Seen through the lens of Irem’s 1980s arcade scene, R-Type’s endurance makes sense. It wasn’t designed to chase trends or ...

All things considered 1987 was a good year for gaming. It gave us the original R-Type and its subsequent progeny. Fast forward to 2021 and an all-new R-Type game has been released, which is ...

Arcade addicts old enough to have experienced R-Type in its natural environment in 1987 will find themselves right at home with R-Type Dimensions. This Xbox Live take on the classic side-scrolling ...

Back in the July of 1987, a new and unique shoot-em-up was released in the Japanese arcades, the majestic R-Type. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the series and it is about time these games ...

In the great pantheon of shoot-'em-up games, R-Type is both one of the greatest and one of the most excruciatingly difficult. Released in arcades in 1987 and drawing visual inspiration from the works ...