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I just bought this online. is it good? I fucking loved the old one. Ahhh. |
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I was reading about this and it looks ace. It's PS2 only isn't it? Soundtrack sounds like it'll be good too. I loved the old ones too... R-type 1 on the Speccy, Super R-Type (3) on the Snes. I'm going to have to set my Snes up for a session this afternoon :) |
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Apparently |
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i only had the spectrum one. I loved it so much. Wasted too much time on it. But was it really wasted? I THINK NOT |
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im hoping it'll be rock hard like the others too. Games are way too easy these days |
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The bloody multi-load too :) It was so impressive for the Spectrum though, that Snake thing on level 1 was so smoothly done. I remember one of the magazines (Your Sinclair, I think) giving it 98%. Talking of R-type, I really want them to do a version for the GBA. The old gameboy version was great for the system's capabilites and a GBA version would be able to have some mad stuff (plus the widescreen aspect ratio would make it ideal). |
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Videos . Looks like they brought back the infamous "whole level boss"... :D |
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I've got it. It's really fun. There are over 100 ships to unlock. Plus a cool two player fight mode. Some levels are a little lack-luster but the more you play the better it gets. If you liked the previous R-types you'll like this one! |
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I like R-type... although I spent more time playing Konami's "Life Force" and "Gradius" (on NES) back then. |
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im just gonna whack it onto hard mode before i even play |
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Just been playing Super Rtype. I'd forgotten how hard it is. Even with an arcade stick and set on novice it's really hard. The way it puts you back at the start of each stage when you die, even if you're on the boss, can be frustrating. Still a great game though. I'd also forgotten how 16 bit side scrolling shoot 'em ups were the first to feature bullet time (horrific slow down when there are about 100 sprites on screen at once! Although it's nowhere near as bad as in Gradius III...) |
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There's "Bydo" and "R-Typer" as well if hard is too easy. I'm umming and arring about buying a second hand PS2 just to get this. |
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oh jeez.. even I used to play this! and I was really crap at it. |
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They just released R-Type III for GBA. I almost bought it, but then found out it was . |
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Ah that's a shame... I remember an old R-Type 2 advert, the text was "The first wave was easy. The Second will drown you." Just completed R-Type 3 on the Snes, the first level is the same as the first level on the Arcade version of R-Type 2. |
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if you like R-Type, play Ikaruga on the Gamecube. It's a short game, but in the classic style, with a twist, made by the guys who brought us classic shooters like Bandai-O and Radiant Silvergun. |
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Oi Oddio, can you answer my query regarding ? Ikaruga is great. I've got it on the DC. Well hard compared to most modern games. Bangai-o wasgreat too, sort of platform version of Smash TV, with extra Treasure zaniness. |
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i dont have a gamecube |
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You got a dreamcast? (If not, get one, they're dirt cheap and you don't need to chip it to pirate games) |
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i sure can! fire away. |
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Ikaruga is short? I heard it was insanely hard. |
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It is, I still haven't got past level 4 (or is it 5?) There's loads of replay value too... Oddio: I can beat the tank no problem now. I am however, stuck on the train. I make it to the end and press the brake button, those things come down onto the track and slow the train, but not enough to stop it. I've tried various things, but the harsh time limit means I only have about 45 seconds to experiment by the time I get there and it's a real pain. Any solution, gamesmaster? :) |
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yes, use SLOW. when on the stage, blast through the level as quick as you can (go for the keys only, avoid any needless fights except the guys at the brakes themselves) to get to the brakes, lest you care about ratings, in that case fight a few enemies to earn points. When you hit the button, hold SLOW as the brakes screech on the track. Keep doing this until the train stops. (You may have to go through your whole VFX meter twice, if you're on Adults difficulty.) Enjoy! Right afterwards is the boss, and the stage afterwards is a incredible task... |
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So, even if the VFX wears out, keep on the button and then just hit slow again once the bar is back up? |
