Comments on: [I ♥ The PC Engine] R-Type I

By: Thunder Force II [Thunder Force II MD] (06/15/1989) | Software Reviewz

Thunder Force II [Thunder Force II MD] (06/15/1989) | Software Reviewz — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:32:54 +0000

[...] I don’t see why you would, as that’s my job) R-Type saw a pretty incredible release in two parts for the PC Engine in 1988 at the height of the horizontal shooter genre. Thunder Force II is [...]

By: Thunder Force II [Thunder Force II MD] (06/15/1989) | Pre-Sonic Genesis

Thunder Force II [Thunder Force II MD] (06/15/1989) | Pre-Sonic Genesis — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:59:24 +0000

By: [I ♥ The PC Engine] Makyou Densetsu @ Magweasel

[I ♥ The PC Engine] Makyou Densetsu @ Magweasel — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:02:40 +0000

[...] extremely colorful and varied. In its own way, the visuals here are even more impressive than R-Type’s because of how much more of the PCE’s palette gets exercised at [...]

By: [I ♥ The PC Engine] Vigilante @ Magweasel

[I ♥ The PC Engine] Vigilante @ Magweasel — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:11:14 +0000

[...] is Irem’s first self-made PCE game after having Hudson port R-Type for them. They did not treat the home market all that seriously at this time, not releasing another [...]

By: The 1988 PC Engine Video Game Awards @ Magweasel

The 1988 PC Engine Video Game Awards @ Magweasel — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:14:00 +0000

[...] of the Year – R-Type I don’t think there’s much room for debate here. R-Type was what put the PCE on the map [...]

By: [I ♥ The PC Engine] XE-1 PRO HE @ Magweasel

[I ♥ The PC Engine] XE-1 PRO HE @ Magweasel — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:58:38 +0000

[...] came out in the fall of 1988 — just in time for the PCE’s first birthday, right when R-Type was the system’s killer app and all sorts of neat stuff was being released. Gamers saw the [...]

By: [I ♥ The PC Engine] Turbo Stick @ Magweasel

[I ♥ The PC Engine] Turbo Stick @ Magweasel — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:01:14 +0000

[...] were looking decidedly up for the system. Sales were accelerating, the platform had a killer app in R-Type, and three dedicated PCE magazines launched in Japan near-simulataneously in late ‘88. The [...]

By: Let’s Play “NEC Product Manager” @ Magweasel

Let’s Play “NEC Product Manager” @ Magweasel — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:21:57 +0000

[...] been a more suitable pack-in? Well, if we’re counting the entirety of Japan, quite a lot. R-Type, for example. But that’s a 4-megabit HuCard. Let’s say that NEC wanted to keep the [...]