In 1989, it was released for the North American TurboGrafx-16 as one game ( R-Type), using a higher-capacity 4Mb HuCard to include all eight levels in one cartridge.
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Players who finish R-Type I receive a password that can be inputted when starting R-Type II to start with the same power-ups. As the 2Mb HuCard format could not fit the entire game, the first release included the original game's first four levels, while the second release included the remaining three levels. The game was first ported by Hudson Soft to the Japanese PC Engine as two split releases: R-Type I (released on March 25, 1988) and R-Type II (released on June 3, 1988). Giger, the game is notable for its use of an upgradable companion device power-up known as the "Force", which can be standalone as additional firepower or attached to the player's ship as a shield.Īlong with ports to multiple systems, including a PC Engine port that was split into two separate releases ( R-Type I and R-Type II) and the high-definition port R-Type Dimensions, the game was included in multiple compilations and received numerous sequels and spin-offs. Playing similar to other side-scrolling shoot-'em-ups of the time, such as Gradius and Darius, R-Type has players piloting starfighter R-9 "Arrowhead" as they take on the biomechanical alien forces of the Bydo Empire, who seek to wipe out all mankind, in the year 2163.Īlong with enemy fighter and background designs inspired by the nightmarish works of H.R.
It received a worldwide release later that year, with the North America version released by Nintendo. R-Type is a sci-fi side-scrolling shoot-'em-up developed and released by Irem for arcades in Japan on July 1, 1987.
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