R-Type

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R-Type
System(s): Sega Master System, Virtual Console
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Irem, Compile
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
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R-Type is a critically acclaimed shoot-'em-up developed by Irem. Following its initial arcade release in 1987, the game was ported to a variety of home computers and consoles, including the Sega Master System in 1988; this version was ported without credit by Compile.

The Master System version of R-Type was brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2009. It is seen as an odd move, as a superior port to the TurboGrafx-16 had been available since 2006. This did not last long; it was removed from Virtual Console on 30 September 2011 in the US and 18 October 2011 in Japan presumably because Irem had been losing a lot of money at the time.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source ACE (UK) 81 №19 ACE (UK) 90 №26 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 84 №1, p69 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 84 №4, p105 Computer & Video Games (UK) 87 №89, p95 Micromanía (ES) 70 №2/21 Sega Power (UK) 100 №23, p59 Sega Pro (UK) 96 №5, p63 Sega Pro (UK) 92 №9, p31

	87
Based on 9 reviews

Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score ACE (UK) 81 ACE (UK) PAL 92 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 84 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 84 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL 91 Computer Action (DK) 75 Console XS (UK) PAL 94 Computer & Video Games (UK) 87 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 92 Games Preview (DK) 85 Hobby Consolas (ES) 85 Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) 70 Mean Machines (UK) 92 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 91 New Computer Express (UK) 75 S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL 91 Sega Power (UK) PAL 90 Sega Power (UK) PAL 100 Sega Pro (UK) 96 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 92 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 94 Soft Today (DK) 100 Software Gids (NL) 80 User (GR) PAL 93 Zzap! (IT) 94

	88
Based on 25 reviews

R-Type

Master System, US
Cover
Cart

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU ® variant
Cover

Master System, JP
Cover

Master System, BR
Cover

Master System, KR

External Links

• Sega of Japan Virtual Console page (Japanese)

ACE, "April 1989" (UK; 1989-03-02), page 60

ACE, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 144

Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 69

Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 105

The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 60

Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 34

Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 144

Computer & Video Games, "March 1989" (UK; 1989-02-xx), page 95

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 151

Games Preview, "7 1989" (DK; 1989-xx-xx), page 41

Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 81

Micromanía (segunda época), "Febrero 1990" (ES; 1990-0x-xx), page 34

Mean Machines, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-04-01), page 88

Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 135

New Computer Express, "March 11, 1989" (UK; 1989-03-09), page 47

S: The Sega Magazine, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-01), page 31

Sega Power, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-03), page 49

Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59

Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 63

Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 31

Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

Soft Today, "April 1989" (DK; 1989-03-23), page 14

Software Gids, "Mei/Juni 1990" (NL; 1990-05-xx), page 35

User, "Dekémvrios 1992" (GR; 1992-1x-xx), page 52

Zzap!, "Settembre 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 69