SNES/Super Famicom

Super R-Type

In this SNES sequel to the arcade R-Type shooters, you are the R-9, Earth's most advanced form of defense against the evil BYDO Empire. There are seven stages you must go through, picking up power-up items to defeat the stage bosses which have returned from the arcade versions of R-Type and R-Type II. Your R-9 ship can also be united with FORCE, which are invincible units that surround your ship to protect you and can also power up and attack.

Genre: Shooter
Year: 1991
Developer: Irem
Publisher: Irem
Players: 1

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Achievements

40 achievements · 725 total points

Battle in space Defeat Illuminator and complete the 1st stage
5 pts
Into the ruins Defeat Zabtom and complete the 2nd stage
5 pts
Flying through the cave Defeat Enexsis and complete the 3rd stage
5 pts
Destroying the warship Defeat the prisoner and complete the 4th stage
10 pts
Resource Aquisition Area Defeat Rios and complete the 5th stage
10 pts
The factory Defeat The Recycler and complete the 6th stage
10 pts
The Bydo Empire Destroy the Womb, and defeat the Bydo empire
25 pts
The real battle begins Beat the game on the hard difficulty
25 pts
Battle in space (Pro difficulty) Defeat Illuminator and complete the 1st stage on the Pro difficulty
10 pts
Into the ruins (Pro difficulty) Defeat Zabtom and complete the 2nd stage on the Pro difficulty
10 pts
Flying through the cave (Pro difficulty) Defeat Enexsis and complete the 3rd stage on the Pro difficulty
25 pts
Destroying the warship (Pro difficulty) Defeat the prisoner and complete the 4th stage on the Pro difficulty
25 pts
Resource Aqusition Area (Pro difficulty) Defeat Rios and complete the 5th stage on the Pro difficulty
25 pts
The factory (Pro difficulty) Defeat The Recycler and complete the 6th stage on the Pro difficulty
25 pts
The Bydo Empire (Pro difficulty) Destroy the Womb and defeat the Bydo empire on the Pro difficulty, and reach the true ending!
50 pts
Novice scoring Get at least 50 000 points
5 pts
Easy scoring Get at least 150 000 points
10 pts
Advanced scoring Get at least 350 000 points starting at normal difficulty or higher
25 pts
Pro scoring Get at least 650 000 points starting at normal difficulty or higher
50 pts
Fully equipped Get missiles, equip both pit shields, and fully upgrade the force shield (Normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
Out of ammo (level slct allowed) Defeat The Illuminator without firing a single shot (Normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
No time for charging Zabtom! (level slct allowed) Defeat Zabtom without letting him fire a single charged laser shot (normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
The epic chase (level slct allowed) Defeat Rios without firing a single shot (easy difficulty or higher)
10 pts
Slaughter in space Destroy at least 160 enemies & objects in stage 1 (normal difficulty or higher)
25 pts
Diplomatic measures (level slct allowed) Beat stage 2 without destroying a single enemy or object (normal difficulty or higher)
25 pts
One man army Beat one loop without losing a ship
50 pts
Saving the batteries I (level slct allowed) Defeat Illuminator and complete the 1st stage without ever fully charging your weapon (Normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
Saving the batteries II (level slct allowed) Defeat Zabtom and complete the 2nd stage without ever fully charging your weapon (Normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
Saving the batteries III (level slct allowed) Defeat Enexsis and complete the 3rd stage without ever fully charging your weapon (Normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
Saving the batteries IV (level slct allowed) Defeat the prisoner and complete the 4th stage without ever fully charging your weapon (Normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
Saving the batteries V (level slct allowed) Defeat Rios and complete the 5th stage without ever fully charging your weapon (Normal difficulty or higher)
10 pts
Saving the batteries VI (level slct allowed) Defeat The Recycler and complete the 6th stage without ever fully charging your weapon (Normal difficulty or higher)
25 pts
Saving the batteries VII (level slct allowed) Destroy the Womb and defeat the Bydo empire without ever fully charging your weapon (Normal difficulty or higher)
25 pts
Underequipped I (level slct allowed) Defeat Illuminati and complete stage 1 without equipping the force and pit shields (Easy or higher)
10 pts
Underequipped II (level slct allowed) Defeat Zabtom and complete the 2nd stage without equipping the force and pit shields (Easy or higher)
10 pts
Underequipped III (level slct allowed) Defeat Enexsis and complete the 3rd stage without equipping the force and pit shields (Easy or higher)
10 pts
Underequipped IV (level slct allowed) Defeat the prisoner and complete the 4th stage without equipping the force and pit shields (Easy or higher)
25 pts
Underequipped V (level slct allowed) Defeat Rios and complete the 5th stage without equipping the force and pit shields (Easy or higher)
25 pts
Underequipped VI (level slct allowed) Defeat The Recycler and complete the 6th stage without equipping the force and pit shields (Easy or higher)
25 pts
Underequipped VII (level slct allowed) Destroy the Womb, and defeat the Bydo empire without equipping the pit shields or powering up the force shield (Easy or higher)
25 pts

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Super R-Type frequently asked questions

How do I play Super R-Type online with a friend?

Super R-Type (SNES/Super Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Super R-Type on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Super R-Type in the SNES/Super Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Super R-Type netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Super R-Type have achievements?

Yes, Super R-Type has 40 achievements worth 725 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Super R-Type for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Super R-Type on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.