R-Type, the Glossary

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1. 96 relations: ACE (magazine), Activision, Aicom, Aliens (film), Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Android (operating system), Arcade cabinet, Arcade video game, ASCII Corporation, Atari ST, Blazing Star, Boss (video games), Cashbox (magazine), Chris Huelsbeck, Commodore 64, Commodore User, Computer and Video Games, Computer Entertainer, Cooperative video game, Cosmic Cop, Crash (magazine), Dotemu, Dung beetle, Electronic Arts, Factor 5, Famitsu, Future US, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, GameFAQs, Gamest, Gamurs, Giant Bomb, Golden Joystick Awards, Gradius (video game), Granzella, H. R. Giger, Hudson Soft, Indefinite and fictitious numbers, Intellivision Amico, IOS, Irem, Jaleco, Katakis, Konami, List of R-Type video games, List of video games considered the best, Master System, Mean Machines, ... Expand index (46 more) »

2. Crash Smash! award winners
3. Dotemu games
4. Nintendo arcade games
5. Video games scored by Chris Huelsbeck
6. Video games scored by Takushi Hiyamuta

ACE (magazine)

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) was a multi-format computer and video game magazine first published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing and later acquired by EMAP.

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Activision

Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California.

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Aicom

Aicom was a Japanese video game developer, founded in 1988.

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Aliens (film)

Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron.

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Amiga

Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985.

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Amstrad CPC

The Amstrad CPC (short for "Colour Personal Computer") is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990.

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Android (operating system)

Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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Arcade cabinet

An arcade cabinet, also known as an arcade machine or a coin-op cabinet or coin-op machine, is the housing within which an arcade game's electronic hardware resides.

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Arcade video game

An arcade video game takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display.

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ASCII Corporation

was a Japanese publishing company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo.

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Atari ST

Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the company's 8-bit home computers.

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Blazing Star

Blazing Star is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Yumekobo and published by SNK in 1998 for the Neo Geo arcade and home systems. R-Type and Blazing Star are Dotemu games, horizontally scrolling shooters and Virtual Console games.

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Boss (video games)

In video games, a boss is a significantly powerful non-player character created as an opponent to players.

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Cashbox (magazine)

Cashbox, also known as Cash Box, is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996.

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Chris Huelsbeck

Christopher Hülsbeck (born 2 March 1968), known internationally as Chris Huelsbeck, is a German video game music composer.

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Commodore 64

The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas).

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Commodore User

Commodore User, (also referred to as CU) later renamed to CU Amiga, is a series of American and British magazines published by Commodore International.

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Computer and Video Games

Computer and Video Games (also known as CVG, Computer & Video Games, C&VG, Computer + Video Games, or C+VG) was a UK-based video game magazine, published in its original form between 1981 and 2004.

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Computer Entertainer

Computer Entertainer, also known as The Video Game Update, was an American video game newsletter.

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Cooperative video game

A cooperative video game, often abbreviated as co-op, is a video game that allows players to work together as teammates, usually against one or more non-player character opponents (PvE).

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Cosmic Cop

Cosmic Cop is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game produced by Irem in 1991. R-Type and Cosmic Cop are video games scored by Takushi Hiyamuta and video games set in the 22nd century.

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Crash (magazine)

Crash, stylized as CRASH, is a magazine dedicated to the ZX Spectrum home computer, primarily focused on games.

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Dotemu

Dotemu SAS (originally DotEmu SAS) is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris, founded in 2007 by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand.

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Dung beetle

Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces.

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Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California.

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Factor 5

Factor 5 GmbH is an independent software and video game developer.

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Famitsu

, formerly, is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa.

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Future US

Future US, Inc. (formerly known as Imagine Media and The Future Network USA) is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games, music, and technology markets.

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Game Boy

The Game Boy is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America and Europe later that year.

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Game Boy Color

The Game Boy Color (GBC or CGB) is an 8-bit handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on October 21, 1998, and to international markets that November.

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GameFAQs

GameFAQs is a video gaming website that hosts guides and other resources, as well as an active message board forum.

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Gamest

was a Japanese video game magazine that specialized in covering arcade games.

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Gamurs

The GAMURS Group, simply known as Gamurs, is an esports media and entertainment publisher.

