R-Type III: The Third Lightning (1993)
Platforms: SNES · Game Boy Advance · WiiGenres: Genres · Action · Side view · 2D scrolling · Arcade · Shooter · Direct control · Space flight · Sci-fi / futuristic · Regional differences
The evil Bydo Empire returns in this entry of the R-Type series. So climb into the latest R-Type vessel, the R-90, and blast through six side-scrolling levels on your way to destroy the Bydo mothership. Gameplay is still the classic R-Type way with...
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Cast & Crew · 14 people
- H. Saitoh· Producer, Sound Engineer
- Kengo Miyata· Planner, Graphic Design: Title, R-9 Zero and System Graphics, Directed by
- Y. Kumite· Main Program / Stage (1, 4 & 6)
- Y. Suzuki· Program: Stage (2, 3 & 5) / Opening & Ending / Force Select
- Hikaru Yamashita· Tool Support
- Takayuki Ohdachi· Graphic Design: Stage BG (1-5) / Boss (1, 2, 5 & 6) / Force Select BG
- K. Sato· Graphic Design: Stage Obj. (1-5) / Boss (3-5)
- T. Saitoh· Graphic Design: Stage BG (6) / Stage Obj. (1, 6) / Ending
- Ikuko Mimori· Music Composition & Sound Effects
- K. Tajima· Special Thanks
- Masao Matsumoto· Special Thanks
- K. Umebara· Special Thanks
- T. Kudo· Special Thanks
- Motoyuki Yoshioka· Executive Producer
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