Yes. I went to the Arcades at 8am before my studies to play for one hour. It took weeks till I mastered all the levels. The new version for iOS using the orginal graphics and code is awesome because you can switch from 2D pixel to 3D anytime.
Spent a fortune playing this in the arcade and then got it on my c64.. All my Christmas's came together that year.. Took me about 2 weeks to finish it but I played it non stop! Remember having all the sequences down cold and hating those 'whirlwind bastards' great video
We had yet so little but we were so extremely happy with the little we got. I remember easily sinking at least a thousand bucks into that mashine around 1988. After "Gradius" in 1986/1987, it was just a given to switch to this machine. During this period of time every single fitting coin I had went straight into these machines.
Wow. Takes me back to a time of being 12 years old living on Ft. Campbell. I probably dumped $200 into this game at the arcade between 1988-1990. Was acting like a crazy man when I finished it in the arcade. Totally worth it.
After seeing the arcade version, I can finally tell what everything on the Game Boy was supposed to be. Like I would have never guessed the final boss was supposed to be an old guy with a beard and glasses.
My parents actually bought me the arcade version of this game in 1995. It was awesome. I played all the time. Didn’t even care I had to stand up to play it! Been looking for one for years since😭
I remember this quarter-muncher from back in the glory days of arcade games! I tried this on Xbox Live Arcade recently (R-Type Dimensions) which is why I'm here watching a pro blaze through the game! I still suck at this game, LOL! Awesome playthrough!
Yes, I remember R-Type in the arcade. Once you play it, it turns out far more intense that it looks. Again, this is only understood after it is actually played.
First boss can be killed faster. Hold a charged shot and be lined up half the R-9's height above level with the belly face. As the face comes out of the belly, the tail will be whipping down, right as it is fully extended, release the charged shot and then the Force. Fire as rapidly as possible. If done right the Force will lodge on/over the belly face doing damage by contact and from the multiple shots coming out of it. It's possible to kill the boss within 2 seconds of it exposing the belly face.
+I like to ground people Rest assured I didn't. In fact I own Raiden Project, Raiden DX, Raiden IV, Raiden Fighters aces, Donpachi (ps1 version), dodonpachi (saturn), ddp daioujou (ps2), ddp ressurection, ddp daifukkatsu, ddp saidoujou, espgaluda, espgaluda 2, mushhimesama, mushi futari, ketsui, thunderforce v, Under Defeat, and many more!
In my opinion, scrolling shooters are the purest form of video games. They are simple enough for anyone to pick up and play, and they are highly stimulating.
My dad has old memories when he used to go to the arcade and play this game. He told me that this game was so hard to complete, he only completed this game ONCE... Only once, but that was all because it took an intense amount of skill to play it (I find that sooo hard to believe) Because the games we play now is nothing as it used to be. I tried the old 1987 classic games and I instantly got hooked to them... I love all games, we should respect these classic games because this is the mother of all our new games. Without these legends, where will our Brand New PlayStation's and X-Box's be? ^^ I love you Classic world!!!
Einfach nur herrlich. Damals habe ich dieses Spiel auf meinem alten Amiga Comodore 600+ geliebt und gehasst. Geliebt, weil der Sound einfach nur edel ist und das Spiel einfach fesselt. Gehasst, weil das Spiel einfach sau schwer ist und mich so manches mal, in den Wahnsinn trieb. Hut ab, vor so viel Geschick und Ausdauer.
Oh, Yes... I remember a lot of hours was spended in trailer with gaming machines outside the rail station. Full pocket of coins, convulsions in hand and lot of excuses before my mother... Wonderfull era ;-)
Man I would be good until stage 6!!!! I always considered stage 6 to be impossible as a kid. Thanks for showing me the way!! That was some good playing. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾👍🏾
WOUHOU !! That were games !! F***ing hard as hell ! I can't believe I played the original on arcade and on the Amiga, so lucky to have lived this time and many thousand other games !! Hell of a playing by the way !!
I just played this at my sisters with my nieces and nephews and son. Though they didn’t have a turn, I had the most intense hour before I had to go home 😂 best childhood game!!
The first R-Type strikes a great balance. It gets the difficulty curve right and eases you into the brutality. That wasn’t so common in the late 80s. There were a lot of shooters with interesting play mechanics that snuffed it out before the player could gain a foothold. Most people didn’t see past the second level in Gemini Wing and Dragon Spirit just hates you from the start. The unique mechanics couldn’t reach their full potential. Here, they get it. And the chunky sprites really sell it without crowding the screen too much. That’s why there’s a million sequels.