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Giant Bomb

Giant Bomb is an American video game website and wiki that includes personality-driven gaming videos, commentary, news, and reviews, created by former GameSpot editors Jeff Gerstmann and Ryan Davis.

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Golden Joystick Awards

The Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People's Gaming Awards, is a video game award ceremony; it awards the best video games of the year, as voted for originally by the British general public, but is now a global event that can be voted online via GamesRadar+.

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Gradius (video game)

is a side-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami. R-Type and Gradius (video game) are Amstrad CPC games, mobile games, NEC PC-8801 games, TurboGrafx-16 games, Virtual Console games, Virtual Console games for Wii U, X68000 games and ZX Spectrum games.

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Granzella

Granzella Inc. is a Japanese video game developer based in Ishikawa, Japan.

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H. R. Giger

Hans Ruedi Giger (5 February 1940 – 12 May 2014) was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, an art style known as "biomechanical".

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Hudson Soft

was a Japanese video game company that released numerous games for video game consoles, home computers and mobile phones, mainly from the 1980s to the 2000s.

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Indefinite and fictitious numbers

Many languages have words expressing indefinite and fictitious numbers—inexact terms of indefinite size, used for comic effect, for exaggeration, as placeholder names, or when precision is unnecessary or undesirable.

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Intellivision Amico

The Intellivision Amico is a home video game console that is being developed and marketed by Intellivision Entertainment.

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IOS

iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed by Apple exclusively for its smartphones.

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Irem

is a Japanese video game developer and publisher, and formerly a developer and manufacturer of arcade games as well.

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Jaleco

was a corporate brand name that was used by two previously connected video game developers and publishers based in Japan.

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Katakis

Katakis is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed for the Commodore 64 by Rainbow Arts in 1987, and converted to the Amiga by Factor 5 in 1988. R-Type and Katakis are 1987 video games, horizontally scrolling shooters and video games scored by Chris Huelsbeck.

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Konami

, commonly known as Konami,, is a Japanese multinational entertainment company and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo.

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List of R-Type video games

R-Type is a science-fiction horizontal-scrolling shooter video game franchise developed and published by Irem for arcade systems and home game platforms. R-Type and List of R-Type video games are game Boy Color games, Irem games and Xbox 360 Live Arcade games.

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List of video games considered the best

This is a list of video games that multiple video game journalists or magazines have considered to be among the best of all time.

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Master System

The is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console manufactured and developed by Sega.

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Mean Machines

Mean Machines was a multi-format video game magazine published between 1990 and 1992 in the United Kingdom.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Mobile phone

A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area, as opposed to a fixed-location phone (landline phone).

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MobyGames

MobyGames is a commercial website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing.

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MSX

MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983.

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Multiplayer video game

A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g.

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Museum of the Game

Museum of the Game, which includes the Killer List of Videogames (KLOV), is a website featuring an online encyclopedia devoted to cataloging arcade games past and present.

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Neo Geo (system)

The, stylized as NEO•GEO and also written as NEOGEO, is a ROM cartridge-based arcade system board and fourth-generation home video game console released on April 26, 1990, by Japanese game company SNK Corporation.

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Next Generation (magazine)

Next Generation was a US video game magazine that was published by Imagine Media (now Future US).

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Nintendo

is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto.

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Nintendo 3DS

The is a foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo.

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Nintendo Switch

The is a video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017.

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Operation Wolf

is a light gun shooter arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1987. R-Type and Operation Wolf are 1987 video games, Amstrad CPC games, Atari ST games, Crash Smash! award winners, Master System games, TurboGrafx-16 games, Virtual Console games and ZX Spectrum games.

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PC-8800 series

The, commonly shortened to PC-88, are a brand of Zilog Z80-based 8-bit home computers released by Nippon Electric Company (NEC) in 1981 and primarily sold in Japan.

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PlayStation (console)

The (abbreviated as PS, commonly known as the PS1/PS one or its codename PSX) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australasia.

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PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Pulstar (video game)

is a horizontally scrolling shooter released for arcades by SNK in 1995. R-Type and Pulstar (video game) are horizontally scrolling shooters and Virtual Console games.

