Introducing R-TYPE FINAL 2 | Introducing the charm of the series in a dialogue!

Kikuchi.

Hello! I'm Kikuchi from the Sunel Development Department.

San-El has internal activities called club activities,sweets department・athletic departmentAnd so on.

For example, in the sweets club, as the name suggests, members who like sweets and sweets share recommendations and introduce them in MieL articles.

Thanks to the sweets club, the sweets corner in the company seems to be substantial.

In other club activities,Through communication in activities, we build relationships that enable smooth communication between members, including work.

And San-El has many members who like games, and without exception, there is a "game club".

There are various game platforms such as PCs, stationary machines, smartphone games, etc.

After work, we get together in the break room to play games, and we compete in games that only engineers can enjoy.

And, of course, the game club has popular games these days.There are also gamers who find minor games that are not yet known to the world and play them.

This time, the first new work in 18 years of the "R-TYPE" series, which has been handed down as a side-scrolling shooter, "R-TYPE FINAL 2I'd like to introduce you to ".

why i"R-TYPE FINAL 2"would you like to introduce to everyone?

Reason,Because I felt that it was very close to the "winning method" in "programming" that I am studying nowIt is!

What is the R-TYPE series?

In July 1987, the first generation "R-TYPE" was developed and released by Irem.

Along with "Gradius" (KONAMI) and "Darius" (TAITO),A work called the horizontal shooting game GosankeIt is.

There are three points that characterize the series.

The first is[High Difficulty]be. Until you find a clue to capture, you are required to struggle desperately, but on the other hand, the joy when you can capture is great.

the second is【story】It is deep, and depending on the work, there are cases where the ending changes greatly depending on the actions taken by the main character.

and the third is[Auxiliary equipment of the strongest class]. There is equipment called "Force" that can be freely removed, and can be used as a shield by attaching it to the front and back of your ship, or as a spear that shoots force at the enemy and attacks.

These three points are the characteristics of the "R-TYPE" series.

And in the manual in the previous work "R-TYPE FINAL",“Irem will never release a new shooting game named ‘R-TYPE’.”19 years ago, the R-TYPE series was completed once.

👇 Real R-TYPE software owned by our engineer Maekawa 👇

What was the first R-TYPE series you played?

Kikuchi.

yes. The R-TYPE series that I played for the first time. This is the PC Engine R-TYPE.

A long time ago.

Maekawa

This PC engine version R-TYPE was sold as the first part in March 1988 and the second part in June of the same year.

The author, Kikuchi, was born in 98, so while I was still in elementary school, I enjoyed the works from 10 years ago.

I played from the one called "R-TYPE Dimensions", which was a set of R-TYPE I and II released on PS4.

Maekawa

Kikuchi.

Well, when starting R-TYPE, I think it's the easiest way to get started.

Opportunity to touch the R-TYPE series

But why did you decide to touch the PC Engine R-TYPE?

Maekawa

Kikuchi.

That's right, the environment I grew up in as a child was too geared towards gamers.

Kikuchi.

During summer vacation and New Year's, I was like, "Well, let's do the R-TYPE."

It's light... I have an acquaintance who plays R-TYPE, so I thought it was kind of interesting. Originally, I liked horizontal shooting and shooting game settings... When I tried the R-TYPE, I was told that the setting was quite interesting.

Maekawa

Talk about your favorite aircraft

Kikuchi.

I recommend Wavemaster.

Wavemaster is great.

Maekawa

Kikuchi.

Well, it's the so-called R-9 series. The last Wavemaster. The Wave Motion Cannon is so strong that it is said to be the ultimate Wave Motion Cannon.

Kikuchi.

If, by any chance, the enemy avoids the wave motion gun and hits an obstacle such as a wall, it will result in not being able to damage the enemy, so you have to aim carefully.

It takes time to charge up, but in return, it's a machine that feels good because it can fire a high-powered wave motion gun.

Maekawa

Kikuchi.

yes. So, in a sense, I would like to go with the Wave Master, which is the final stage of my ancestors R-9 and Arrow Head.

👇Wave Master👇

👇 Image when the wave gun is fired 👇

My favorite aircraft is the one called "Albatross" that first appeared in R-TYPEΔ.

Maekawa

I'm doing a bit of a peculiar force, and the normal force basically flies straight, and then falls back towards you or stops on the spot.

Maekawa

Kikuchi.

yes. I agree. If it's normal force.

When this Albatross detaches the Force, it follows the enemy and flies around freely.

Maekawa

It's strong because it has a lot of peculiarities.

Maekawa

👇 Albatross 👇

👇Appearing in a pincer attack with Force 👇

About the most memorable enemy

Kikuchi.

That guy is called Prikval.

yes. It's an enemy that appeared in R-TYPE FINAL2.

Maekawa

👇 Prikvar 👇

Kikuchi.

yes. I think the motif was originally the enemy that appeared on the surface of the R-TYPE II, but I don't like the appearance position. It behaves obscenely, like saying "Welcome to R-TYPE". Really.

Kikuchi.

Shall we ask about your memorable enemies?

I agree. This is slightly different from the old works, but it's Laios, the boss of stage 4 that appeared in R-TYPE II. The fact that Rios in II is strong is still in the area of something, up to II. The problem is R-TYPE FINAL 2, and Rios appeared in the download content. This guy is fucking hard.

Maekawa

👇 Laios 👇

Kikuchi.

How many times have you repeated the content?

Jokes aside, I must have continued about 100 times.

Maekawa

Ah, but when I defeated it, I felt a great sense of accomplishment.

Maekawa

Kikuchi.

Really. It was fun and I don't think I want to do it again.

I really don't want to do it again.

Maekawa

Kikuchi.

However, I am looking forward to doing it again someday.

What to expect from the future R-TYPE series

Kikuchi.

I believe there will be additional units in the future. I think it would be interesting if we could use the old FINAL method, such as the number of times the aircraft can be used, and release them during the appearance period.

In this work, the development of the aircraft advances by consuming three types of items.

Unlike the previous game, the fact that you can continue to use your favorite aircraft is great for beginners and repeat players.

I have an army called the "Granzella Revolutionary Army" that appeared from TACTICS, which is in conflict with the Earth's army, but there is actually no shooting from that point of view. I want to try it in the "Granzella Revolutionary Army". Well, I'd like to do something like hell to beat him with so-called "forceless binding".

Maekawa

Granzella Revolutionary Army appeared in R-TYPE TACTICS II, but the game genre is literally a turn-based strategy game, so it wasn't a shooting game.

It has the advantage of being able to handle excellent bits, etc., instead of having a force that protects itself.

lastly

How was the "MieL" game article [R-TYPE FINAL 2]?

This [R-TYPE FINAL 2]We aim to clear the game by repeating trial and error, finding patterns within ourselves, and building them.

And actuallyIt is also a winning method that can be used for "programming"I just noticed.

There are various strategies for different people, and there are various solutions for programming.I will do so.

First of all, let's have a "never give up" mindset and take on various challenges.

In addition to the game club, MieL also introduces the sweets club and the sports club!

Please take a look at my other articles if you are interested.

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