After A Long Break, A Classic Shooter Returns To iOS
Now here's a blast from the past. Courtesy of DotEmu, purveyor of updated re-releases of classic games, Irem's 1987 side-scrolling arcade shooter R-Type is ready to be experienced all over again.
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R-Type Coming to the iPhone "Soon"
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Classic 80's arcade side-scrolling space shooter R-Type is coming to the iPhone soon, Electronic Arts tells us.
R-Type in Diecast
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Side-scrolling shooter R-Type is ready to blast up in diecast model form. Diecast — bringing back childhood memories of metal.
King Of Games Go Spelunking
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Japan's King of Games - our second favourite outfitter of gaming shirts - will this week be adding some more good stuff to their line of Irem clothing. And where there's Irem, there's R-Type, and there's Spelunker.
Bad Ideas: R-Type, Ghosts 'N Goblins For iPhone
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R-Type is coming for the iPhone. Ghosts 'N Goblins came out over the weekend. Who keeps signing these cheques?
R-Type Coming To Xbox Live Arcade
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