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R-Type Final

is a horizontal shooter video game by Irem for the PlayStation 2 video game console. R-Type and r-Type Final are horizontally scrolling shooters, Irem games and video games set in the 22nd century.

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R-Type Final 2

is a horizontal-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Granzella. R-Type and r-Type Final 2 are horizontally scrolling shooters and Irem games.

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R-Type II

is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed and published by Irem. R-Type and r-Type II are Atari ST games, game Boy games, horizontally scrolling shooters, PlayStation Portable games, video games scored by David Whittaker, video games set in the 22nd century and Xbox 360 Live Arcade games.

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RhythmOne

RhythmOne, previously known as Blinkx, and also known as RhythmOne Group, is an American digital advertising technology company which owns and operates the web properties AllMusic, AllMovie, and SideReel.

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Sega

is a Japanese multinational video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

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Sega Genesis

The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega.

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Sega Power

Sega Power, initially known as S: The Sega Magazine, was a Future publication aimed at the Sega range of consoles, including the Master System, Mega Drive, Game Gear and later on the Mega-CD, 32X and Saturn.

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Sequel

A sequel is a work of literature, film, theater, television, music, or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work.

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Shinseisha

Co., Ltd.

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Shoot 'em up

Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs) are a sub-genre of action games.

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Single-player video game

A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session.

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Steam (service)

Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront managed by Valve.

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Thunder Force IV

known in North America as Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar, is a shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Technosoft for the Mega Drive in 1992.

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TurboGrafx-16

The TurboGrafx-16, known as the outside North America, is a home video game console designed by Hudson Soft and sold by NEC Home Electronics.

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United States Copyright Office

The United States Copyright Office (USCO), a part of the Library of Congress, is a United States government body that registers copyright claims, records information about copyright ownership, provides information to the public, and assists Congress and other parts of the government on a wide range of copyright issues.

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Virtual Console

The Virtual Console is a defunct line of downloadable video games for Nintendo's Wii and Wii U home video game consoles and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.

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Wii

The Wii is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo.

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Wii U

The Wii U is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii.

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X Multiply

is a horizontally scrolling shooter published by Irem, and similar in style to their earlier R-Type. R-Type and x Multiply are horizontally scrolling shooters and Irem games.

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X68000

The is a home computer created by Sharp Corporation.

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Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.

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Xbox Live Arcade

Xbox Live Arcade (or XBLA) was a video game digital distribution service that was available for the Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles.

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Xexex

released as Orius in North America, is a 1991 side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game by Konami. R-Type and Xexex are horizontally scrolling shooters and PlayStation Portable games.

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Your Sinclair

Your Sinclair, or YS as it was commonly abbreviated, was a commercially published and printed British computer magazine for the Sinclair range of computers, mainly the ZX Spectrum.

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ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer developed and marketed by Sinclair Research.

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1987 in video games

1987 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Dragon Quest II, Final Lap, and Zelda II, along with new titles such as After Burner, Contra, Double Dragon, Final Fantasy, Mega Man, Metal Gear, Operation Wolf, Phantasy Star, Shinobi, Street Fighter and The Last Ninja.

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1988 in video games

1988 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Dragon Quest III, Super Contra, Super Mario Bros. 2, Mega Man 2, Double Dragon II: The Revenge, and Super Mario Bros. 3, along with new titles such as Assault, Altered Beast, Capcom Bowling, Ninja Gaiden, RoboCop, Winning Run and Chase H.Q. The year's highest-grossing arcade games were After Burner and After Burner II in Japan, Double Dragon in the United States, Operation Wolf in the United Kingdom, and RoboCop in Hong Kong.

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2D computer graphics

2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models (such as 2D geometric models, text, and digital images) and by techniques specific to them.

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3D computer graphics

3D computer graphics, sometimes called CGI, 3-D-CGI or three-dimensional computer graphics, are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data (often Cartesian) that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering digital images, usually 2D images but sometimes 3D images.

