius video game series and other "shoot 'em up" games. These include player-controlled ships, support items, enemies, and bosses. Certain cards were created solely for the Yu-Gi-Oh card game with their design based upon the Gradius games. The majority and most notable of these monsters are LIGHT Machines with 1200 ATK. Therefore, much of their support can be found in Structure Deck: Blitzkrieg of the Mechlight Dragons.

Members

Space ships	Origin
Gradius / Vic Viper T301 / Victory Viper XX03	Vic Viper
Falchionβ	Falchion β
Jade Knight	Jade Knight
Lord British Space Fighter	Lord British
Delta Tri	Deltatry
Blue Thunder T-45	Blue Thunder M-45
Flint Lock	Flintlock
Support / Other characters	Origin
Gradius' Option	Options
Power Capsule	Power Capsule
Cyclon Laser / Matter Leveler	Lasers
Shield Recovery	Shield
Trigon / Dragon Laser	Trigon
Flint / Flint Missile	Flint
Nimble Sunfish	Mambo and Samba
Koitsu, Aitsu, Soitsu and Doitsu	Koitsu, Aitsu, Soitsu and Doitsu
Enemies	Origin
The Statue of Easter Island / Moai Interceptor Cannons	Moai
DUCKER Mobile Cannon	Ducker
Option Hunter	Option Hunter
Bosses	Origin
B.E.S. Big Core	Big Core MK I
B.E.S. Big Core MK-2	Big Core MK II
B.E.S. Big Core MK-3	Big Core MK III
B.E.S. Blaster Cannon Core	Blaster Cannon Core
B.E.S. Crystal Core	Crystal Core
B.E.S. Tetran	Tetran
B.E.S. Covered Core	Covered Core
B.E.S. Assault Core	Big Core
Ambitious Gofer	Gofer
Brain Golem	Golem
Solar Flare Dragon	Intruder
Space Mambo	Space Manbow
Metal Shooter	Triple Core
King of Destruction - Xexex	Klaus
B.E.F. Zelos	Zelos Barrier / Zelos Force
Boss Rush	Boss Rush

Playing style

A Gradius Deck revolves around the use of the cards "Gradius" or "Victory Viper XX03" along with their support cards. The main strategy is to protect your monsters from traps with the effect of "Jade Knight" and boost them all with cards you can activate during damage calculation. The majority of the Deck's monsters have effects that trigger whenever it attacks and destroys an opposing monster; these effects involve increasing their own ATK, destroying opposing cards, and especially summoning more monsters. As a result, a Gradius Deck operates under a Swarm/OTK hybrid, which is augmented by additional ATK-boosting cards such as United We Stand. Another effective strategy is to utilize cards that drop opposing ATK scores, such as Gearspring Spirit. Due to having initially low Original ATK on a majority of its monsters, so this Deck must have a counter ready every turn as it is vulnerable to being overrun by large opposing beaters. A variation on this Deck reached the SHONEN JUMP Championship Nashville 2010, using cards like "Honest" (before it became Limited) and "Creature Swap".

Recommended cards

The mass swarming of this Deck provides the opportunity to rapidly Synchro Summon and Xyz Summon. The primary monsters are all Level 4 Light monsters, allowing Lightwave Tuning to be an option. However, one might feel hard-pressed to invest largely in both Synchro and Xyz strategies while maintaining an appropriate Deck size or card ratio.

If one wishes to incorporate Gradius, the player has access to the many support cards that come with being a low-ATK Normal Light Machine. A pair of Gradius may be searched using Rescue Rabbit, which can be used to Xyz Summon Gear Gigant X to search another Machine from the Deck or Starliege Paladynamo to overcome a difficult monster. Gradius' Option is a monster that can be automatically summoned when Gradius is out, and by using a combination of a Level 1 Tuner such as Mono Synchron or Unknown Synchron as well as Lightwave Tuning, it is plausible to summon Shooting Star Dragon the opening turn. The player may also wish to incorporate other Normal Machines to supplement Rescue Rabbit, such as the Tuner Genex Controller or the high-ATK Mechanicalchaser, or any other possible Normal Machine. Keep in mind that since Genex Controller and Mechanicalchaser are both Dark monsters, it highly increases the playability of Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning.

All plays should be focused on swarming and increasing ATK power. Both Gradius and Victory Viper have monsters that can copy their ATK, so equipping these monsters with United We Stand can be very beneficial, along with other ATK-boosting cards such as Honest. Other powerful Equip Cards for Machines are Mage Power, Fighting Spirit, and Break! Draw! Without their ATK-boosting cards, these monsters are vulnerable to high-ATK monsters. For these impenetrable monsters, simply take them with Creature Swap. This steals an opposing high-ATK monster while giving your opponent a low-ATK monster that your jets can easily eradicate. Jade Knight is an especially potent Swap, as you will still obtain its searching effect even if it is destroyed under your opponent's control. Although not a best-case scenario, if your own jet is destroyed by battle, it will still activate an effect so long the other monster is destroyed by battle as well (this is because the jets do not require the opposing monster to be sent to the Graveyard and occurs immediately after damage calculation).

