Download R-type -supergrafx Port- -
If you haven’t experienced the SuperGrafx port of R-Type , you haven’t truly played R-Type at home. Here is why you need to hunt this ROM down immediately. The SuperGrafx was NEC’s ill-fated "upgrade" to the PC Engine. It had dual graphics chips, more RAM, and the ability to do arcade-quality parallax. Only five games were officially released for it.
R-Type is the reason the SuperGrafx existed. Download R-Type -Supergrafx Port-
The arcade version, while beautiful, had notorious sprite flicker during the final boss. The SuperGrafx port cleans this up. Also, the audio—while different from the arcade’s YM2151 synth—has a punchy, gritty quality to the explosions that feels more visceral on the SuperGrafx’s chip. If you haven’t experienced the SuperGrafx port of
Have you beaten the SuperGrafx version? Let me know your high score in the comments below. It had dual graphics chips, more RAM, and
There are arcade classics, and then there is R-Type .