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R-Type
Amiga 500
Amstrad CPC464
Atari ST
Commodore 64/128
Evercade
Game Boy
PC Engine (EU Version)/TurboGrafix-16 (US Version)
PC-88
Sega Master System
Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3
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R-Type

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Available for BBC B/B+/Master 128

One of the finest shoot-'em-ups of all time, in which you build up an ever-more impressive selection of weapons... unless you get killed, in which case you lose them all.

Amiga 500
Amstrad CPC464
Atari ST
Commodore 64/128
Evercade
Game Boy
PC Engine (EU Version)/TurboGrafix-16 (US Version)
PC-88
Sega Master System
Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3
  • scrolling
  • shoot-'em-up
  • space
  • alien
  • sci-fi
  • sideways
  • arcade
  • horizontal
  • power up
  • amstrad 464
  • c64
  • spectrum 48k
  • c128
  • spectrum 128k
  • atari st
  • spectrum +2
  • spectrum +3
  • amiga 500
  • master system (eu)
  • game boy
  • game boy color
  • pc engine (eu)
  • master system (japan)
  • master system (usa)
  • amstrad 664
  • turbografx-16 (usa)
  • pc-88

Publishers: Electric Dreams, Irem, Sega, Hudson, NEC, NEC Home Electronics & Blaze Entertainment

Genre: Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up

First Releases:

Item Publisher Machine Release Date Original Price
R-TypeMCMAmstrad CPC46415th Feb 1984£0.00
R Type 1Electric DreamsAmstrad CPC46416th Feb 1984£0.00
R-TypeMCMSpectrum 48K23rd Jun 1984£0.00
R-TypeHudsonPC Engine (JP Version)28th Oct 1984£0.00
R-TypeElectric DreamsAmstrad CPC46415th Feb 1988£14.99
R-TypeNECPC Engine (EU Version)/TurboGrafix-16 (US Version)25th Mar 1988£0.00
R-TypeElectric DreamsSpectrum 48K8th Sep 1988£3.99
R-TypeNEC Home ElectronicsPC-8813th Oct 1988£19.99
R-TypeElectric DreamsAtari ST1st Nov 1988£24.99
R-TypeElectric DreamsAmstrad CPC4641st Feb 1989£9.99
R-TypeSegaSega Master System (JP Version)17th Feb 1989£24.95
R-TypeElectric DreamsCommodore 64/1281st Mar 1989£9.99
R-TypeElectric DreamsAmiga 50013th Mar 1989£0.00
R-TypeIremGame Boy20th Dec 1991£0.00

Compilation Items:

Item Publisher Machine Release Date Original Price
The BizOceanAmstrad CPC4645th Dec 1988£9.99
Dark ForceOceanCommodore 64/12823rd Oct 1989£12.99
Light ForceOceanAmiga 50030th Nov 1989£24.99
Light ForceOceanAtari ST1st Dec 1989 *£24.99
The BizOceanSpectrum 48K/128K1st Mar 1990£0.00
The BizOceanSpectrum 48K/128K1st Mar 1990£0.00
Big Box 2Beau JollyAtari ST1st Feb 1993 *£29.99
Irem Arcade 1Blaze EntertainmentEvercade15th Dec 2022£19.99

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