Now I must say, I am not a big fan of the ground laser, but you have proven it is beyond worthy with the play past level 5. I owned a dedicated upright of R-Type for years (still have the PCBs), and the furthest I ever got was halfway through level 7, taking turns with a roommate at the time. Excellent play through. :)
Just play this for couple hours, still hard as shit; I can get through 1-3 no problem, then 4, 5, 6 just totally destroy me...god I love and hate this game!
I’m On level 7 there all so much easier if you keep the weapons but can do them without and did 7 first time from the start of level 7 I can currently do one to 6 perfect no deaths now I’m try for 1-6 which I can do most times now first time But 7 is hard as shit you don’t stand a chance without the guns so what’s the earliest level you can still get all weapons from By level 7 I still have start again but die soon as the level starts or before it’s so frustrating when
Fantastic game play, I remember my Best friend completing this game on the Amiga AND HATED HIM EVER SINCE LOL:) His Younger BROTHER then complete Ghouls 'n Ghosts and got a mention in the local papers as you had to complete Ghouls 'n Ghosts TWICE to defeat it lol:) I love RTYPE!!
I was an arcade addict from 13-28.. soooo Bubble bobble.. track n field.. Nemesis.. splatterhouse.. r type.. strider.. streetfighter 1/2 world cup.. outrun.. gauntlet.. 1942.. were my thing. Used to clock em all. Got my monies worth 🤣
used to play @ this on a black & white tv-set connected to a commodore 64 platform with bigass floppys. (wasn't that good tho). more than 30yrs later managed to see of what colours things were. really, many thanks for the upload.
I used to play R-type in the arcade- great game, watching you play it was interesting, some similar strategies to my own but you obviously know a lot of 'safe spots' - did you ever manage to do the second loop?
a very good game.. it took me a lot of coins to reach level 6.. never got beyond that. I wonder what kind of microprocessors and programming tools were used for these goldies. They still look wonderful...
3rd boss can be killed much faster as well, by keeping the air to air laser (blue/red double helix). Rear mount it to handle the front cannons and other gunnery above. Quickly make your way back ignoring the reflect laser and take out the multi-directional firing pod with your Force. Quickly release the Force and front mount it staying right over the ships final weak point to absorb the shots it fires upward. As soon as it pulls in stick your Force into it and fire away. Done right the ship is done before the level music has faded out and the boss level music begun.
I was nearly convinced that this was legit - until the last boss where you can clearly see the projectile passing straight through the ship without destroying it
Ridiculously hard game but so much fun; still no better at it now than when I was a kid. Levels 1, 2 and 3 were a breeze. 4 used to get me 50% of the time, and 5 was the killer. I did beat 5 on one occasion and the heroic music on 6 made me think it was the final level. I died before the boss and never found out the game had 2 more levels for years!
@HOUGoofballs yes I'm currently playing it on vizzed retro gaming on turbograpfx is virtually same as arcade and level 6 still has the crates as the boss but there is a extended boss too after the crates where u go in another room where he shoots fire from top and bottom and you have to make your way to its head to shoot at on the far right of the screen
Oh so many memories, I sucked so much at my childhood. But at my teenage year gotten better but only made it to stage 5, the rest is hard. I made it to 6 but insane due to those crazy gadgets everywhere >.
![Arcade Longplay [178] Altered Beast](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DqHpyHR1P0I/mqdefault.jpg)
![1987 [55fps] R-Type Nomiss ALL](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9qXHicrtLJU/mqdefault.jpg)
THE best shooter in the arcade rooms in 1987. Huge hit when it came out.
Yes. I went to the Arcades at 8am before my studies to play for one hour. It took weeks till I mastered all the levels. The new version for iOS using the orginal graphics and code is awesome because you can switch from 2D pixel to 3D anytime.
I agree totally.. R type is a masterpiece 😈😈😈
The hardest one to beat..... Ever
Better then life force NES
hard game but brilliant to master. ...I've done it. ..
another classic that was waaaay ahead of its time. One of the best power up games back then
2024, its still legendary. Feels like a PS4 game.
I was addicted to this game and I would play this for hours. Even though the farthest I could get to was the 4th stage
For r-type dimensions, I could only get to stage 6 in classic mode
Level 6 is really dumb the enemies look like Trumpets also the final stage is pretty lame
Spent a fortune playing this in the arcade and then got it on my c64.. All my Christmas's came together that year.. Took me about 2 weeks to finish it but I played it non stop! Remember having all the sequences down cold and hating those 'whirlwind bastards' great video
No one could complete it in two weeks I call bs
We had yet so little but we were so extremely happy with the little we got.
