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R-Type

1987 video game
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R-Type

Summary

R-Type is a video game[1]. R-Type has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • R-Type's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • R-Type was published by Irem[4].
  • R-Type's genre is shoot 'em up[5].
  • R-Type's genre is science fiction video game[6].
  • R-Type's developer is recorded as Irem[7].
  • R-Type's developer is recorded as Compile[8].
  • R-Type's part of the series is recorded as R-Type[9].
  • R-Type's operating system is recorded as Android[10].
  • R-Type's operating system is recorded as iOS[11].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[12].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[13].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as Atari ST[14].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[15].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as TurboGrafx-16[16].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as MSX[17].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[18].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as Java virtual machine[19].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as Android[20].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as iOS[21].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as Q209868[22].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as PC Engine SuperGrafx[23].
  • R-Type's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine[24].
  • R-Type's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[25].
  • R-Type's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[26].
  • R-Type was distributed by digital download[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

R-Type was published by Irem[4].

Publication

R-Type was released on July 1, 1987[28]. Genres include shoot 'em up[5] and science fiction video game[6]. R-Type's part of the series is recorded as R-Type[9]. R-Type was distributed by digital download[27].

Subject and Themes

R-Type's part of the series is recorded as R-Type[9].

Why It Matters

R-Type has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Android Compile iOS Irem Japan Java virtual machine joystick touchscreen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Q20056333. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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