Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - Horizontal Scrolling · 1991
R-Type
Published by Hit Squad (The) · Developed by Images Design
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Information
- Genre
- Shoot'em Up! - Horizontal Scrolling
- Language
- Machine Language
- Controls
- Joystick
- Players
- 1
- Resolution
- Low
- Programmer(s)
- Hylands, Rob, Jeffery, Karl
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Jones, Mark A.
- Game design
- Irem
- Musician(s)
- Beben, Wally
- Sound FX
- [unknown]
- Year
- 1991
- Publisher
- Hit Squad (The)
- Distributor
- Ocean Software
- Developer
- Images Design
- Licensed from
- Irem
- Software
- English
- License
- Commercial
- ST Type
- ST, TT, 0.5MB
- Version
- [Re-release]
- Number of Disks
- 1, Single Sided
Votes / Statistics
Rating: 7.4/10 · Votes: 29 · Downloads: 2,768 · Hits: 4,707
Screenshots (38)
Article (3)
Tips (5)
The One Players Guide
The Definitive R-Type Playing Guide · ST Action · February, 1989
Trivia (4)
Awards:
Golden Joystick Awards: Best Coin-op conversion of the year runner-up 1989
Origins
Based on Irem 1987 coin-op.
Charts
Top UK ST charts position: 4 (2/1989, 3/1989)
Months on charts: 4 between 2/1989 - 5/1989
Months on charts: 4 between 2/1989 - 5/1989
Releases
The Atari ST version was released first on the 16 bit market in Europe. Published later for other 16 bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.
Book / Magazine Reviews (3)
The One · January, 1989 · by Whitta, Gary · Rating: 70 %
ST / Amiga Format · January, 1989 · Rating: 96%
ST Action · January, 1989 · Rating: 90%
