ZX SPECTRUM R-TYPE PT.4

[kojiki1976]

When you complete this game, the series of videos will be your finest achievement to date!

[SPINNYFUCK]

I think you mean "IF" I complete this game. I've spent 4 days trying to finish the last level. It cost me a 20/1 winner at Cheltenham as well by just having another go.

[kevin12567]

Try using the red/blue wave blaster since it envelops whatever end of your ship the Force Pod is attached to, then you only have to worry about dodging with the unprotected end. If it's the final boss you're having trouble with (where you must launch your Force Pod into its "mouth" when it opens), find a spot where the indestructible swirls can't reach you and concentrate on dodging the aliens. Hope that helps!

[SPINNYFUCK]

Thanks for the tips. It's the dodging that's the problem. Trying to judge when to fire the pod as well. I'll give it another try next week. Cheers mate!

[kevin12567]

Wow, great job on that level...though I noticed the walls don't explode here like they do in the other versions! I could never get past this level on the Master System version - the part at 2:16 where all those flying enemies come out always got me, and if you restart halfway through this level, forget it! I later got the near-arcade-perfect TurboGrafx 16 port of this game and only made it through this stage twice and beat the game the second time through. Best of luck to you for Stage 8!

[SPINNYFUCK]

Exploding walls just sounds insane. As if the game isn't hard enough! I will need more than luck to complete the final level.

[bx16v]

If you didnt do these vids I would never see this far through games on the spectrum!

Do you use keys for all games ?

[SPINNYFUCK]

Neither would I, lol!

I always use the keyboard and prefer it when there is a re-define option so that I can have all the keys close to each other.

[mathowlett]

I wonder how many people have actually seen this far into the game. Not many I reckon....

[SPINNYFUCK]

I wouldn't like to hazard a guess but maybe you're right. It's one tough game!