R-Types PS1 purchase..... YAY!

[sjewkestheloon]

never played the early r-types in a decent form before, as my only real experience was with the slowdown ridden super r-type. managed to track this down yesterday in a direct trade for a duplicate copy of a platinum final fantasy 9. Bonus

first impressions are that it's hard as a bastard but pretty compulsive... think i'#m going to try and inv est time into the first one for a whie as progress seems a little more possible.

just thought i'd shout about it a bit

[Bishamon]

R-Type 1 is one of my all time favorites. Though I have a hard time getting 'into' it these days, I spent a great many quarters playing it in the arcade when it was new.

I have no idea how I got as good at it as I was back then; It kicks my ass now!

[SheSaidDutch]

Congratulations *throws confetti*

I love the graphic design

esp R-Type 1-Level 2 boss

[LoneSage]

R-Type 2's my fave out of the series; graphically, it's amazing, and the soundtrack's just as good. Axelay totally stole R-Type 2's second level idea, with the water and stuff.

[ROBOTRON]

I have the SMS and TG16 versions of R-Type 1 and they are excellent. R-Type 1 iz the shizz. I remember how it blew me away back in the day when it first came out. It was a religious experience!

[icycalm]

I used to love the R-Type ganes when I was younger.

After playing Dodonpachi and the newer Cave shooters, however, R-Type games just bore me to death.

[Moogs]

R-Type 2's my fave out of the series...

So you've played R-Type III? And R-Type Delta? And R-Type Leo?

[BUHA]

I'm a newcomer to the R-Type series (I'm too young to have been playing it when it came out!) but the first R-Type just feels really timeless to me. Like it will always be fun, and in my opinion it has held up really well. The force pod is great!

The graphics and soundtrack are totally one of a kind and awesome. Too bad the game is just so damn hard, though.

[Turrican]

So you've played R-Type III? And R-Type Delta? And R-Type Leo?

What's the matter Moogs, couldn't it be that he played all the games in the series and still herald R-Type II as his favorite? I don't understand your logic.

[LoneSage]

So you've played R-Type III? And R-Type Delta? And R-Type Leo?

What's the matter Moogs, couldn't it be that he played all the games in the series and still herald R-Type II as his favorite? I don't understand your logic.

Yeah, gee Moogs stop pushing me around D:

The best R-Type I've played thus far, foo'.

[Moogs]

So you've played R-Type III? And R-Type Delta? And R-Type Leo?

What's the matter Moogs, couldn't it be that he played all the games in the series and still herald R-Type II as his favorite? I don't understand your logic.

My logic is I know he hasn't played them all. But it's okay, he accurately re-worded his original statement in the post above.

It's my job to keep Sage in line; he's a poor, misguided soul.

[EvilAkito]

I remember the day when I found a copy of R-Types and a copy of Raiden Project sitting right next to each other at the game store. That was a happy day for me.

Anyway, I love the original R-Type. It's the kind of game that seems impossible at first, but it forces you to keep trying no matter how pissed off you get. It gets relatively easy once you practice enough.

[Kamakazie]

R-Types is a great collection, and two of the hardest SHMUPs out there imo!

[zaphod]

IMHO, the original R-Type is stil the best.

It has just the right difficulty curve to it. Level 7 second half keeps kicking my ass, though.. that huge stream of ships is what usualy gets me.