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 ZXS) R-Type II (1988 PCE) R-Type (1988 C64) R-Type (1988 SMS) R-Type I (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
Hiscores - MAME 2017-04-03 ................................. 226,600 2008-01-27 ................................. 211,700 2015-03-23 ................................. 200,700 2014-06-16 ................................. 193,800 Hiscores - MiSTer 2022-08-24 ................................. 219,200 Hiscores 2026-02-28 ................................. 154,100
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.