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See also

Crash Smash! award winners

• 19 Part One: Boot Camp
• Back to Skool
• Batman (1986 video game)
• Bionic Commando (1987 video game)
• Bruce Lee (video game)
• Chase H.Q.
• Driller (video game)
• Final Fight (video game)
• Full Throttle (1984 video game)
• Ghouls 'n Ghosts
• Hard Drivin'
• Head over Heels (video game)
• Jack the Nipper
• Knight Lore
• Last Ninja 2
• Mercenary (video game)
• MicroProse Soccer
• Movie (video game)
• Operation Thunderbolt (video game)
• Operation Wolf
• Out of the Shadows (video game)
• R-Type
• Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
• Rebelstar
• Rick Dangerous 2
• Robin of the Wood
• RoboCop (1988 video game)
• Shadowfire (video game)
• Skool Daze
• Smash TV
• Spindizzy
• Stormlord
• Target: Renegade
• The NewZealand Story
• The Sentinel (video game)
• The Way of the Exploding Fist
• Thunder Blade
• Turrican
• Underwurlde
• Wizball

Dotemu games

• Another World (video game)
• Avenging Spirit
• Baseball Stars 2
• Battle Fantasia
• Blazing Star
• Earth Defense Force (video game)
• Final Fantasy VII
• Final Fantasy VIII
• Garou: Mark of the Wolves
• Ghoul Patrol
• Golvellius
• GunForce II
• Heroes of Might and Magic III
• I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (video game)
• Ironclad (video game)
• King of the Monsters (video game)
• Krypton Egg
• Little Big Adventure
• Metal Slug (1996 video game)
• Metal Slug Tactics
• Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
• P-47: The Phantom Fighter
• Pharaoh: A New Era
• R-Type
• Raiden (video game)
• Raiden Fighters
• Raiden Fighters 2
• Raiden Fighters Jet
• Raptor: Call of the Shadows
• Samurai Shodown V Special
• Sanitarium (video game)
• Shock Troopers
• Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad
• Streets of Rage 4
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
• The King of Fighters 2000
• The King of Fighters 2002
• The Last Blade
• The Last Express
• Titan Quest
• Twinkle Star Sprites
• Windjammers (video game)
• Windjammers 2
• Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
• Ys I & II
• Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished
• Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter
• Ys Origin
• Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Nintendo arcade games

• Arm Wrestling (video game)
• Balloon Fight
• Baseball (1983 video game)
• Clu Clu Land
• Donkey Kong (1981 video game)
• Donkey Kong 3
• Donkey Kong Jr.
• Dr. Mario
• Duck Hunt
• Excitebike
• Golf (1984 video game)
• Gumshoe (video game)
• Heli Fire
• Hogan's Alley (video game)
• Ice Climber
• Laser Clay Shooting System
• Mach Rider
• Mario Bros.
• Metroid (video game)
• Monkey Magic (video game)
• NES Open Tournament Golf
• Pinball (1984 video game)
• Popeye (video game)
• Pro Wrestling (NES video game)
• Punch-Out!! (arcade game)
• R-Type
• R.C. Pro-Am
• Rad Racer
• Radar Scope
• Sheriff (video game)
• Sky Skipper
• Slalom (video game)
• Space Fever
• Space Firebird
• Super Mario Bros.
• Super Mario Bros. 2
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Super Punch-Out!! (arcade game)
• Tennis (1984 video game)
• Urban Champion
• Volleyball (video game)
• Wild Gunman

Video games scored by Chris Huelsbeck

• Apidya
• Battle Isle (video game)
• Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back
• Extreme Assault
• Gem'X
• Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
• Grand Monster Slam
• Hexuma
• Jim Power in Mutant Planet
• Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-D
• Katakis
• Masterblazer
• Mega Turrican
• Nectaris
• R-Type
• Rock 'n' Roll (video game)
• Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
• Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
• Super Turrican (1993 video game)
• Super Turrican 2
• The Adventures of Quik & Silva
• The Great Giana Sisters
• The Secret of Monkey Island
• Throw In
• Tunnel B1
• Turrican
• Turrican II: The Final Fight
• X-Out (video game)
• Z-Out

Video games scored by Takushi Hiyamuta

• Air Duel
• Cosmic Cop
• GunForce II
• Half-Minute Hero
• Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming
• King of Fighters R-1
• King of Fighters R-2
• Metal Slug (1996 video game)
• Metal Slug 2
• Metal Slug 3
• Neo Turf Masters
• R-Type
• Super R-Type
• Undercover Cops

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-Type

Also known as Bydo, R Type, R*Type, R*Types, R-Type I, R·Type, R·Types.

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