Editing R-Type (section)

==Legacy==
{{See|List of R-Type video games}}

Irem has developed a number of [[sequel]]s and related games, including ''[[R-Type II]]'' and ''[[Armed Police Unit Gallop]]''. Their ''[[XMultiply]]'', although not part of the series, has similar themes and gameplay, and was released around the same time as ''R-Type II''. However, before any of these games was ''[[Katakis]]'', a 1987 clone produced by [[Factor 5]] for the [[Commodore 64]] and the [[Amiga]].

In 1991, [[Konami]] released ''[[Xexex]]'', a game heavily influenced by ''R-Type'' and ''XMultiply''. The game used similar weapons and concepts, such as the "Flint" being a combination of ''R-Type'' Force and ''X Multiply'' tentacle equipment.

Other games similar to ''R-Type'' are ''Rezon'', released by Allumer in 1991,<ref name="klov">{{cite web|url=http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9309 |title=Rezon Videogame by Taito/Allumer (1991) - The International Arcade Museum and the KLOV|website=klov.com|access-date=2015-09-04}}</ref> [[Aicom]]'s ''[[Pulstar (video game)|Pulstar]]'' and ''[[Blazing Star]]'' (the latter published under [[Yumekobo]]) for the [[Neo Geo (system)|Neo Geo]], and Technosoft's 1992 title ''[[Thunder Force IV]]'' for the [[Sega Genesis]].

On April 1, 2019, [[Granzella]] announced the development of [[R-Type Final 2]], a sequel to [[R-Type Final]].

[[Chris Huelsbeck]] composed new title songs for Amiga and Commodore 64 versions which have remained as popular targets for game music remixers. Anthem-like Amiga theme is composed by Huelsbeck alone while C64's faster theme is composed by Huelsbeck with Ramiro Vaca.

=== Adaptations ===
* R-9A Arrowhead, Scant, and Dobkeratops appears in the Chapter 30 on the manga ''Warera Hobby's Famicom Seminar''.
* R-9A Arrowhead, Scant, Dobkeratops, Wick, Gouger, Gomander and Warship appears in the Chapter 17 on the manga ''Rock 'n Game Boy''.