Cheats have been prominent in the R-Type Series from the first game to R-Type Final, though the R-Type Command mini-series has no apparent cheats. This page deals with pre-built cheats only (EX: Right, Right, Left, Right) and not cheat devices such as GameShark or Game Genie.
R-Type[]
R-Type II[]
Super R-Type[]
Weapon Select[]
- Part 1 (2nd title screen):D,R,R,D,R,R,D,R,D,D.
- Part 2 (while paused ):R,R,D,Y,D,R,D,L,R,D,R,R + Laser Type + Missile type.
Laser type:
- Anti-air Laser (Red) - A
- Reflect Laser (Blue) - X
- Ground Laser (Yellow) - B
- Wide Shot (Green) - Y
- Shotgun (Gray) - R
Missile type:
- Homing Missile - A
- Scatter Bomb - X
Stage Select[]
- Part 1 (at 2nd title screen):Hold R press UPx9.
- Part 2 (while paused):While playing, pause, hold A and R, press SELECT. Changing the numbers on the bottom left of the screen changes the stage you're in, numbers 11 to 17 are the PRO stages.
R-Type III: The Third Lightning[]
R-Type Delta[]
While holding L2 in the pause menu, enter the following
Full Dose[]
- L, R, U, D, R, L, U, D, Triangle
Invincibility[]
- R2, R2, R, R, L, R, L, L, R, L, R2, U, U, D, D, U, D, U, D, R2
Full Red[]
- L, R, U, D, R, L, U, D , Square
Full Blue[]
- L, R, U, D, R, L, U, D , X
Full Yellow[]
- L, R, U, D, R, L, U, D , Circle
R-Type Final[]
For these, pause the game, hold L2, and tap in the code. You'll hear a chime if you put them in correctly.
Full Dose[]
- R2, R2, L, R, U, D, R, L, U, D, Triangle
Full Blue[]
- R2, R2, L, R, U, D, R, L, U, D, X
Full Red[]
- R2, R2, L, R, U, D, R, L, U, D, Square
Full Yellow[]
- R2, R2, L, R, U, D, R, L, U, D, Circle
Invincibility ( European and other PAL Versions)[]
- R, R, L, R, L, L, R, L, R1, U, U, D, D, U, D, U, D, R1
Invincibility (Korean and Japanese Versions)[]
- R, R, L, R, L, L, R, L, R2, U, U, D, D, U, D, U, D, R2
Invincibility (US Version)[]
- R, R, L, R, L, L, R, L, L1, U, U, D, D, U, D, U, D, L1