R-Type
OCS
Information
Year of the first release
1989
License
Commercial
Number of disks (or CD)
1
Publisher
Activision - USA
Electric Dreams (Activision) - Rest of the World
Number max of players
1
Budget publisher
Hit Squad, The (Ocean) - Worldwide
Simultaneous max players
1
Developer
Factor 5
Language
English
Artists
Coder :
Achim Möller
Coder :
Holger Schmidt
Graphician :
Lutz Osterkorn
Graphician :
Stefan Tsouparidis
Graphician :
Willi Bäcker
Musician :
Chris Hülsbeck (Huelsbeck)
Musician :
Darius Zendeh (Mark II/Quadlite)
Language in manual
Hardware
OCS
Amiga original game
no
Have cheatcode
yes
Have SPS release
yes
WHD install
yes
WHD information
Authors
Bored Seal
CFou!
Dark Angel
Wepl
Updated
2021-03-30 09:37:20
HD install
no
HD notes
Genre
Category
Shooter
Subcategory
Shooter - Shoot 'Em Up
Dimension
2D
Quickmatch
R-Type
Scrolltype
Scrolling - Horizontal
Viewpoint
Sideways
Conversion hardware
Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Arcade
Atari ST/E
Commodore C64/128
MSX 1/2
NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 CD/SCD
NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/PCE GT/TurboExpress
Nintendo Game Boy
Nintendo Virtual Console (Wii/Wii U/3DS)
Sega Master System
Sharp X68000
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
Sony PlayStation
Conversion notes
Based on 1987 Irem coin-op.
R-Type was released in Japan on 2 splitted HuCards and in the USA on one TurboChip card. The PC-Engine SCD-Rom version was released as "R-Type Complete CD".
The PSX version was released on the compilation "R-Types".
Classic compilation
Big Box 2
Gen D'Or, Les: Génération 4
Light Force
Relationship
is a precursor to
R-Type II
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Rarity:
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
Notes:
Developed by Electric Dreams and Factor 5.
Coded by RCK of
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