Irem’s 1987 side-scrolling arcade shooter R-Type comes to life in one man’s loving fan-made tribute.
This is the work of Paul Johnson, whom you might remember from the incredible TIE Fighter animation to which he devoted four years of his life.
Still a work in progress, but it’s coming along nicely.
開発途中（吹き替えとかはまだ）だが一定の進展がある…
頑張れ、Ｔシャツのパイロット！#rtype @mashed pic.twitter.com/3uWTjrP52t— Paul Johnson (@OtaKing77077) March 19, 2016
R-Type is coming along nicely. I might add more detail to the explosions if I have time before the deadline… pic.twitter.com/W8XwhKdwHM
— Paul Johnson (@OtaKing77077) March 3, 2016
視界を遮るパワーアップの緊急課題を解決する方法.?
Because sometimes side-scrolling 2D shooters don’t quite work in first person view.#rtype pic.twitter.com/6WjlXxmrVL— Paul Johnson (@OtaKing77077) February 16, 2016
俺のファーストレベルボスがこんなに可愛いわけがない/My level 1 boss can’t be this cute!
I’m having a lot of fun animating Dobkeratops. pic.twitter.com/kVc2RD7Unh— Paul Johnson (@OtaKing77077) February 9, 2016
パワーアップを掴む曲技飛行 / Grabbing power ups in style.
I went for the Super Nintendo-style “R-Type III” dashboard.#rtype pic.twitter.com/ZTatf65PrX— Paul Johnson (@OtaKing77077) February 8, 2016
Johnson has also uploaded a clip of him drawing, giving an insight to how he works.
When can we expect this R-Type animation? Well..
Progress is coming along on the R-Type animation for @mashed …
I swear I’ll have it done by 20XX! pic.twitter.com/aDWSzSu12v— Paul Johnson (@OtaKing77077) February 4, 2016
[GIF via Paul Johnson]
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4 responses to “1980s Anime Lives On In This R-Type Tribute”
Now all it needs is some Daft Punk music to go with it.
A Daft Punk cover of the original music. That soundtrack was amazing.
Awesome!
this is pretty bad….ASS!