One of the biggest types of games during the early 90’s was the shoot’em up. I’m sure most of you have played or heard of R-Type, and Q-Games’ latest PixelJunk SideScroller is in that very same play style… HARD! The first thing that strikes you is the beautiful and stylish old school graphics. The screen, curved like an old cathode [...]
Welcome to today’s news which has distinctly nostalgic air to it, featuring classic games like R-Type and Dungeon Master. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive The first gameplay video has appeared for Valve Software’s brand new Counter-strike game. The game will also be playable at next month’s Eurogamer Expo. R-Type: IREM’s classic side-scrolling shooter R-Type is coming to Android devices on the 12th [...]
One of my all time favourite games is now available for download on the Nintendo Virtual Console. Released in the arcades in 1987, Black Tiger is a classic 2D action/adventure game. As I may have mentioned before, I first stumbled upon this game in an arcade in Italy (Passo Tonale) whilst on a school ski trip with @TIKIPODltd in 1988. [...]
You can now play the classic shoot-em-up R-Type on your iPhone or iPod Touch thanks to EA Mobile. It costs £1.19 and is available now from the iTunes store. This version of R-Type includes all 8 levels from the arcade version and 3 different control methods: Touch (self explanatory really, control your ship with your fingers, or thumb) Tilt (move [...]
Hydorah is a gem of a game that has come out of nowhere made by someone called Locomalito. It is a real old school shoot-em-up (or shmup), i.e. it’s side scrolling and its bloody hard. I’m talking R-Type hard here, which coincidentally was one of the games Locomalito was really good at when he was a kid. Hydorah is a [...]
Want to see what the R-Type Dimensions premium theme looks like?
Strike back at the evil Bydo empire, in 3D!
Finally, we English speaking folks can get our little mitts on Irem's classic shooter which is now a turn-based strategy game.
Fantastic new high-def shooter from Hudson Soft.
I know this isn’t exactly new news but… R-TYPE RETURNS AT LONG LAST!!! Yep indeedy, R-type is a comin’ to the Wii (via virtual console) – nice. R-TYPE – Woooo!!! Shame this site won’t allow background images :( , could really do with a scrolling starfield right now.
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