Earlier this year I did a speedrun of R-Type II (Arcade) and I made a vid going over my strats for the bosses, in both loops for the World version. Figured I'd post it here for posterity, maybe it will help anyone going for a 1CC. I'm not sure how well some of these work on the JP version since I think bosses have more health.
I basically go over the visual cues and some of the reasoning for the weapons I'm using.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2nxiSeH9lM
SD: R-Type II (Arcade) Bosses
Re: SD: R-Type II (Arcade) Bosses
Great job, most of these strategies works just fine even in JP version, except stage 4 boss, I think. Detaching your force and shoot is a better strategy to quick kill this boss without sacrificing the DNA shot weapon. Regarding the 3rd boss strait, I also used loop 1 strait on loop 2, except I didn't lining up my ship with those door, because the JP version boss is more eager to shoot lasers. Then again, I used DNA shot the whole gameplay.WhiteHat94 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 7:32 pm I'm not sure how well some of these work on the JP version since I think bosses have more health.