<s>
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Irem	O
in	O
1987	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
R-Type	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
star	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
R-9	O
"	O
Arrowhead	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
efforts	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Bydo	B-Application
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
alien	O
race	O
bent	O
on	O
wiping	O
out	O
all	O
of	O
mankind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
arcade	B-Application
title	O
Nintendo	O
distributed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Type	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Irem	O
's	O
16-bit	O
M72	O
arcade	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Gradius	B-Application
,	O
Aliens	O
and	O
works	O
by	O
H.R.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Type	B-Device
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
and	O
celebrated	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
success	O
inspired	O
several	O
sequel	B-Language
and	O
spinoff	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
home	O
ports	O
and	O
releases	O
for	O
digital	O
distribution	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
R-Type	B-Device
DX	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	O
remake	O
,	O
R-Type	B-Device
Dimensions	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
;	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2014	O
;	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2018	O
;	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
theory	O
suggests	O
that	O
"	O
R-Type	B-Device
"	O
refers	O
to	O
Bydo	B-Application
as	O
r-strategists	O
in	O
r/K	O
selection	O
theory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
shelved	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
settlement	O
between	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Katakis	B-Device
and	O
Activision	O
,	O
Manfred	O
Trenz	O
of	O
Rainbow	O
Arts	O
had	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
port	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
six	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
Soft	O
developed	O
a	O
fairly	O
accurate	O
port	O
of	O
R-Type	B-Device
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
)	O
console	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
suffered	O
from	O
a	O
slightly	O
lower	O
resolution	O
,	O
reduced	O
colour	O
palette	O
,	O
sprite	O
flickering	O
and	O
slowdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
R-Type	B-Device
has	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Stage	O
6	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
prolonged	O
wave	O
of	O
enemies	O
as	O
in	O
all	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
game	O
R-Type	B-Device
Dimensions	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
by	O
Tozai	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
R-Type	B-Device
and	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
analogous	O
version	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
R-Type	B-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
confirmed	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
is	O
split	O
between	O
two	O
downloads	O
,	O
mirroring	O
the	O
original	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
use	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
one	O
,	O
presenting	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
download	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
stores	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
became	O
available	O
as	O
well	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
delisted	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
and	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
DotEmu	O
developed	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
of	O
R-Type	B-Device
,	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
released	O
also	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tozai	O
Games	O
returned	O
in	O
2018	O
and	O
re-issued	O
an	O
updated	O
digital-only	O
release	O
of	O
"	O
R-Type	B-Device
Dimensions	O
"	O
,	O
now	O
carrying	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
R-Type	B-Device
Dimensions	O
EX	O
"	O
,	O
now	O
landing	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strictly	O
Limited	O
Games	O
released	O
physical	O
copies	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
variants	O
were	O
also	O
issued	O
which	O
contained	O
a	O
hardcover	O
artbook	O
,	O
dog	O
tags	O
,	O
stickers	O
and	O
cards	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
limited	O
to	O
1,000	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
2,000	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
R-Type	B-Device
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1987	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1987	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	B-Application
1988	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
conversion	O
kit	O
and	O
sixth	O
highest	O
overall	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
R-Type	B-Device
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
most	O
gaming	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
selected	O
R-Type	B-Device
as	O
the	O
"	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
"	O
in	O
July	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Mega	O
Guide	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
R-Type	B-Device
had	O
sold	O
"	O
squillions	O
on	O
hand-held	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
ACE	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
best	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1995	O
article	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
 [ TurboGrafx-16 ] 	O
conversion	O
of	O
Irem	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
smash	O
R-Type	B-Device
is	O
still	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
definitive	O
contribution	O
to	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
they	O
listed	O
both	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
any	O
other	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
at	O
number	O
98	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
art	O
direction	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
design	O
innovations	O
,	O
and	O
huge	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Allgame	O
editor	O
Shawn	O
Sackenheim	O
described	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
R-Type	B-Device
as	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
)	O
most	O
accurate	O
home	O
conversion	O
(	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
furthermore	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
shooter	O
that	O
started	O
it	O
all	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
a	O
thrill	O
ride	O
from	O
beginning	O
to	O
end	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
R-Type	B-Device
was	O
awarded	O
9/10	O
in	O
the	O
January	O
1989	O
issue	O
of	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
and	O
was	O
placed	O
at	O
number	O
6	O
in	O
their	O
official	O
top	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
congratulated	O
Electric	O
Dreams	O
for	O
"	O
retaining	O
the	O
frenetic	O
arcade	B-Application
feel	O
and	O
producing	O
such	O
a	O
brilliant	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
runner-up	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
Best	O
8-Bit	O
Coin-Op	O
Conversion	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
behind	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irem	O
has	O
developed	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
sequels	B-Language
and	O
related	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Armed	B-Application
Police	I-Application
Unit	I-Application
Gallop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
XMultiply	B-Application
,	O
although	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
has	O
similar	O
themes	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
before	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
was	O
Katakis	B-Device
,	O
a	O
1987	O
clone	O
produced	O
by	O
Factor	O
5	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Konami	O
released	O
Xexex	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
R-Type	B-Device
and	O
XMultiply	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
similar	O
weapons	O
and	O
concepts	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Flint	O
"	O
being	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
R-Type	B-Device
Force	O
and	O
X	B-Application
Multiply	I-Application
tentacle	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
similar	O
to	O
R-Type	B-Device
are	O
Rezon	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
Allumer	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
Aicom	O
's	O
Pulstar	B-Application
and	O
Blazing	B-Application
Star	I-Application
(	O
the	O
latter	O
published	O
under	O
Yumekobo	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Technosoft	O
's	O
1992	O
title	O
Thunder	O
Force	O
IV	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Granzella	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
R-Type	B-Application
Final	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
R-Type	B-Application
Final	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Huelsbeck	O
composed	O
new	O
title	O
songs	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
versions	O
which	O
have	O
remained	O
as	O
popular	O
targets	O
for	O
game	O
music	O
remixers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthem-like	O
Amiga	B-Device
theme	O
is	O
composed	O
by	O
Huelsbeck	O
alone	O
while	O
C64	O
's	O
faster	O
theme	O
is	O
composed	O
by	O
Huelsbeck	O
with	O
Ramiro	O
Vaca	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Type	B-Device
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
Rock'n	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
by	O
Shigeto	O
Ikehara	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Comic	O
BomBom	O
from	O
October	O
1989	O
to	O
December	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
