Tag: R-Type
It’s R-TYPE arcade action for your SEGA 16-bit System! The galaxy is in deep peril: foul creatures from the evil Bydo Empire have warped across space to invade and conquer our planet! There is only one hope for victory. The Earth Defense League has chosen you to pilot R-9, a nuclear-powered space fighter that can cut through invading aliens faster…
This R-Type hack by Tyatin Sergey is already known, and can even be found online in TRD format. However, it was not yet available in .tzx, making the task difficult for those who wanted to play on the ZX Spectrum, toastrack or +2 grey only. But now, thanks to Mário Viegas, the situation has changed, as Planeta Sinclair have finally…
Tozai Games updates Irem’s classic shmups with 3D visuals and new gameplay features.
We all know Factor 5 went on to create some truly amazing games after their 16-bit creations, most notably their Star Wars licensed games for Nintendo systems. This pack takes us right back to the start of their love of 16-bit systems, this is Factor 5 : The Complete Amiga Works. All 8 of Factor 5 published games are included…
This morning I learned about a new Amiga 500 emulator that runs on Google Chrome. It is a native port using Portable Native Client, a way to run existing C/C++ in the browser in a safe way across operating systems and across machine architectures. I was curious to see how it performs, so I spent some time playing with it. As…
Z-Exemplar is a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of R-Type, Gradius, Nemesis and other classic arcade games from the past. Borrowing its aesthetic from the computers of yesteryear (specifically the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) Z-Exemplar combines bright, bold, 8-bit pixel art with frantic action and an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of almost 1000 planets. Features include – A vast…
Chris Huelsbeck has made a Kickstarter campaign last year to release an album featuring his greatest hits , performed by Patrick Nevian as wonderful piano renditions. If you weren’t able to acquire the album, now you have a chance to listen to R-Type main theme, or The Great Giana Sisters directly on your computer for free, via Spotify. I didn’t…
Stephen Jones is developing an advanced R-Type game, and he’s trying to use all the good stuff the extended Atari STe has to offer. He mentions that the development is going well, and it supplied to AtariCrypt a nice set o brand new screenshots. Even sucking at it badly, R-Type is one of my favourite games, and I try to…
Z-Exemplar is a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of R-Type, Gradius, Nemesis and other classic arcade games from the past. Borrowing its aesthetic from the computers of yesteryear (specifically the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) Z-Exemplar combines bright, bold, 8-bit pixel art with frantic action and an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of almost 1000 planets. Produced by Suminell Studios, it’s…