I remember easily sinking at least a thousand bucks into that mashine around 1988.
After "Gradius" in 1986/1987, it was just a given to switch to this machine.
During this period of time every single fitting coin I had went straight into these machines.
The top side scrolling shooter of the 1980's, so good ni fact that it lasted from 1987 to well into mid 1990's.
My dad is the only person I know personally that could mow through this game.
fair play
Best comment of all time
"Mexican food makes my colon feel like R-Type's Level 2"
Yes you also get a Gomander in your colon
Damn you need a doctor
hhhh
❤@@Andrecio64
@@Andrecio64Which is your favourite versions of R Type? For me the Arcade and Master System Versions.😊
One of the greatest Arcade games ever !!!!!!!!!!
Remember when you first saw this and the graphics looked UNBEATABLE?
It still looks beautiful and you get the sense of Isolation and dread
Wow. Takes me back to a time of being 12 years old living on Ft. Campbell. I probably dumped $200 into this game at the arcade between 1988-1990. Was acting like a crazy man when I finished it in the arcade. Totally worth it.
After seeing the arcade version, I can finally tell what everything on the Game Boy was supposed to be. Like I would have never guessed the final boss was supposed to be an old guy with a beard and glasses.
My parents actually bought me the arcade version of this game in 1995. It was awesome. I played all the time. Didn’t even care I had to stand up to play it! Been looking for one for years since😭
They bought you a rtype cab ? If so thats awesome
awesome! i remember that time came up to the arcades i finish it with one single coin ;)
@@glasswalkereye yeah we believe you
Just got one a couple days ago.
Best version EVER no slow down and nice and fast ☠
+back2skooldaze The PC Engine/TG-16 version was also a very accurate port.
I so like agree
@@KTJohnsonkidThunder half accurate. Haha split into 2 halves that is
I remember this quarter-muncher from back in the glory days of arcade games! I tried this on Xbox Live Arcade recently (R-Type Dimensions) which is why I'm here watching a pro blaze through the game! I still suck at this game, LOL! Awesome playthrough!
Yes, I remember R-Type in the arcade. Once you play it, it turns out far more intense that it looks. Again, this is only understood after it is actually played.
Thanks for the great memories and frustrations of playing this game as a child .
Up there with the best arcade games
First boss can be killed faster. Hold a charged shot and be lined up half the R-9's height above level with the belly face. As the face comes out of the belly, the tail will be whipping down, right as it is fully extended, release the charged shot and then the Force. Fire as rapidly as possible. If done right the Force will lodge on/over the belly face doing damage by contact and from the multiple shots coming out of it. It's possible to kill the boss within 2 seconds of it exposing the belly face.
I do that every time. Almost instant death.
R-Type and Gradius, best shooter series of all time.
How dare you forget about Raiden, DoDonPachi and Danmaku. That's it. You are grounded for super tranquility.
+I like to ground people Rest assured I didn't. In fact I own Raiden Project, Raiden DX, Raiden IV, Raiden Fighters aces, Donpachi (ps1 version), dodonpachi (saturn), ddp daioujou (ps2), ddp ressurection, ddp daifukkatsu, ddp saidoujou, espgaluda, espgaluda 2, mushhimesama, mushi futari, ketsui, thunderforce v, Under Defeat, and many more!
In my opinion, scrolling shooters are the purest form of video games.
They are simple enough for anyone to pick up and play, and they are highly stimulating.
Laurelindo In my opinion, platformers and shoot em ups are purwst forms of video games
@@metalliholisti3728 so says Elmer Fudd.
My dad has old memories when he used to go to the arcade and play this game. He told me that this game was so hard to complete, he only completed this game ONCE... Only once, but that was all because it took an intense amount of skill to play it (I find that sooo hard to believe) Because the games we play now is nothing as it used to be. I tried the old 1987 classic games and I instantly got hooked to them... I love all games, we should respect these classic games because this is the mother of all our new games. Without these legends, where will our Brand New PlayStation's and X-Box's be? ^^ I love you Classic world!!!
Same here. I just went through the game one time. One fucking time. ^^
Ive been humming level 1 music, off & on throughout my life, after experiencing R Type at the arcade, when i was 12. Unforgettable great memories!
Einfach nur herrlich.
Damals habe ich dieses Spiel auf meinem alten Amiga Comodore 600+ geliebt und gehasst.
Geliebt, weil der Sound einfach nur edel ist und das Spiel einfach fesselt.
Gehasst, weil das Spiel einfach sau schwer ist und mich so manches mal, in den Wahnsinn trieb.
