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King Of Games Go Spelunking

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Japan’s King of Games — our second favourite outfitter of gaming shirts — will this week be adding some more good stuff to their line of Irem clothing. And where there’s Irem, there’s R-Type and there’s Spelunker.

The single R-Type shirt has actually been available for a while, but we’re showing it anyway. Not because you can’t buy it outside of Japan (none of it is on the English site) and that it’s sold out, but because it’s so great.

The new stuff, however, is part of KoG’s Spelunker line and adds to the existing t-shirt by introducing a range of hoodies (top). And “Weakest Explorer” aside, they’re as refined, subtle and tasteful as you’d expect from such a pricey outfit.

アイレムから発売された名作スペランカー、R-TYPE をフューチャー！ [KoG]

Bad Ideas: R-Type, Ghosts ‘N Goblins For iPhone

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +0000

R-Type is coming for the iPhone. Ghosts ‘N Goblins came out over the weekend. Who keeps signing these cheques?

R-Type, which is being ported by DotEmu, will be out “sometime in the next few months”, while Ghosts N’ Goblins was released in Japan on Sunday. So… take two games requiring fast, precise controls, then port them to a system capable of neither. What a great idea.

Exclusive: ‘R-Type’ Coming to the iPhone [touchArcade]
iPhoneについに『魔界村』、いまなら350円[税込] [Famitsu]

This Week On Live Arcade: R-Type Dimensions

Mike Fahey — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:30:00 +0000

This Wednesday on Xbox Live Arcade, shoot-em up fans get a healthy dose of redone retro goodness with R-Type Dimensions, repackaging and repolishing the first two games in the R-Type series.

R-Type and R-Type II return this Wednesday in R-Type Dimensions, which takes the classic gameplay of the original shooters and updates them with all the bells and whistles you’d expect from today’s advanced downloadable titles. While you can simply amuse yourself playing the classics in their original form, the updated 3D versions look simply amazing, and you can switch between them on the fly at any point during gameplay. Along with the graphical upgrades, Dimensions also adds co-op play both online and off, a stage unlock feature that lets you choose where you want to start shooting once you’ve completed a stage, and Infinite mode, which loosely translates into Easy mode.

Now how much would you pay? How about 1200 Microsoft points? It’s a bit of a higher price than I am used to for a remake of an older title, but the extra features could just be worth it.

LBP Nuts Recreate R-Type

Stuart Houghton — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

You have to admire the commitment that this must have taken. A whole R-Type level lovingly recreated in LittleBigPlanet by insane Japanese gamers. There is something really charming about the the mechanical feel of the animation – as though a deranged toymaker had recreated the game in clockwork and paper mache.

It does go on a bit – nearly six minutes – but it is clearly a labour of love, so we can forgive them for wanting to take their time.

[thanks to Glenn Usher for the tip]

R-Type Coming To Xbox Live Arcade

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:40:53 +0000

The Bydo empire must be destroyed. Again. The Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification has rated a new title in the series, named R-Type Dimensions, for an upcoming Xbox Live Arcade release. The surprise announcement, dug up by GamerBytes, shows that Microsoft will publish, but that developer Tozai will handle all the coding wizardry.

Unfortunately, there’s little else in the way of concrete info for R-Type Dimensions, such as whether it will be a totally new entry in the series or a HD remake of a previous entry. Whatever the outcome, we don’t care. It’s R-Type!

‘R-Type Dimensions’ Coming to Xbox Live Arcade! [GamerBytes]

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:40:16 +0000

R-Types Rated For PlayStation Network Re-release. You’re certainly not going to be lacking in the various ways to play R-Type soon, as the ESRB has rated R-Types (again) for the PlayStation 3 and PSP, meaning that a PlayStation Store release is likely, if not imminent. The PS One “classic” was originally released by Irem in 1999, collecting both R-Type and R-Type II, a pair of extremely challenging arcade side-scrolling shmups. More please! *cough* Thunder Force V *cough*

Shoot The Very Small Core

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:00:54 +0000

We. Want. These. Next February, Japanese toy maker Yujin is releasing a “Shooting Game History” capsule toy collection that includes the R-9A Arrow Head from R-Type, the 0F-1 Daedalus from Image Fight, the Vic Viper T301 from Gradius, the Metarion from Gradius 2 and the Silver Hawk from Darius Gaiden. Yujin, you had me at R-Type! For those that don’t live in Japan (sorry), know that National Console Support is selling complete sets for $US45. But, really, can you put a price on miniature Gradius toys? Survey says “no.”

Shooting Game History [NSC via Siliconera]

Famous Shmups Get Capsule Toy Treatment

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:40:42 +0000

Japanese toy manufacturer Yujin is releasing a series of capsule toys featuring popular ships from classic shoot ‘em ups like Irem’s R-Type and Konami’s venerable Gradius series dubbed the “Shooting Video Game History Gashapon.”

New York based importer Nation Console Support is now taking pre-orders for the first releases in the series, listed below.R-9A Arrow-Head from R-Type
0F-1 Daedalus from Image Fight
Vic Viper T301 from Gradius
Metarion from Gradius II
Silver Hawk from Darius Gaiden

At $US20 for all five, with an estimated ship date of early December, you’re looking at the perfect stocking stuffer for the shmup lover in your life. I’m looking at you, Mum.

SR Shooting Video Game History Gashapon [NCSX]