General info for: R-Type [#ID: 4256]
Title:
Release Date:
1988
Original Publisher:
Availability:
Distribution denied
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Maximum Players:
1
Graphical Views:
Screen Movements:
Original Price:
£9.99
Average mag. score:
91.26% (12 reviews)
Known Errors:
The original release could not be completed because final level 8 was missing from tape (level 7 was stored twice instead). This mistake was fixed in the re-releases.

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User Score
Score:
8.5
Total votes:
39


Stats:
  10:  
  28.2% (11)
  9:  
  38.5% (15)
  8:  
  7.7% (3)
  7:  
  10.3% (4)
  6:  
  7.7% (3)
  5:  
  7.7% (3)

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Electric Dreams Software (UK)
1988
R-Type.tzx.zip
English

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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Tie-in Licence
Name: R-Type
Owner(s): Irem Corporation (Japan)
Releases
1988
£9.99
1988
1200.00 Ptas
1989
1990
£2.99
ARCADE COLLECTION 18: R-Type
Compilations featuring this title
Publisher: Magazine C&VG (Computer & Video Games) - covertape from issue #85 - 1988/Nov
Date: 1988/Oct/15
Release Type: Demo version
Alternate Title:
Title: Dark Force
Date: never (1989)
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Title: The Biz
Date: 1990
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Titles in "RType" Series
Number: 1
Title: R-Type
Release: 1988
Number: 2
Title: R-Type II
Release:
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 871/1000
Page: (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 93%
Page: 89 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 93%
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 92%
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 82%
Issue: #4 - 1990
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - not a Spectrum article
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 90%
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 88%
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 90%
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10
Page: 53 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 98%
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 98%
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note
Page: 102 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Offer - badge offer
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map - map parts 1-3
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map - map parts 4-8
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult
Page: 117 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview
Page: 0 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Poster
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview - Premiere
Page: 45 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Justicieros
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Race For Christmas No.1
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - R-Type is my type
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - The curious case of R-Type and Katakis
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Issue: 1999/Sep
Page: 0
Article Type: Information
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution - solution levels 1-4
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Studio Line
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Complete Guide to Shoot-em-ups
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
Page: 122 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
Page: 154 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad
Page: 138 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert
Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - The Hit Squad advert
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Two-page ad
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
Page: 87 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
Page: 89 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (Dark Force)
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Attack of the Compilations! (Dark Force)
Page: 53 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Biz)
Score: 96%
Page: 122 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (Dark Force)
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Biz)
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Biz)
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Dark Force)
Page: 124 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Biz)
Page: 99 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Biz)
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Biz)
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Biz)
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Dark Force)
Page: 3 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Biz)
Page: 3 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Biz)
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Biz)
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Biz)
Page: 99 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Biz)
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Biz)
Page: 3 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Biz)
Page: 75 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Biz)
Page: 3 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Biz)
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Biz)
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (Dark Force)
Page: 3 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Biz)
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Biz)
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Biz)