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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Gaming => Topic started by: brianb on March 06, 2009, 03:13:02 PM

Title: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: brianb on March 06, 2009, 03:13:02 PM
Maybe I'm older and slower, but does anyone else find R-type on the Amiga to be difficult as hell?   I used to play the TurboGrafx-16 version, and I just don't recall it being quite so intense.

Title: Re: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: ZeBeeDee on March 06, 2009, 03:37:34 PM
Console versions are for wimps ... Amiga R-Type is for the hardcore gamer!  :lol:
Title: Re: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: jj on March 06, 2009, 04:34:45 PM
Anyone seen the version on xbox 360.  Got both rytpe I and II games on there. Plus you can change from classic view to 2.5 view on the fly.

Its pretty cool.  If you got a 360 download thee demo.
Title: Re: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: AeroMan on March 06, 2009, 04:43:21 PM
I´ve never played R Type on the Amiga  :-(  I love this game. It was my favorite on the Spectrum
It doesn´t run on my A1200 :-(  :-(  :-(

I will try it on UAE  :-)
Title: Re: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: yakumo9275 on March 06, 2009, 05:49:24 PM
Amiga R-Type is for wimps.

Japanese Arcade/MAME version for the hardcore gamer.

Title: Re: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: brianb on March 06, 2009, 06:32:24 PM
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AeroMan wrote:
I´ve never played R Type on the Amiga  :-(  I love this game. It was my favorite on the Spectrum
It doesn´t run on my A1200 :-(  :-(  :-(

I will try it on UAE  :-)


Just a FYI.. It does work great under WHDLOAD on my Amiga 1200...   Might want to try that.

I'll have to check out the xbox 360 version...
Title: Re: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: ZeBeeDee on March 06, 2009, 07:22:03 PM
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AeroMan wrote:
I´ve never played R Type on the Amiga  :-(  I love this game. It was my favorite on the Spectrum
It doesn´t run on my A1200 :-(  :-(  :-(

I will try it on UAE  :-)


My original works fine using Relokick ... or there's WHDload as previously mentioned  :-)
Title: Re: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on March 07, 2009, 10:24:26 AM
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yakumo9275 wrote:
Amiga R-Type is for wimps.

Japanese Arcade/MAME version for the hardcore gamer.

IIRC there's hardly any difference between these two.
Title: Re: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: x303 on March 07, 2009, 01:31:30 PM
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yakumo9275 wrote:
Amiga R-Type is for wimps.

Japanese Arcade/MAME version for the hardcore gamer.


Could be, but Japan is too far away :bigcry:

[color=ff0000]x303[/color] :-D  :-D  :-D
Title: Re: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: AeroMan on March 07, 2009, 02:37:30 PM
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brianb wrote:


Just a FYI.. It does work great under WHDLOAD on my Amiga 1200...   Might want to try that.

I'll have to check out the xbox 360 version...


Thanks for the tip! I will try that.

@ZeBeeDee

I´ve tried relockick before, but couldn´t make it work that way. Maybe I did something wrong...
Title: Re: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: ZeBeeDee on March 07, 2009, 03:33:56 PM
@AeroMan

Use this version and disable the CPU caches.

http://www.pictureinthesky.net/appinfo.php?id=46

I can't remember the various parameters and switches listed in the docs as it's been a while, but the following table has been taken from my HD ...

ADR $008 (0.5mb Chip RAM)
ADR $010 (1.0mb Chip RAM)
ADR $018 (1.5mb Chip RAM)
ADR $01C (1.75mb Chip RAM)

Good luck!  :-)
Title: Re: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: Tron2k2 on March 07, 2009, 07:25:18 PM
I had Amiga R-Type, as it was a big favorite when I was in college.  Dumped a lot of quarters into that thing..

Anyway, I figured out why it was so dang hard, even tho the graphics and sounds were nearly pixel perfect replicants of the arcade version-my disk was PAL, and it was playing 20 percent fast-it was hard coded for 50hz displays!

Sadly, I accidentally killed my disk by ejecting it with the light on :-(  Anyone got an NTSC version of R-Type that they'd like to sell?
Title: Re: R-type on amiga - Most insanely difficult version out?!
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on March 07, 2009, 08:53:24 PM
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Tron2k2 wrote:
I had Amiga R-Type, as it was a big favorite when I was in college.  Dumped a lot of quarters into that thing..

Anyway, I figured out why it was so dang hard, even tho the graphics and sounds were nearly pixel perfect replicants of the arcade version-my disk was PAL, and it was playing 20 percent fast-it was hard coded for 50hz displays!

Sadly, I accidentally killed my disk by ejecting it with the light on :-(  Anyone got an NTSC version of R-Type that they'd like to sell?
maybe the R-Type 2 adf they offer on Back 2 the Roots  (http://www.back2roots.org/Games/ADF-Games/R/) is NTSC, you might try.