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2055810 No.2055810 [Reply] [Original]

Can we talk about R-Type?

This is probably one of my favorite game series; despite having never beaten one, but that is something I'm trying to change.

In my opinion the TG-16 port of the original R-Type is very close to being the perfect game. So elegantly simple. There isn't any options. As far as I know, no cheats. The only content offered occurs purely in game, and that content is some of the most pure and viscerally difficult, yet ultimately incredibly satisfying gameplay I've ever experienced.

So, /vr/ do you like R-Type?

>> No.2055812

>>2055810

I like R-Type Leo, R-Type Final and R-Type Tactics, although I wish Tactics wasn't so fucking slow.

That being said, I think the lore and setting/atmosphere are infinitely better than the game itself. Kinda like the opposite of Gradius, which is an awesome game with the most boring setting ever.

>> No.2055815

>>2055812
I must admit I haven't played too many others in the series besides the first and R-Type III. I had Final in high school, but someone stole my PS2 and all the games before I could play it.

Like I said though I love the first one. It will be great when I'm good enough to see past more than a few levels.

>> No.2055823

R-Type Delta is fucking amazing and if you don't like this game, you're not a true fan of the series IMO. If you haven't tried it yet, DO IT! I had it put off for a while myself and felt like a fool when I finally got into it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgiahIZhpe4

I'm getting close to a 1cc and this game still remains so much fun despite already being so familiar to me by now that I can easily see myself going through it again and again after I'm done.

>> No.2055832

>>2055823

I love R-Type but hate Delta, mainly because I hate shitty 3D/polys. I do like the Cerberus, but the graphics literally kill it for me.

>> No.2055842
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2055842

The games very clearly have a huge hard-on for the Alien films, and Giger-esque monsters. The story is even similar, although on a much more massive scale, and with some time travel thrown in.

>> No.2055845

>>2055832
It doesn't kill it for me, but I do dislike polygonal models in 2D games like Delta or Einhander.

>> No.2055847

I love R-Type, delta is my favorite, and I generally like faster paced shmups, but there is just something about the methodical slow paced play in R-Type that hooks me.

>> No.2055860
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>>2055832
>but the graphics literally kill it for me.

Stop being a baby/graphics whore and you will find many 3D games from the era to be perfectly enjoyable.

>> No.2055868
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>>2055860
It's just incredibly busy...

>> No.2055876
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2055876

>>2055868

It's still very subdued compared to other shmups at the time.

>> No.2055879

>>2055860
That looks like shit.

>> No.2055883

>>2055879

you look like shit

>> No.2055886

Old polygon 2D shooters had some charm and they made some crazy shit taking advantage of 3D. That and gameplay-wise make R-Type Delta my 2nd favorite of the series (III being the first). Final is great, but the ambience music tend to be a little tiring and I'm so bad at it, I only could beat stage 2 one.

>> No.2055887

>>2055886
Final kinda cripples you with shitty ships to start. If you grind up some of the better ships, you'll have a much easier time.

>> No.2055889

>>2055868
>r type in 4:3 with shitty linear scaling
Thanks, I want to kill myself now.

>> No.2055892

>>2055889
You're welcome. I had to look at it too...

>> No.2055895

>>2055810
Super R-Type and R-Type Final are the only ones I've played, and I liked both of them.

>> No.2055906

>no one will ever fanslate Operation Bitter Chocolate

>> No.2055909
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2055909

I had Super R-Type for SNES as a kid....spent hours playing this game...the music was fucking killer too...

>> No.2055914

>>2055909
Isn't this the one with the really shitty slowdown and scrolling issues?

>> No.2055917

>>2055909
The only thing that kills this game for me is how screwed the checkpoint system is, even for R-Type standards is too much.

>> No.2055923

>>2055917
Can't be any worse than what I'm going through with the TG16 R-Type port, which is to say starting over from the very beginning at every death.

>> No.2055928

>>2055923
Per stage, or does it basically force you to 1cc the entire game?

>> No.2055931
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>>2055923
But Super R-Type is the only game of the series that has NO checkpoints.

>> No.2055932

>>2055887
Not that anon but I got all the ships in Final and without that invincibility cheat everyone tells you to use. Never could get it to work so I just stopped trying to use it.

>> No.2055936

>>2055928
>>2055931
Playing it through a Virtual Console wad. I just reset when I die. I do believe it may be per stage, but I don't want to lose the power ups, and need to get better at the memorization aspect as well.

>> No.2055940

>>2055906
I still haven't beaten the first Tactics game. Been stuck on that mission with the water Dobkeratops for years now, turn limits keep on killing me.

Too bad Irem is dead. I really think R-Type and its lore could really be expanded. You can do a lot more than just a sidescrolling shooter.

>> No.2055942

>>2055936
>>2055923

R-Type checkpoints are a lot more generous than Gradius checkpoints. You don't need to reset when you die, just use your charge shot more often. It's incredibly powerful and maxes out quickly.

>> No.2055947

>>2055940
My personal dream is to have Zen Pinball 2 get the OK from whoever owns the rights to R-Type to make an R-Type Pinball table where the ball is actually a force.

Fuck.

>> No.2055961

>>2055947
How do you even find out who owns the rights to something like that?

>> No.2055964
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>>2055810
Finally a good thread on this shit board here!

I absolutely love R-Type. It's my favorite game series, even though I only recently started to play them.
I'd say R-Type Final, of course, is the best R-Type, however I also can understand people who have R-Type III or whatever as their favorites.

It's a shame the series is gone... What would I give for an R-Type in 3d ala Star Citizen... All the possibilities... It would be the ultimate game!

>> No.2055973
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>>2055842
Giger inspired the whole gaming industry in the 80s and ealy 90s.
There were umpteens of Shmups and other games which had Giger influences.