Hut ab, vor so viel Geschick und Ausdauer.
Oh, Yes... I remember a lot of hours was spended in trailer with gaming machines outside the rail station. Full pocket of coins, convulsions in hand and lot of excuses before my mother... Wonderfull era ;-)
Gotta love the lore in this game. It's very... nightmarish...
This is one of the games that has really good sequels. Such a classic
At the end "alright fellow R ships..they did all the impossible work..let's quickly join them and soak up some glory"
Man I would be good until stage 6!!!! I always considered stage 6 to be impossible as a kid. Thanks for showing me the way!! That was some good playing. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾👍🏾
Same here. Stage 6 was where it ended.
One of those games that will show you what running naked backwards through a cornfield feels like!
Wasn't there an Rtype 2? Many good old days spent playing this down Southsea beach as a kid
Timeless Classic. I remember this on the Sega Master System.
Goood port mate good comment
There was a cheat on it if I remember correctly
WOUHOU !! That were games !!
F***ing hard as hell !
I can't believe I played the original on arcade and on the Amiga, so lucky to have lived this time and many thousand other games !! Hell of a playing by the way !!
I just played this at my sisters with my nieces and nephews and son.
Though they didn’t have a turn, I had the most intense hour before I had to go home 😂 best childhood game!!
Best horizontal shootemup ever. Best weapon system, best bosses, best music, best level layouts. Simply the best.
The first R-Type strikes a great balance. It gets the difficulty curve right and eases you into the brutality. That wasn’t so common in the late 80s. There were a lot of shooters with interesting play mechanics that snuffed it out before the player could gain a foothold. Most people didn’t see past the second level in Gemini Wing and Dragon Spirit just hates you from the start. The unique mechanics couldn’t reach their full potential. Here, they get it. And the chunky sprites really sell it without crowding the screen too much. That’s why there’s a million sequels.
R-Type is the most playable thing ever
Good to see it till the end. You da boss!
懐かしいです。
よく遊びました。
Awesome game and great playthrough, brings some nostalgia. Used to spend my money on this when I was like 13 and the age limit for playing was 16. :-D
WOW, this was really a great game
Simply the most iconic shoot em up in 80s (and this means of all time).
First level music was mindblowing!
I have always wondered if when you make a game like this, you know you have made one for the ages.
37 years after R Type came out it still legendary!
Absolute classic. 1 of favourite games of all time. ❤
Now I must say, I am not a big fan of the ground laser, but you have proven it is beyond worthy with the play past level 5. I owned a dedicated upright of R-Type for years (still have the PCBs), and the furthest I ever got was halfway through level 7, taking turns with a roommate at the time. Excellent play through. :)
this along with slap-fight were two of the most relaxing coinops...
that was just unreal the way u dodged every fireball in level 7. u r good.
Loved this game,it was in our chip shop in Huddersfield ,Guy and lad year above me was the best at this ,I was a good second
It's hard to believe some of the people who worked on this game would later go on to make Metal Slug 1 to 3.
Just play this for couple hours, still hard as shit; I can get through 1-3 no problem, then 4, 5, 6 just totally destroy me...god I love and hate this game!
At least you can get past stage 4.
How long does it take to complete the whole game?
@@zarrow50 No clue but you gotta be prepared for some hard shit once you pass level 3 :0
I’m
On level 7 there all so much easier if you keep the weapons but can do them without and did 7 first time from the start of level 7
I can currently do one to 6 perfect no deaths now I’m try for 1-6 which I can do most times now first time
But 7 is hard as shit you don’t stand a chance without the guns so what’s the earliest level you can still get all weapons from
By level 7 I still have start again but die soon as the level starts or before it’s so frustrating when
@@zarrow50 Looks like about 20 minutes!
Still get the creeps about that coineater!
Fantastic game play, I remember my Best friend completing this game on the Amiga AND HATED HIM EVER SINCE LOL:)
His Younger BROTHER then complete Ghouls 'n Ghosts and got a mention in the local papers as you had to complete Ghouls 'n Ghosts TWICE to defeat it lol:)
I love RTYPE!!
Ooooh, prrretty. Love it!
Had a disc called R-Type's for play-station for ages but never played it. This vid makes me want to.
I was an arcade addict from 13-28.. soooo Bubble bobble.. track n field.. Nemesis.. splatterhouse.. r type.. strider.. streetfighter 1/2 world cup.. outrun.. gauntlet.. 1942.. were my thing.
Used to clock em all.
