Irem M72 Family, May 1987
Series : R-Type
Developer : Irem
Genre : Scrolling shoot 'em up
Themes : Bio-horror
Release Info : MiSTer implementation
Metagame Class : FCUR
Other Tags : Greatest Covers
Akio Oyabu
Ports :
R-Type (1988 C64)
R-Type (1988 SMS)
R-Type I (1988 PCE)
R-Type (1988 ZXS)
R-Type II (1988 PCE)
R-Type (1989 Amiga)
R-Type Complete CD (1991 PCECD)
R-Type (1998 PS)
R-Type DX (1999 GBC)
R-Type (2009 360)
Mega R-Type (2024 GEN)
not completed.
The original R-Type is one of my favourite games of all time. It's a pretty technical scrolling shooter where you slowly drift through spooky space locations, packed with horrific aliens and their weaponry.
Dobkeratops, that gross alien phoetus
Facts
- R-Type has the resolution 384x256 at 55Hz.
- There is no red laser in stage 5. If I want to use it, I have to pick it up earlier.