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Blue Thunder T-45 Delta Tri Falchionβ Jade Knight Lord British Space Fighter Vic Viper T301 Victory Viper XX03 Cyber Dragon Vier Cyber Eltanin Honest Union monsters Trigon A-Assault Core B-Buster Drake C-Crush Wyvern Spell Cards Dragon Laser Power Capsule Cyber Repair Plant Hidden Armory Break! Draw! Gravity Blaster Moon Mirror Shield United We Stand Iron Call Limiter Removal Ties of the Brethren Trap Cards Ojama Trio Safe Zone Token Stampede Light of Intervention Extra Deck Fusion Monsters ABC-Dragon Buster Chimeratech Fortress Dragon Chimeratech Megafleet Dragon Xyz Monsters Constellar Omega Gear Gigant X Heavy Armored Train Ironwolf Starliege Paladynamo Link Monsters Bellcat Fighter Hip Hoshiningen Platinum Gadget Qliphort Genius

Game appearances

• "Ryu Kokki" appears as a character in World Championship 2006;
• "Doitsu", "Moai Interceptor Cannons", "Sasuke Samurai 3", and "Ultimate Baseball Kid" all appear in World Championship 2007;
• "Metal Shooter", "Goe Goe the Gallant Ninja", "Lady Ninja Yae", "Sasuke Samurai", and "Sasuke Samurai 2" all appear in World Championship 2008;
• "Sasuke Samurai 4" appears in World Championship 2007 and World Championship 2009;
• "B.E.S. Big Core MK-2", "Nanobreaker", and "Solar Flare Dragon" all appear in World Championship 2010;
• "Delta Tri" appears in World Championship 2011;
• "Soitsu" appears in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Spirit Caller.

Midday Constellation

Midday Constellation is a Booster Pack in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force video game series whose contents are made up of cards from Konami games. The pack is unlocked by entering the Konami Code at a certain point in the game, and, depending on the game, costs either 5730 or 573 Duel Points (573 is a number regularly self-associated with Konami due their own Goroawase number).

• Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force: Midday Constellation (Noon Star)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2: Midday Constellation (GX04-BP)

List

This is a list of all the cards based on Konami games, not just the space shooters:

