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First release: Nov 1989
Developer: Irem
Publisher: NEC, Konami, Hudson Soft
Genres: Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction
Platforms: Wii, Wii U, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine

R-Type is Hudson Soft's port of R-Type for TurboGrafx-16. Unlike the Japanese two part release for PC Engine (R-Type I and R-Type II) it was released as one complete game.

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Release dates

TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine: Nov 1989
Wii: Dec 25, 2006
Wii: Dec 29, 2006

All 6 release dates

Wii: Dec 29, 2006
Wii: Jul 06, 2007
Wii U: Apr 30, 2014
Wii U: Jul 14, 2016

Age ratings

Game modes

Single player

Perspective

Side view

External links

Keywords

shoot 'em up, side-scrolling, virtual console, wii virtual console, wii u virtual console

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