R-Type Tactics

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sun May 11, 2008 11:32 am

WANT TOO

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Sun May 11, 2008 2:04 pm

gigadrive32 wrote:Got mine a few hours ago. I put the figurine together and put it next to some of my other R-Type games, the ones I could get to quickly on my extended lunch break:

By no means a complete R-Type collection and my TurboGrafx-16, PC-Engine CD-ROM and SNES R-Type games haven't been unpacked yet, and won't be for some time.

Woah, you've got all the console releases worth playing. Nice.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Sun May 11, 2008 3:20 pm

AFAIK, he is missing r type 3.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:57 am

Minzoku wrote:WANT

Turrican wrote:WANT TOO

Not to brag, but...

HAS.

Elnidfse · Post by **Elnidfse** » Fri May 16, 2008 12:32 pm

Icarus wrote:
Necronom wrote:@Icarus
As far as I know you can already play R-Type Delta on a PSP with a 1.5 firmware through emulation. I guess the R-Types compilation should also work.
That would depend on how good the emulation is. I'd rather have a decent port or 99% emulation quality than some shoddy bugridden attempt at running PS1 games on the PSP, especially for something like the divine R-Type Delta.

It runs perfectly. One main problem though is that on stage 3 most of that stage enters the world of slowed down hell. Which, while it makes it easier, also makes it last an eternity and if you happen to run into anything, it takes that much longer to beat. Fortunately stage 5 isn't like that.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Fri May 16, 2008 10:19 pm

That slowdown is also present while you play it on the PS1 or PS2. Unless I am mistaken, it has nothing to do with the PSP emulation.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:24 am

Specineff wrote:
Minzoku wrote:WANT

Turrican wrote:WANT TOO
Not to brag, but...

HAS.

Same here.

It took a little while to track down, but R-Type brings out the collector in me. That and Shiki 2.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Sat May 17, 2008 1:21 am

The model alone is worth its price, IMHO. Long live R-Type.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sat May 17, 2008 2:03 am

Specineff wrote:The model alone is worth its price, IMHO. Long live R-Type.

Agreed. Are you going to open the kit and put it together? I would never sell it, so I guess someday I will put it together. For now I'm enjoying it in the see-through package.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Sat May 17, 2008 5:54 am

It's together. The model is so well-made and detailed it would be an injustice not to do so. Though I would have preferred the R-13 Cerberus or the RX-10 Albatross, instead of just a black R-9.

Minzoku · Post by **Minzoku** » Fri May 23, 2008 6:36 am

professor ganson wrote:
Specineff wrote:
Minzoku wrote:WANT

Turrican wrote:WANT TOO
Not to brag, but...

HAS.

Same here. It took a little while to track down, but R-Type brings out the collector in me. That and Shiki 2.

Well, I already spent my George Bush's money, so I kinda shouldn't splurge for a bit

even if our other major expense for the year [Japan II] has been cancelled on account of got tired of trying to herd cats.

Post by **spadgy** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:12 pm

Euro release date just got confirmed!

Here's the main bit of the press release I just got sent:

"Luton – 11th June 2008 – Rising Star Games is pleased to announce the release of R-Type Tactics for the Sony PSP. Available across Europe from September 26th 2008, this next instalment sees the classic brand reinvent itself as a tactical game, growing up with its fans throughout its 21 year legacy.

With a pedigree which includes a reputation for being one of the best side-scrolling shooters in gaming history, the R-Type franchise is considered to be a cult masterpiece of the shooter genre. Celebrating its 21st year since first appearing in Japanese gaming arcades in 1987, R-Type Tactics melds this classic brand with state-of-the-art tactical gameplay."

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:32 pm

Cool that they retain the JPN name!

bay · Post by **bay** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:17 pm

Turrican wrote:Cool that they retain the JPN name!

looks like you won't need an overseas release

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:12 pm

bay wrote:
Turrican wrote:Cool that they retain the JPN name!
looks like you won't need an overseas release

Yeah... still want that black R-9 though!

bay · Post by **bay** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:25 pm

Turrican wrote:
bay wrote:
Turrican wrote:Cool that they retain the JPN name!
looks like you won't need an overseas release
Yeah... still want that black R-9 though!

well japan and the usa both got it, i would find it really odd if europe didn't get it as well.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:57 pm

Don't Euro gamers usually get shafted when it comes to special releases or trinkets like these?

Post by **Ghegs** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:17 pm

Specineff wrote:Don't Euro gamers usually get shafted when it comes to special releases or trinkets like these?

Usually, yes...only occasionaly we get some cool stuff, like Ico and Shadow of the Colossus with the art cards. And I have a PAL Sly Raccoon where instead of a case the game cd is "hidden" inside a book (the Thievious Racconius, which is related to the plot of the game) which doubles as the game's manual. Though I'm not sure if that's just a promo thing.