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R-Type

R-Type (1988) is a title from the 8-bit home-computer and console era, catalogued in the VG90 reference archive for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, C64, J2ME, Master System, MSX, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx CD, TurboGrafx-16.

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R-Type is a video game released in 1988 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, C64, J2ME, Master System, MSX, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx CD, TurboGrafx-16. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the 8-bit home-computer and console era.

The years around 1988 belonged to the 8-bit home-computer and console era, when bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. VG90 groups titles like this one by era and platform so those connections are easy to trace.

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Beyond any single title, the 8-bit home-computer and console era matters as a chapter in gaming history — bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Cataloguing releases from the period, notable and obscure alike, keeps that fuller picture intact.

Technical notes

Catalogued for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, C64, J2ME, Master System, MSX, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx CD, TurboGrafx-16, dated 1988. This entry reflects public listing metadata — platform and year — with direct download links attached.

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