Nemesis 3 - The Eve Of Destruction

Gofer no Yabou: Episode II (ゴーファーの野望エピソードII lit. Gofer's Ambition Episode II) is a side-scrolling shooter developed and published by Konami for the MSX home computer in 1988. It was published in Europe as Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction later on the same year. The game is part of the long running Gradius series, and is a spin-off of the arcade game Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou. It is the second game of the series to be released exclusively for the MSX after Gradius 2. In terms of the story; the game is a sequel to Gradius II and Salamander. The game takes place almost 200 years after the crisis with Dr. Venom and James Burton has died in the year 6718. The Vic Viper is replaced by a new ship called the Vixen (4 classes); piloted by David Burton, a direct descendent of James who is assisted by his AI Gaudie.