Got my monies worth 🤣
What about Major Havoc
My Mum used to play this when she was little and she says it is very hard but fun :)
This was my favourite as a young lad. 👍👽
Loved this game.
Awesome back then and still pretty awesome today..
***** R-Type, GREAT Game. Thanks for the video.
used to play @ this on a black & white tv-set connected to a commodore 64 platform with bigass floppys. (wasn't that good tho).
more than 30yrs later managed to see of what colours things were.
really, many thanks for the upload.
Never managed to get passed level 7 on this game when it was in the arcade all those years ago.
This game was intense
Still is
awsome,that really took me back 😆
Man, your skills are unbelievable. At 11:30, we always died shortly thereafter.
Love the music to these games.. Wonder if there are soundtracks available to buy?
I'm now playing this game on my cell phone. I admit that this game is extremely difficult and the player on this video is excellent.
R-Type nos Arcade, zerar ele com uma ´só ficha foi pra mim o mais dificil e desafiador ate hoje pra mim. tive essa alegria que não esqueço ate hoje
Também o consegui na arcade e uma vez já no emulador MAME terminei sem perder vida alguma. Depois disso já tentei repetir e não consegui fazer igual.
I used to play R-type in the arcade- great game, watching you play it was interesting, some similar strategies to my own but you obviously know a lot of 'safe spots' - did you ever manage to do the second loop?
a very good game.. it took me a lot of coins to reach level 6.. never got beyond that.
I wonder what kind of microprocessors and programming tools were used for these goldies. They still look wonderful...
3rd boss can be killed much faster as well, by keeping the air to air laser (blue/red double helix). Rear mount it to handle the front cannons and other gunnery above. Quickly make your way back ignoring the reflect laser and take out the multi-directional firing pod with your Force. Quickly release the Force and front mount it staying right over the ships final weak point to absorb the shots it fires upward. As soon as it pulls in stick your Force into it and fire away. Done right the ship is done before the level music has faded out and the boss level music begun.
Nice play!
November 2019? Like
this is a hell of a game and you looked up like is very easy
You guys will be shocked to hear that the TurboGrafx16 has a Port of R-type and it's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I used to think the orange ball was an egg yolk.
Also the music sounds like something straight off the megadrive.
I've played this game on SNES was one of my fav ended a legendary game
Just got this arcade. Didn't realize how short the levels were. It's brutally hard though.
I LOVE THIS GAME!!!
I was nearly convinced that this was legit - until the last boss where you can clearly see the projectile passing straight through the ship without destroying it
Could be a glitch he exploiting with the hit box mechanics?
Apparently your hit box in R-type is one pixel large.
@@iansmith4184 it's larger than one pixel, but it's smaller than your ship. if your normal shot fits through a gap, so does your ship.
I still play this game. 2024 😄
Level 5 best takedown I have seen.
Love this game.
@craneywatch You can fly into the scenery without dying on level 5 in the arcade version.
He touched the walls a few times, I'd be dead. Likely invincibility.
I like the music that starts at 11:29 and it reminds me that you are in a party.
used to love this ga.e on speccy
Well played! :)
Genious game and Genious gaming.
This was great on the spectrum. Now i have it on ant stream for xbox!
can anyone use mame to rip the music especially if it could be converted for an ay38912 or an saa1099 please?
Mad skilzz!
I did something I never thought I'd be able to do... I beat stage 4! Playing on the R-Types PlayStation compilation.
Ridiculously hard game but so much fun; still no better at it now than when I was a kid. Levels 1, 2 and 3 were a breeze. 4 used to get me 50% of the time, and 5 was the killer. I did beat 5 on one occasion and the heroic music on 6 made me think it was the final level. I died before the boss and never found out the game had 2 more levels for years!
Love how this guy didn't bother beating the boss on 7, just stalled for time. I'd have done the same if I ever got there!
I stuck at stage 6 and never get past that
A fucking great arcade game...one of the few who deserved to swallow our money back then....
@HOUGoofballs yes I'm currently playing it on vizzed retro gaming on turbograpfx is virtually same as arcade and level 6 still has the crates as the boss but there is a extended boss too after the crates where u go in another room where he shoots fire from top and bottom and you have to make your way to its head to shoot at on the far right of the screen
I like this game and Gradius
Oh so many memories, I sucked so much at my childhood. But at my teenage year gotten better but only made it to stage 5, the rest is hard. I made it to 6 but insane due to those crazy gadgets everywhere >.
Hey, where were those other R-9As you see in the ending when you needed them?!
Played like a true boss
Love R-Type, recently did podcast about it on my channel.
never played this, but looks funny asf