Play Salamand Online
Dodge pulsing alien guts while your ship’s upgrades vanish in a split second—co-op just means twice the chaos when someone clips a wall. Those Cronenberg bosses? Yeah, they want you dead.
Okay, so Salamand (or Life Force if you're not playing the Japanese version) is basically Gradius cranked up to 11—same satisfying power-up system, but everything moves faster and gets way more chaotic. The first level throws these weird, pulsing alien walls at you while the soundtrack does its best to give you a heart attack. And yeah, you can play co-op, which is either twice the fun or twice the screaming when your friend accidentally flies into a wall.
What I love is how gross the enemies are—like, half the bosses look like they escaped from a Cronenberg movie. The controls are stupidly tight, though, so when you die (and you will), it’s always your fault. Just don’t get too attached to those Option drones—one wrong move and they’re space dust.
It’s short, brutal, and exactly what you want from an NES shooter that doesn’t mess around.
Download Salamand ROM
You can download this ROM to play Salamand offline using an Nintendo (NES) emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
