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R-Type
System(s): PC-88 VA, TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console (Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U)
Publisher:
PC-88 VA
NEC Home Electronics
TurboGrafx-16
NEC Home Electronics (USA)
Wii Virtual Console
Irem
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Wii U Virtual Console
Konami
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up






























Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
PC-88 VA
JP



TurboGrafx-16
US 		TGX040011
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		600pts600
ESRB: Everyone
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		600pts600
PEGI: 7+
Wii Virtual Console
AU ▼ 		600pts600
OFLC: General (G)
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		¥588 (617)617i[3]
CERO: A
Wii U Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		¥600600
CERO: A
Wii U Virtual Console
US ▼ 		$7.997.99[5]
ESRB: Everyone
Wii U Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		€7.997.99
PEGI: 7+
Wii U Virtual Console
DE ▼ 		€7.997.99
USK: 6
Wii U Virtual Console
UK ▼ 		£7.197.19
PEGI: 7+
Non-NEC versions
Arcade
Arcade
Commodore Amiga
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
Atari ST
Commodore 64
Commodore 64
Nintendo Game Boy
Game Boy
Sega Master System
Master System
MSX
MSX
X68000
X68000
ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum

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R-Type (アール・タイプ) is a highly influential arcade shoot-'em-up by Irem in 1987. The game saw numerous ports to home computers and consoles, including a PC-88 VA version by NEC Home Electronics in 1988.

The TurboGrafx-16 version, released in North America in 1989, is a combined version of R-Type I and R-Type II previously released in Japan for the PC Engine.

Story

The Bydo Empire, aliens from another dimensional plane, are preparing to invade Earth. The Earth Defense League has deployed the R-9, a top secret spacecraft, to counter-ambush the enemy in their own dimensional plane.

Gameplay

History

Legacy

The TurboGrafx-16 version of R-Type was brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2006 for North America and Europe, and 2007 for Australia, wheras Japan instead received R-Type I and II. The game was temporarily delisted from the Virtual Console during the 2010s presumably because Irem had been losing a lot of money at the time[8]. Konami would later handle further rereleases of the TurboGrafx-16 version for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Virtual Consoles and all regional variants of the PC Engine mini, even opting to release the TurboGrafx-16 version in Japan instead of re-releasing R-Type I and II.

Digital manuals

  • PC Engine mini US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: R-Type/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

PC-88 VA version

PC-88 VA, JP

TurboGrafx-16 version

NEC Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №151, p110-111[9]
TurboGrafx-16
 90
Based on
1 review

TurboGrafx-16, US

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
TurboGrafx-16
✔
CRC32 91ce5156
MD5 0e0040142b5227f2b85be27364d5ea01
SHA-1 7e3d4dc9e8d880ac8d813fa69af0c6804b75cd9a
512kB Card (US)

External links

  • R-Type on Nintendo eShop (Nintendo 3DS): JP
  • R-Type on Nintendo eShop (Wii U): JP, US, UK

References

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  1. ↑ ComputerEntertainer US Vol.8 09.pdf, page 14
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/TurboGrafx/R-TYPE--278689.html (archive.today)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000020157 (Wayback Machine: 2016-04-06 22:41)
  4. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000006528 (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-15 17:09)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/r-type-wii-u/r-type-wii-u (Wayback Machine: 2018-09-26 06:05)
  6. ↑ https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/TurboGrafx/R-TYPE--278689.html (archive.today)
  7. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/TurboGrafx/R-TYPE--278689.html (archive.today)
  8. ↑ http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/36029/Troubled_Irem_Pulling_Titles_Home_Lounges_From_Japanese_PSN.php (Wayback Machine: 2011-09-22 06:41)
  9. ↑ CVG UK 151.pdf, page 110


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