{"id":1865,"date":"2024-12-01T11:56:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T02:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2024-12-23T11:41:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T02:41:34","slug":"a-fan-doujin-r-type-game-on-the-megadrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/12\/01\/a-fan-doujin-r-type-game-on-the-megadrive\/","title":{"rendered":"Mega R-Type: a fan\/doujin R-Type game on the Megadrive!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1c3e78175f0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1c3e78175f0\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/R-Type-Megadrive-Doberakops-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/R-Type-Megadrive-Doberakops-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/R-Type-Megadrive-Doberakops-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/R-Type-Megadrive-Doberakops-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/R-Type-Megadrive-Doberakops.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last night I played the demo of the fan\/doujin port of R-Type on the Megadrive that shmuppers were deprived of back in the day! The Master System and PC Engine got ports of R-Type, but not the Megadrive&#8230; until now! It&#8217;s actually not a &#8220;port&#8221; per se, as it is being built ground-up by an Italian family guy living in China who goes by &#8220;TheRoboz&#8221; on YouTube. The MD-generated music is fantastic! I paid for the demo rom and gave it a shot. You go from stage 1 to stages I&#8217;ve never gotten to before. The game isn&#8217;t complete and it seems to be a bit too liberal with the 1UPs for some reason. You can play as the standard R-9 Arrowhead, but also the &#8220;Leo Prototype.&#8221; Don&#8217;t get too excited about the Leo though&#8230; it doesn&#8217;t have the dual force orbs that R-Type Leo has, but rather no force orb and each powerup gives you the instant special weapons. You can shoot the powerups to change their color, like a Cotton game does. It&#8217;s definitely the Leo though, as you can tell by the sprites that it&#8217;s a rendering of the ship from R-Type Leo, but on the Megadrive. Neat gimmick, but I think I prefer having the force orb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"151\" height=\"100\" data-id=\"1871\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/R-Type-Leo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1871\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">R-Type Leo (Arcade)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" data-id=\"1872\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/R-Type-MD.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1872\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leo Prototype (Megadrive)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I used SimpleScreenRecorder in Linux to record playing as both ships. I did better the first try, but then I realized that it was recording audio from my webcam&#8217;s mic and not the actual game. So I re-did the video all over again and I ended up not doing as well. That&#8217;s what you see here. Stick around to the end&#8230; the music for the ranking screen is a fantastic MD chiptune!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/odysee.com\/%24\/embed\/%40stevethefishdotnet%3A2%2FR-Type-on-the-Sega-Megadrive%3A2\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"encrypted-media;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>(Gosh, it is a pain in the ass to embed Odysee links in WordPress!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The site to buy and download the rom: <a href=\"https:\/\/theroboz.itch.io\/mega-r-type\">https:\/\/theroboz.itch.io\/mega-r-type<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The creator&#8217;s YouTube channel: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@theroboz\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@theroboz<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night I played the demo of the fan\/doujin port of R-Type on the Megadrive that shmuppers were deprived of back in the day! The Master System and PC Engine got ports of R-Type, but not the Megadrive&#8230; until now! It&#8217;s actually not a &#8220;port&#8221; per se, as it is being built ground-up by an &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/12\/01\/a-fan-doujin-r-type-game-on-the-megadrive\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mega R-Type: a fan\/doujin R-Type game on the Megadrive!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[225,10,235,40,224,12,49],"class_list":["post-1865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video-games","tag-doujin","tag-gaming","tag-mega-r-type","tag-megadrive","tag-r-type","tag-retrogaming","tag-sega"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1865"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1931,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1865\/revisions\/1931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}