Shoot The Core

Shoot The Core is a fan game currently being produced by ACE Spark. It is going to be designed as almost a completely boss rush game, with a few small stage sections in between. Not much is known, but ACE Spark has put some of his graphics up as teasers, and a few videos also feature the game.

Story
The game takes place in Space Year 8120. Venom, has seemingly raised from the dead, and wrought havoc with by developing the Bio-Weapon, known as "Behemoth", a being capable of starting and maintaining a temporal paradox which threatens to tear the universe itself apart. During the chaos, Venom himself is merged with the entity known as Bacterion, and several universes and time zones enter the Gradius system. Histories are changed, as even once friendly aliens have become hostile with the madness that follows. Alexander Burton, the last in the long line of Gradian pilots, takes off in an experimental Vic Viper X model, the only ship capable of withstanding the paradoxes that ensure. As Planet Gradius itself is drawn into the paradox, he is now the last hope of reality. He must destroy the Behemoth.

Currently Confirmed Bosses
Some are not listed at this time, due to spoiler reasons.

Origin: Gradius Origin: Vulcan Venture Origin: Gradius 3 Origin: Gradius 3 (SNES) Origin: Gradius IV
 * Gradius Series:
 * Big Core MK I
 * Covered Core
 * Dellinger Core
 * Beacon
 * Rolling Core

Origin: Nemesis 2 Origin: Nemesis 90' Kai Origin: Nemesis 3
 * Nemesis Series:
 * Mayhem Warship
 * Big Core MK II Kai
 * Grand Killer Dwarf

Origin: Salamander (ARC) Origin: Lifeforce (NES)
 * Salamander/Lifeforce Series:
 * Brain Golem
 * Tetran
 * Intruder
 * Fortress Valis
 * Death
 * Jumping Moai
 * Giga
 * Crash Bam

Coming soon.
 * Parodius Series:


 * Guest:
 * Sinistar - Origin: Sinistar
 * Cannon Core - Origin: Arrow Flash
 * Ridley - Origin: Super Metroid
 * Desert Metal - Origin: Bio-Metal


 * Original Creations:
 * Ice Lord
 * Moai Colossus
 * Core Duet

Boss Graphics
Zigzag

Covered Core

Beacon

Killer Dwarf

Sinistar An example of one of the "guest" bosses.