No recent wiki edits to this page.   R-Type is a classic side
scrolling shoot-em up game produced by Irem Corp. The game was
first released to Japanese arcades in July 1987.  The player
controls a spacecraft and is tasked with defending humanity
against the alien life forms known as Bydo.  R-Type is
infamously known for its extreme difficulty. Description for the
game from the Irem Corp. official website:    Enter the Bydo
Empire; a world where hatred and slaughter are the norm. Here,
grotesque creatures that strike fear into the center of our
souls, subsist and wait. Now, a very transcendental battle is
about to begin as we seek to mercilessly destroy these
monsters.    Set in the 22nd century, the game takes place in
the Bydo Empire.  The player must make their way through the 8
merciless levels and defend mankind from the evil attackers. 
The Bydo are biologically engineered weapons created by mankind
to be used against their enemies in their quest for universal
domination.  This plan backfired however a