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precisely, sir! |
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can you play pc games on a mac? |
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Cheers! I'll let you know how I get on. Chimpy: Nope... even with emulation it's usually too slow. |
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awwww |
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You can get a lot of emulators of old systems (Snes, NES, Genesis, Etc.) for it though. |
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You're older than I imagined if you were into the Speccy. I use to have R-Type on the Atari ST. Bloody hard game too! |
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I first played it on the ST over a neighbours house I got it for the Speccy shortly afterwards. |
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R-Type was fun but the Thunderforce series on the Megadrive was better IMO. For me R-Type was just simply too too hard. You couldn't get started with the flaming thing. |
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Thunderforce 4 was great. I think my favourite MD shooter was Hellfire... really good balanced play and you weren't completely screwed when you died and lost your powerups on a late level like in a lot of shoot 'em ups. |
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Should be awesome, I almost bought that and Gradius for PS2 the other day. Thunder Force 4 is the greatest shooter ever. The soundtrack should be illegal. It's so sick. Gairies, Hellfire, TF3, Sol Deace... the Genesis was a shooter heaven. |
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Gynoug was a great one too. A the levels had a sort of Altered Beast style neo-classical architecture look about them and mythological enemies. Your character was some sort of an angel. |
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Re: Thunderforce 4. I FUCKING CONCUR. |
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Thunderforce 4. The only game I have ever considered lying about losing it to the person I borrowed it from in order to prolong my time with it. I'm going to have to track down a copy, methinks. |
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I have a copy called ''Lightening Force'', note the misspelling. It's also the only copy I've ever seen. Is it called Lightening Force or Thunder Force in the UK? |
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Thunderforce (I think it was all one word). I only ever played 2 and 4. I never owned a copy of either. |
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It's "Thunderforce" in the UK. I remember playing the whole game through three times on the run because I loved it so much. Oh, to be young again. btw, the rom is if you want it. Slow server though. |
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Cheers dude, that'll tide me over till I find a real world copy :) |
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WTF... I wonder why and WHERE it's called ''Lightening Force''. Definitely play the third one! The soundtrack is absurdly awesome, especially on the fire planet. It's nowhere near as hard as 4, though, nowhere near as intense. |
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Oh well, Lightening or not, that game was just off the hook. |
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Note the name of the developers, Technosoft. No wonder the soundtracks were banging. |
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I had both Thunderforce 2 and 4. Thunderforce 4 is the best fucking shooter ever!!! I still play it today. I seriously do, I have no problem playing the old Megadrive games. Yeah the music for Thunderforce 4 is the bizness. Especially level 7/8 pure jap rock brilliantness!! |
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I've never played any of the R-Type games. :-o Maybe I should get the one for snes. A couple of weeks ago I bought a crazy japanese sequel to Parodius for super famicom. It's even weirder than the original Parodius :-p I especially enjoyed the ballet-dancing panda-bear. Haha. There are also like 16 different ships to choose from. Including a bikini-girl riding a rocket, and a flying version of Goemon. |
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i've got the snes version and a dope ass clone called gradius |
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Haha, Parodius... what an awesome game. I remember the first time I saw it in a really old Gamepro back in '90 or something. It had screenshots of a hot 200 foot tall ballerina and some beautiful blonde chick in a robe, laying down but I'd say she was 1000 feet tall, and she was shooting lasers out of her eyes. Good game, obviously. |
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Yeah I had Gradius on the Snes. I completed it a few times... it was too easy because of the huge amounts of slow down on some levels. Surrounded: I've got Pop 'N Twinbee, a vertical shooter (a bit like the classic 1942) that features the Character Twinbee from Parodius. |
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Don't forget Zero Wing! :) Also, was anyone else here into Gyruss on NES / Arcade? IMO, that was one stellar shooter for its time - even on the NES it rocked hard (difficult shit though!) If my memory is correct, there was an R-Type game on the Atari Lynx, wasn't there? |
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