Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
After shipping the first game in iRem's classic arcade shooter series, the obvious thing to do was to try and port the next game in the series: R-Type II. In 1992, BITS did just that. Does this slightly obscure shmup hold up to the original?
This is the 119th episode of Boyographic, the series looking to highlight the highs and lows of the Gameboy library, playing the hits and the misses so you don't have to!
All footage is used in fair use to give a cultural perspective of the character and context for this game's release. All footage is owned by it's respective copyright holders, and was not created by myself. I do not own the rights to 2001, or any other of the footage used.
The quick flash of the Z-80 is taken from this video, to keep it consistent with the last video and can be found here -youtube.com/watch?v=VNK_BUvOy8E&t=71s
The footage of the arcade R-Type titles and Super R-Type are either from my own captures, or World of Longplay's videos which can be found here - youtube.com/user/cubex55
The little bit of Super R-Type is taken from Mathieu Pronovost's excellent 4K captures that you can find here - youtube.com/watch?v=h147m_dlj8k
You can find more Gameboyle goodness on Twitter - @GameBoyle
On Facebook at facebook.com/boyographic & 'Gameboyle' on Instagram.
After shipping the first game in iRem's classic arcade shooter series, the obvious thing to do was to try and port the next game in the series: R-Type II. In 1992, BITS did just that. Does this slightly obscure shmup hold up to the original?
This is the 119th episode of Boyographic, the series looking to highlight the highs and lows of the Gameboy library, playing the hits and the misses so you don't have to!
All footage is used in fair use to give a cultural perspective of the character and context for this game's release. All footage is owned by it's respective copyright holders, and was not created by myself. I do not own the rights to 2001, or any other of the footage used.
The quick flash of the Z-80 is taken from this video, to keep it consistent with the last video and can be found here -youtube.com/watch?v=VNK_BUvOy8E&t=71s
The footage of the arcade R-Type titles and Super R-Type are either from my own captures, or World of Longplay's videos which can be found here - youtube.com/user/cubex55
The little bit of Super R-Type is taken from Mathieu Pronovost's excellent 4K captures that you can find here - youtube.com/watch?v=h147m_dlj8k
You can find more Gameboyle goodness on Twitter - @GameBoyle
On Facebook at facebook.com/boyographic & 'Gameboyle' on Instagram.
