How did you find out about R-Type II - arcade or magazine?

[Mortificator]

EGM #23 - I clearly remember this issue because the first boss was shown on the cover.

It's a bold move for R-Type to include Bruce Willis.

Also, I think Atari's finally going to turn things around with this Panther.

[parallaxscroll2]

EGM #23 - I clearly remember this issue because the first boss was shown on the cover.

It's a bold move for R-Type to include Bruce Willis.

Also, I think Atari's finally going to turn things around with this Panther.

True, LOL.

[parallaxscroll2]

Found footage of R-Type II played in an original, dedicated R-Type cabinet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7DFR_DQePs


Oh, and a nice collection of R-Type on home systems and the PCB, all turned on and playing in a small room.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Ac5VqayJQ

This is a must-watch.

[waiwainl]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Ac5VqayJQ

This is a must-watch.

Impressive, especially the 68000 box.

[Pixel_Outlaw]

Being from a very conservative home, I didn't find out the details until Highschool where they demonstrated how to properly unroll a Force Pod on to a banana.

Nah, I think I didn't find out until my copy of R-Type DX for GBC. I wasn't much of a shmups guy at the time.

[BrianC]

I first found out about R-Type II by reading a video game magazine. I didn't even know Nintendo published the AC version of the original R-Type in the US until recently (I knew Irem made the original game).

[Magicalbottle]

Love seeing those old magazine scans! My first encounter with R-Type was when the game launched for the SNES. I grew up playing Alpha Mission for NES. I remember being awed by the graphics of SNES games. Seems like a lifetime ago!

[wgogh]

Always loved that soft-focus effect of oldschool magazine screenshots on 2D graphics. Nothing you'd want in gameplay, ofc, but it makes stills look mythic.

Even more when i used to stay looking at the same picture for three minutes, imagining the game.
Air Diver screenshot is great.

[parallaxscroll2]

This is a beautifully restored R-Type II cabinet (and a full playthrough): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYUXziRbDOY

[G-Darius]

Yep I remember seeing it on location not an arcade but I think it may of been a Fish&chip shop (Diner) then shortly after in the arcade ,same with R-type Leo which I discovered on holiday in an arcade and was an even bigger shock. Information was not as good back then as it is today and although I read magazines it was a case of finding one and being surprised.
R-type II was released late 1989 and so I would be an energetic 18 year old running round arcades and other locations every week lol - good times.

[tizerist]

I dunno, I remember seeing various R-Type / Gradius arcades in the late 80's and early 90's but could never really tell them apart. I always thought it was a cool genre though but I was more into beat-em-ups (bmups nowadays??) until I developed a kind of obsession with the horizontal shooters in the last decade. I just remember various coin-ops with lasers, spacey graphics and big boss fights. So glad I can play those same games now on a 42'' TV with shader effects / anti-aliasing etc from the comfort of my sofa. And of course, I don't need to put coins in any more! Yay for that alone!