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Play R-Type (US edition) Online
R-Type
Play R-Type Online — The North American HuCard contains the complete eight-stage R-Type campaign.
Browser play
TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| I / II | Z / X |
| RUN / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play R-Type
Quick start
Press RUN to start. Practice launching and recalling the Force before meeting the first large enemy.
Controls
Move with the direction pad; II fires and charges a Wave Cannon when held. I launches or recalls the Force unit. RUN pauses.
R-Type — About this game
The North American HuCard contains the complete eight-stage R-Type campaign. The detachable Force and charged Wave Cannon let the R-9 handle threats from different directions, while checkpoints make learning each obstacle sequence important.
R-Type Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · pce
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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