>> No.2055974
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R-Type and Blazing Lazers were my favorite TG-16 shooters.

>> No.2055985
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2055985

Does anyone perhaps know of site which are good for R-Type lore, except R-Type wikia?

>> No.2055989

>>2055985
Do you have more of that? What is that from?

>> No.2055998
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2055998

>>2055989
It's from a Japanese R-Type guide, but the rest is fairly uninteresting if you can't read Japanese.

>> No.2056003

III was the first R-Type game I've played, Shadow Force is still my favorite force in the series.

>> No.2056004

>>2055998
That makes sense I suppose.

>> No.2056013
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2056013

Which ship do you main?

>> No.2056018

>>2056013
Damn I need to play Final...

>> No.2056019

>>2056013
I would like the Ragnarok's force but the Ragnarock II's Wave Cannon. I guess Last Dancer or Curtain Call for me then.

With that series of organic Bydo ships I'm surprised there wasn't a Mini-Dobkeretops fighter. Since it's probably the closest thing to a mascot that R-Type has.

Also do you have a source on that image please?

>> No.2056026

>>2056019
>source on that image please?
Going out on a limb to say that it's probably wes2299 on deviantart...

>> No.2056029

>>2056026
Shit, didn't notice that. Was too focused on that ships.

>> No.2056032
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2056032

>>2056013

Haven't played Final yet, but I love that they included the fighter craft from Image Fight and made a few extra variations too.

>> No.2056038

>>2056013

Leo!

>> No.2056048
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2056048

>>2056013

>> No.2056050
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2056050

>tfw there will never be a true 3d R-Type game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jv80ZjE3wk

>> No.2056051

>>2056048

Can you post the Leo and the Gallop?

>> No.2056052

>>2056051
You can find them in the artist's gallery.

>> No.2056098
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2056098

I'm currently thinking about buying an R-Type model kit on e-bay.
They are actually fairly cheap and look fucking awesome.

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>>2056098
If anyone knows more places to buy them, would be much appreciated!

>> No.2056105
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2056105

>>2056103

>> No.2056106

>>2056098
I got one of the smaller ones that came in capsules a few years ago. Pieces were already broken off before I opened it.

>>2056103
I think this is what I got, just the color of the ship was different. Some parts were also permanently bent.

>> No.2056113
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2056113

>>2056106
What a shame... Couldn't you just ship it back and receive a new one?

>> No.2056114
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2056114

>>2056113

>> No.2056116

>>2056113
Like I said it was years ago. Most likely too late now. Also got a couple Vic Vipers and the ship from Image Fight, they came in a set, and they were fucked up too.

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>>2056114

>> No.2056123
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>>2056116
I see... I guess that's the risk when buying kits which are already ready to use.

>> No.2056127

>>2056123
I remember getting them off Amazon but I can't seem to find them now. I think it was a limited time offer. Sure they were cheap but I still feel ripped off.

>> No.2056910
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>> No.2056996

>>2056910
>Bye BYDO

Fuck yeah that's rad.

>> No.2056998

Always wondered why R-Type never got an anime, of all shmups this one had the most potential for some kind of fucked up show to be based on it.

>> No.2057031

>>2056998
The PCE CD version of R-Type 1 had anime cutscenes. Like way too many.

>> No.2057038

>>2057031
Did they have subtitles? I wonder if a translation would be possible, I've always wondered what they were saying. And never thought of the R-9 as a two pilot craft.

>> No.2057086

>>2057031
I'm watching a long play now. The Dobkeratops talks.

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>>2057086
>tfw no Dobkeratops gf

>> No.2057589

Favorite song from the series?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLlxGzrRmoA

>>2056098
>>2056103
>>2056127
I ordered my from Amazon EU since NA didn't have any.

>> No.2057606
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2057606

>>2056998
Here you have your R・TYPE anime

http://www.puruvideo.com/watch/sm21110857

>> No.2057639

>>2057606
I have no idea what's with the bodyless girl heads but that was pretty neato.

>> No.2057670
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>>2057639
I think it's the character from Touhou actually. No idea why she has no body though.

>>2057589
I like find the ending theme from R・Type is awesome: http://youtu.be/oIpW8INez_c?t=12m

>> No.2057684

>>2057589
Every song from the C64 version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vmoj8xzqkk

2:09 if you want to skip to the original tracks.

>> No.2057832

>>2057606
Call it cliched, but I really like the Outer Space theme from R-Type III.

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2057915

>>2057606

wat

>> No.2058229

>>2057832
meant for >>2057589

>> No.2058270

>>2057606
>http://www.puruvideo.com/watch/sm21110857
>>2057639
>>2057670
>>2057915

/jp/fag here. MADs are basically music video mash-ups on Nico where you take the song from one thing and the footage from something else (or make your own animation) to make a music video. They're crazy popular in Japan.

Secondly, the "headless girl things" are indeed from Touhou. They're called Yukkuris though. Basically, it's a sentient race of bean paste mocchis that resemble the girls from Touhou. That's why it's called Y-Type instead of R-Type; for Yukkuri-Type.

>> No.2058276

>>2057589
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtSkxqWE0B8

Motherfucking R-Type COMFY.

>> No.2061079
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RIP in pieces R-Type

>> No.2061538

Irem still exists, they just got rid of their gaming division.

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>>2055812
>I like R-Type Leo, R-Type Final and R-Type Tactics

Really, not Delta?

>> No.2061810

>>2055914
yea...the more sprites on the screen, the slower it got...lol

>> No.2062250

>>2061538
>R-Type replaced by slot machines

Fuck this homo earth, although maybe it's better that the series didn't keep getting rehashed over and over. I feel like final was a worthy end.

>> No.2062253

Guys... TG-16 R-Type is fucking unbelievably difficult. Like holy shit.