R-Type is a critically acclaimed shoot-'em-up developed by Irem. Following its initial arcade release in 1987, the game was ported to a variety of home computers and consoles, including the Sega Master System in 1988; this version was ported without credit by Compile.
The Master System version of R-Type was brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2009. It is seen as an odd move, as a superior port to the TurboGrafx-16 had been available since 2006. This did not last long; it was removed from Virtual Console on 30 September 2011 in the US and 18 October 2011 in Japan presumably because Irem had been losing a lot of money at the time.
Physical Scans
Master System, US
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![RType SMS US Box.jpg](/images/thumb/d/d2/RType_SMS_US_Box.jpg/188px-RType_SMS_US_Box.jpg) Cover
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![Rtype sms us cart.jpg](/images/thumb/2/20/Rtype_sms_us_cart.jpg/50px-Rtype_sms_us_cart.jpg) Cart
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Master System, EU
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![RType SMS EU Box NoR.jpg](/images/thumb/5/5b/RType_SMS_EU_Box_NoR.jpg/190px-RType_SMS_EU_Box_NoR.jpg) Cover
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Master System, EU ® variant
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![RType SMS EU Box.jpg](/images/thumb/3/3f/RType_SMS_EU_Box.jpg/189px-RType_SMS_EU_Box.jpg) Cover
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Master System, BR
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![RType SMS BR Box.jpg](/images/thumb/1/12/RType_SMS_BR_Box.jpg/192px-RType_SMS_BR_Box.jpg) Cover
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External Links
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↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 144
↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1989" (UK; 1989-02-xx), page 95
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 151
↑ Games Preview, "7 1989" (DK; 1989-xx-xx), page 41
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↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Febrero 1990" (ES; 1990-0x-xx), page 34
↑ Mean Machines, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-04-01), page 88
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↑ New Computer Express, "March 11, 1989" (UK; 1989-03-09), page 47
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↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 63
↑ Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 31
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
↑ Soft Today, "April 1989" (DK; 1989-03-23), page 14
↑ Software Gids, "Mei/Juni 1990" (NL; 1990-05-xx), page 35
↑ User, "Dekémvrios 1992" (GR; 1992-1x-xx), page 52
↑ Zzap!, "Settembre 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 69