R-Type 1 and 2 on TurboGrafx

[Ze_ro]

While doing a little research in the guide regarding TurboGrafx stuff, I noticed that apparently, R-Type 1 and 2 were released seperately in Japan, while North America got both games combined into one HuCard which was just called "R-Type". However, I bought this game fairly recently, and I can't seem to find any option to play R-Type 2, and the manual mentions nothing about it either. I asked somewhere else about this apparent discrepancy, and it was suggested that the Japanese games were not actually R-Type 1 and 2 but "R-Type 1 Part 1" and "R-Type 1 Part 2", while the North American release was the full R-Type 1. So can anyone clue me into what's actually going on here?

--Zero

[NeoZeedeater]

It is just two halves of R-Type 1.

[davidleeroth]

Yeah, that's right.

When you have completed the part one you're given a password which carried the weapons and lives you had over onto the part 2. That's how I remember it.

[Graham Mitchell]

But there's a whole separate game, R-type II for the PC-Engine, right? The title screen is almost identical to the first one, except for the II, if I remember correctly.

[Daniel Thomas]

Hmm. Mysterious. Irem released an R-Type 2 in arcades, and I thought this was ported to the PCE. There are a number of different R-Type games, so maybe both suggestions are true. The only real way to tell is to turn the games on and play through to the end.

[digitalpress]

As mentioned previously: when you complete "R-Type I" you are taken to "R-Type II" in the US version of the game. In the PC Engine version of R-Type the game ends and R-Type II is played as it's own game, completely separate from the first.

One of the few times that US audiences got the better deal - especially with PC Engine games.

[Bratwurst]

The reason for the split is that the larger capacity hucard wasn't ready/cost effective when R-Type was ported in Japan, but with the later US release, so on, so forth.

Stunning showcase for the TG-16 hardware imo, fantastic game too. I play the hell out of my copy regularly.

[Ze_ro]

Oh well, it's not like I can beat the 2nd level of this damn game in the first place :roll:

--Zero

[Graham Mitchell]

Oh well, it's not like I can beat the 2nd level of this damn game in the first place :roll:

--Zero

Try plugging in part II and starting on Level 5. It's totally impossible. I actually didn't know they had the password feature, so I was always starting with nothing.

[TurboGenesis]

The reason for the split is that the larger capacity hucard wasn't ready/cost effective when R-Type was ported in Japan, but with the later US release, so on, so forth.

Stunning showcase for the TG-16 hardware imo, fantastic game too. I play the hell out of my copy regularly.

Larger capicity huCard eh? No wonder I paid $70 back in 1990 for the damn game. Space Harrier too. Yeah I love R-type. I used to play it soo much back then and still enjoy it today even with all its flicker. Still holds up well today for me!

[Daniel Thomas]

As mentioned previously: when you complete "R-Type I" you are taken to "R-Type II" in the US version of the game. In the PC Engine version of R-Type the game ends and R-Type II is played as it's own game, completely separate from the first.

One of the few times that US audiences got the better deal - especially with PC Engine games.

This is great news. Now I'll have to play through the game again. I'm meaning to do a write-up about R-Type, but I don't have to many insights yet. This should help steer me in the right direction.

[bargora]

I know that this is a TurboGrafx thread, but have any of you made it to the end of R-Type (or R-Type II) on the R-Types (PlayStation) disc?

[NE146]

While doing a little research in the guide regarding TurboGrafx stuff, I noticed that apparently, R-Type 1 and 2 were released seperately in Japan, while North America got both games combined into one HuCard which was just called "R-Type". However, I bought this game fairly recently, and I can't seem to find any option to play R-Type 2, and the manual mentions nothing about it either. I asked somewhere else about this apparent discrepancy, and it was suggested that the Japanese games were not actually R-Type 1 and 2 but "R-Type 1 Part 1" and "R-Type 1 Part 2", while the North American release was the full R-Type 1. So can anyone clue me into what's actually going on here?

--Zero

To be exact. It's just good old original R-Rtype split in half.

"Part 1" contains stages 1-4
"Part 2" contains stages 5-8

I guess the password thing carries your weapons over, but seeing how in R-Type once you die once you start from scratch, unless you're really good it's useless.

I remember being a little confused because I knew (by reading about it) that the PC-Engine version had 2 cards for the game. But when the TG-16 came out and R-Type was released, it was only one card. I wondered if it had the full game in there, and sure enough it did. So oh well :)

Incidentally this was my 2nd version of home R-Type. The first version was the good ol SMS version which did a pretty good job considering :) But man, when I finally got the Turbografx version... you knew you were playing w/ POWER :D