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G-Darius

TitleG-Darius
First release1998
DeveloperTaito
PublishersTaito Corporation, THQ
PlatformsArcade, PC (Windows), PlayStation
Genreshoot 'em up
Also known asG-Darius Ver.2
Players1–2 players
Co-opYes
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
Arcade: 1997-06-02
PlayStation: 1998-03-31, 1998-09-16 (PAL)
Wikidata IDQ1168166

G-Darius revolves around a conflict between the humanoids of Amnelia and cyborg/chimera biovessels known as the "Thiima" (meant to mean simply "bringers of death"). The Thiima had been aroused by the Amnelian army's use of the weapon A.N. (All-Nothing) to annihilate the world Blazar, whom Amnelia had been at war with over jurisdiction over the moon Mahsah. Determined to protect their existence, and long ago programmed to protect the universe from just such threats as A.N., the Thiima swarmed on Amnelia. Although the armed forces were badly ravaged, Amnelian scientists and engineers were able to make use of both A.N. and reverse engineered Thiiman technology/life systems to create the Silver Hawk fighters. Ultimately, two pilots—Sameluck Raida and Lutia Feen—are chosen to perform a decisive attack on the main Thiima base: Kazumn, a satellite of the planet Darius.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1168166) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (11617,111934) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (31242) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (gdarius) · last updated 2026-10-03 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetgdarius · clone of gdarius2
Title at ADBG-Darius (Ver 2.02O)
ManufacturerTaito
Year1997
GenreShooter / Flying Horizontal
Players2
MAME driver statusIMPERFECT
G-Darius – Flyer
Flyer
G-Darius – Marquee
Marquee
G-Darius – Title
Title
G-Darius – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Taito); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-03 17:09 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Taito Corporation · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
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Videos
PSX Longplay [089] G-Darius
World-of-Longplays · PlayStation version · longplay · 1:43:31auto-matched
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G-Darius (PS1) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
NintendoComplete · PlayStation version · longplay · 38:47auto-matched
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