R-type

albino · 20 June 2017, 21:02

hi,

I love the amiga port of thise game, i think it's very close to the original, thanks to factor 5's programmation skills.
In the mean time i'm very upset with thechnical e first level because of the vanishing of the metal wall background which is in the original game!
Why is this wall missing? was it possible to draw it on the amiga?

Retro-Nerd · 20 June 2017, 21:22

The Amiga port is pretty good despite what other people said. Ony thing that annoys me a bit is the small game screen (to save performance maybe) compared with the console versions.

albino · 20 June 2017, 21:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

The Amiga port is pretty good despite what other people said. Ony thing that annoys me a bit is the small game screen compared with the console versions.

Pick up the ntsc version the game will turn full screen...

desiv · 20 June 2017, 22:03

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Originally Posted by albino

Pick up the ntsc version the game will turn full screen...

Yep, full screen here in NTSC land..
It's always been one of the top on my list of:

Games that I love, but I suck at....

(It's a big list..)

desiv

albino · 20 June 2017, 22:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by desiv

Yep, full screen here in NTSC land..
It's always been one of the top on my list of:

Games that I love, but I suck at....

(It's a big list..)

desiv

hi desiv, do own the ntsc version?
i'm seeking for it!

Retro-Nerd · 20 June 2017, 22:16

Never seen a NTSC version. I there really one (WHDLoad patch mentions it)?

desiv · 20 June 2017, 22:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by albino

hi desiv, do own the ntsc version?
i'm seeking for it!

Well, I was thinking so, but maybe I'm misremembering/confusing games..

I'll check when I get home...

The fact that you asked and some quick googling make me think I might be wrong on that one..

desiv

albino · 20 June 2017, 22:25

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Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

Never seen a NTSC version. I there really one (WHDLoad patch mentions it)?

they must be one, distributed by activision.
Activision is a us company, i don't know the size of the amiga market in us back then, but i assume it wasn't that small so it must be an us release!

idrougge · 21 June 2017, 22:25

The Amiga version looks good on photos, but is technically less advanced than many other R-type conversions. The backgrounds are mostly static.

dlfrsilver · 21 June 2017, 23:41

Yes, this game could be enhanced, many other shooters are better technically than this one.

Foul · 22 June 2017, 00:01

Time to port the latest CPC R-Type 128K Remake to Amiga

saimon69 · 22 June 2017, 00:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by albino

hi desiv, do own the ntsc version?
i'm seeking for it!

I think you can boot your Amiga in NTSC via boot menu (if 2.0+) and you get it! else any software for it, if exist

albino · 22 June 2017, 00:20

i'm currently playing r type 2, this conversion is tp knotch, despite some slowdown

dlfrsilver · 22 June 2017, 08:02

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Originally Posted by albino

i'm currently playing r type 2, this conversion is tp knotch, despite some slowdown

It's an ST port.....

Galahad/FLT · 22 June 2017, 09:36

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Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

It's an ST port.....

Not in the conventional sense its not.

There are clear differences and clear improvements in the Amiga version.

An ST port in the understood meaning means it doesn't differ from the ST version, when that clearly can't be the case.

dlfrsilver · 22 June 2017, 10:45

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Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Not in the conventional sense its not.

There are clear differences and clear improvements in the Amiga version.

An ST port in the understood meaning means it doesn't differ from the ST version, when that clearly can't be the case.

Factor 5 got the assets from Activision, and those were used in the Amiga version.

btw, the r-type graphics are a bit dark....

Only the program code is 'amiga'.

Galahad/FLT · 22 June 2017, 11:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

Factor 5 got the assets from Activision, and those were used in the Amiga version.

btw, the r-type graphics are a bit dark....

Only the program code is 'amiga'.

Whats that got to do with R-Type 2 which was what Albino said and who you replied to?

dlfrsilver · 22 June 2017, 12:03

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Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Whats that got to do with R-Type 2 which was what Albino said and who you replied to?

Oh true

It must be the heat lol It's an oven in my office

More seriously, the R-type II has been ported from the ST. Arc development never used the Amiga as the main plateform.

any of their games are ST ports : Forgotten Worlds, Crack Down, R-type II, Dragon Breed, etc.....

Retro1234 · 22 June 2017, 12:57

The amiga version has parallax and the graphics look better than the ST version and seems faster.

Retro-Nerd · 22 June 2017, 13:00

Factor 5 had only 2 month for the R-Type Amiga port. Sure, it could have been technically better but the gameplay is decent enough.

20 June 2017, 21:02	#1
albino Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: france Age: 45 Posts: 220	R-type hi, I love the amiga port of thise game, i think it's very close to the original, thanks to factor 5's programmation skills. In the mean time i'm very upset with thechnical e first level because of the vanishing of the metal wall background which is in the original game! Why is this wall missing? was it possible to draw it on the amiga?

20 June 2017, 22:16	#6
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,445	Never seen a NTSC version. I there really one (WHDLoad patch mentions it)? Last edited by Retro-Nerd; 20 June 2017 at 22:23.

22 June 2017, 12:57	#19
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,775	R Type 2 The amiga version has parallax and the graphics look better than the ST version and seems faster.

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20 June 2017, 21:22	#2
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,445	The Amiga port is pretty good despite what other people said. Ony thing that annoys me a bit is the small game screen (to save performance maybe) compared with the console versions.

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idrougge Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 4,338	The Amiga version looks good on photos, but is technically less advanced than many other R-type conversions. The backgrounds are mostly static.

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dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,421	Yes, this game could be enhanced, many other shooters are better technically than this one.

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Foul Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Perigueux/France Age: 49 Posts: 1,516	Time to port the latest CPC R-Type 128K Remake to Amiga

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22 June 2017, 13:00	#20
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,445	Factor 5 had only 2 month for the R-Type Amiga port. Sure, it could have been technically better but the gameplay is decent enough.

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