R-Type Complete CD (JP) (Shoot Em Up) (BIN,CHD,ISO) (PC Engine CD)

1991 · shooter · Arcade · The Data Archivist V0.01

MANUAL : https://archive.org/details/r-type-complete-cd-manual VIDEO LONGPLAY : https://archive.org/details/PC_Engine_Longplay_038_R-Type_Complete_CD Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-Type#Consoles R-Type [ a ] is a horizontally scrolling shooter arcade video game developed and released by Irem in 1987 and the first game in the R-Type series . The player controls a star ship, the R-9 "Arrowhead", in its efforts to destroy the Bydo, a powerful alien race bent on wiping out all of mankind. The R-9 can acquire a glowing orbicular device called a "Force", protecting it from enemy fire and providing additional firepower. The arcade version was distributed by Nintendo in North America; it is the last arcade title Nintendo distributed. R-Type was the first game to run on Irem's 16-bit M72 arcade system. The development team drew inspiration from Gradius , Aliens and works by H.R. Giger . The music was composed by Masato Ishizaki, while character designs were by Akio Oyabu. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The game's title stems from the word "ray", as in a ray of light, in reference to the player's raylike weapons used throughout the game. R-Type was commercially successful and celebrated by critics for its graphics and addictive gameplay, but was criticized for its difficulty. It is commonly cited as one of the best shoot 'em up video games, and one of the greatest video games of all time . Its success inspired several sequel and spinoff games, and home ports and releases for digital distribution services. A remake of the game was released as R-Type DX for the Game Boy Color in 2000. A 3D remake, R-Type Dimensions , was released for the Xbox 360 in 2009; for the PlayStation 3 in 2014; for the Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , and Windows in 2018; and for iOS in 2019. Consoles According to Mega Guide in 1992, R-Type had sold " squillions on hand-held". [ 48 ] A successful 1988 port to the Master System was immediately recognized as one of the best games available in the Sega library. A Mean Machines magazine review praised in particular the graphics and the high quality of the challenge offered by the game, awarding it an overall rating of 92%. [ 39 ] In 1989, ACE listed it as one of the top five best games available for both the PC Engine and Master System. [ 25 ] A 1995 article in Next Generation stated that the "PC Engine [TurboGrafx-16] conversion of Irem's arcade smash R-Type is still regarded as the system's definitive contribution to the shoot 'em up genre." [ 49 ] The following year they listed both it and the arcade original (but not any other ports of the game) at number 98 in their "Top 100 Games of All Time", praising its art direction, graphics, design innovations, and huge bosses. [ 50 ] In a retrospective review, Allgame editor Shawn Sackenheim described the TurboGrafx-16 version of R-Type as "(the) most accurate home conversion (of the arcade version) of the game", furthermore stating that "it's the shooter that started it all and it's still a thrill ride from beginning to end". [ 29 ] Gameplay Fighting Dobkeratops, the game's first boss, in the arcade version The game has a generally slower pace than similar shooting games of the time and emphasizes enemy pattern memorization as much as player speed. It is composed of eight levels, with a boss enemy at the end of each. The player controls a small spacecraft and must navigate terrain and fight enemies using the various ship weapons. The player's spacecraft has, by default, a weak but rapid-firing main gun; and a more powerful gun called the Wave Cannon, which requires the player to hold their fire to build up power for the cannon. During the game, the player can obtain an auxiliary device called a Force. This resembles a glowing orange ball. The Force can be attached to the front or back of the player's spacecraft, or detached to fly freely. When attached, the Force provides one of three different powerful weapons, in addition to the main gun and the Wave Cannon. When detached, these weapons cannot be used, but the Force will instead resort to a secondary set of guns, which can be fired by the player even if the Force is at a distance from the spacecraft. The Force has a secondary use as a shield; it is completely indestructible and can block most things fired at it, as well as damage or destroy enemies on contact. Game designer AKIBO mentioned the behavior of dung beetles as an inspiration for the Force. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The R- in the series title stands for "ray", as in a ray of light, in reference to the many different types of rayed weapons that players use in the series. [ 8 ] R-Type Japanese arcade flyer Developer(s) Irem Publisher(s) JP : Irem NA : Nintendo EU : Electrocoin [ 5 ] Producer(s) Kinte Designer(s) Abiko Programmer(s) Sum Misachin Artist(s) Akio Oyabu Yoshige Composer(s) Masato Ishizaki Series R-Type Platform(s) Arcade 3DS Virtual Console , Amiga , Amstrad CPC , Android , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , Game Boy , Game Boy Color , iOS , Master System , Mo