	Japanese name	Primary type	Secondary type	Attribute	Type	Level	ATK	DEF
A-Team: Trap Disposal Unit	トラップ処（しょ）理（り）班（はん） Ａチーム	Effect Monster		FIRE	Machine	2	300	400
Aitsu	アイツ	Normal Monster		FIRE	Fairy	5	100	100
Ambitious Gofer	野（や）望（ぼう）のゴーファー	Effect Monster		DARK	Fiend	6	2400	100
Arcana Force EX - The Dark Ruler	アルカナフォースＥＸ（エクストラ）－ＴＨＥ ＤＡＲＫ ＲＵＬＥＲ（ザ・ダーク・ルーラー）	Effect Monster		LIGHT	Fairy	10	4000	4000
Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler	アルカナフォースＥＸ（エクストラ）－ＴＨＥ ＬＩＧＨＴ ＲＵＬＥＲ（ザ・ライト・ルーラー）	Effect Monster		LIGHT	Fairy	10	4000	4000
B.E.S. Big Core	巨（きょ）大（だい）戦（せん）艦（かん） ビッグ・コア	Effect Monster		DARK	Machine	6	2300	1100
B.E.S. Big Core MK-2	巨（きょ）大（だい）戦（せん）艦（かん） ビッグ・コアＭｋ－Ⅱ	Effect Monster		FIRE	Machine	6	2400	1100
B.E.S. Big Core MK-3	巨（きょ）大（だい）戦（せん）艦（かん） ビッグ・コアＭｋ－Ⅲ	Effect Monster		LIGHT	Machine	8	2700	1900
B.E.S. Blaster Cannon Core	巨（きょ）大（だい）戦（せん）艦（かん） ブラスターキャノン・コア	Effect Monster		EARTH	Machine	9	2500	3000
B.E.S. Covered Core	巨（きょ）大（だい）戦（せん）艦（かん） カバード・コア	Effect Monster		EARTH	Machine	7	2500	800
B.E.S. Crystal Core	巨（きょ）大（だい）戦（せん）艦（かん） クリスタル・コア	Effect Monster		WATER	Machine	5	2100	1000
B.E.S. Tetran	巨（きょ）大（だい）戦（せん）艦（かん） テトラン	Effect Monster		WIND	Machine	6	1800	2300
Brain Golem	ゴーレム	Effect Monster		DARK	Fiend	6	2500	1800
Doitsu	ドイツ	Effect Monster	Union monster	EARTH	Fairy	4	100	200
Flint Lock	フリントロック	Effect Monster		LIGHT	Machine	4	1500	800
Getsu Fuhma	月（げつ）風（ふう）魔（ま）	Effect Monster		DARK	Warrior	4	1700	1200
Goe Goe the Gallant Ninja	忍（にん）者（じゃ）義（ぎ）賊（ぞく）ゴエゴエ	Effect Monster		WIND	Warrior	4	1500	1000
King of Destruction - Xexex	破（は）壊（かい）王（おう）ゼクセクス	Effect Monster		DARK	Fiend	10	3000	2500
Koitsu	コイツ	Effect Monster	Union monster	WATER	Fairy	10	200	100
Lady Ninja Yae	女（おんな）忍（にん）者（じゃ）ヤエ	Effect Monster		WIND	Warrior	3	1100	200
Masked Ninja Ebisu	覆（ふく）面（めん）忍（にん）者（じゃ）ヱビス	Effect Monster		WIND	Warrior	4	1200	1800
Metal Shooter	メタル・シューター	Effect Monster		LIGHT	Machine	5	800	800
Moai Interceptor Cannons	モアイ迎（げい）撃（げき）砲（ほう）	Effect Monster		EARTH	Rock	4	1100	2000
Nanobreaker	ナノブレイカー	Effect Monster		EARTH	Machine	4	1600	1800
Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke	忍（にん）者（じゃ）マスター ＳＡＳＵＫＥ（サスケ）	Effect Monster		LIGHT	Warrior	4	1800	1000
Power Pro Knight Sisters	球騎士（パワプロナイツ）の三（さん）人（にん）娘（むすめ）	Normal Monster		LIGHT	Warrior	4	1200	2400
Power Pro Lady Sisters	パワプロ・レディ三（さん）姉（し）妹（まい）	Normal Monster		WIND	Winged Beast	6	1950	2100
Ryu Kokki	龍（りゅう）骨（こつ）鬼（き）	Effect Monster		DARK	Zombie	6	2400	2000
Sasuke Samurai	一（いっ）刀（とう）両（りょう）断（だん）侍（ざむらい）	Effect Monster		WIND	Warrior	2	500	800
Sasuke Samurai 2	言（ごん）語（ご）道（どう）断（だん）侍（ざむらい）	Effect Monster		WIND	Warrior	1	200	300
Sasuke Samurai 3	大（おお）盤（ばん）振（ぶる）舞（まい）侍（ざむらい）	Effect Monster		LIGHT	Warrior	3	1000	1000
Sasuke Samurai 4	一（いち）撃（げき）必（ひっ）殺（さつ）侍（ざむらい）	Effect Monster		WIND	Warrior	4	1200	1200
Soitsu	ソイツ	Normal Monster		WIND	Fairy	3	0	0
Space Mambo	スペースマンボウ	Normal Monster		WATER	Fish	4	1700	1000
Star Drawing	アステル・ドローン	Effect Monster		EARTH	Spellcaster	4	1600	1000
The Statue of Easter Island	イースター島（とう）のモアイ	Normal Monster		EARTH	Rock	4	1100	1400
Tactical Espionage Expert	華（か）麗（れい）なる潜（せん）入（にゅう）工（こう）作（さく）員（いん）	Effect Monster		EARTH	Warrior	3	1300	1200
Ultimate Baseball Kid	超（ちょう）熱（ねっ）血（けつ）球（きゅう）児（じ）	Effect Monster		FIRE	Warrior	3	500	1000
Vampire Hunter	ヴァンパイア・キラー	Effect Monster		DARK	Warrior	4	1600	1600

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	Japanese name	Card type	Property
B.E.F. Zelos	巨（きょ）大（だい）要（よう）塞（さい）ゼロス	Spell Card	Field Spell Card
Big Wave Small Wave	大（おお）波（なみ）小（こ）波（なみ）	Spell Card	Normal Spell Card
Boss Rush	ボスラッシュ	Spell Card	Continuous Spell Card
D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation	Ｄ・Ｄ・Ｒ（ディファレント・ディメンション・リバイバル）	Spell Card	Equip Spell Card
Flint	フリント	Spell Card	Equip Spell Card
Flint Missile	フリント・アタック	Spell Card	Quick-Play Spell Card
Fuhma Wave	風（ふう）魔（ま）の波（は）動（どう）	Trap Card	Normal Trap Card
Ninjitsu Art of Decoy	忍（にん）法（ぽう） 空（うつ）蝉（せみ）の術（じゅつ）	Trap Card	Continuous Trap Card
Ninjitsu Art of Transformation	忍（にん）法（ぽう） 変（へん）化（げ）の術（じゅつ）	Trap Card	Continuous Trap Card

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See also

• Konami Code - this famous cheat code makes an appearance in a number of Yu-Gi-Oh! video games