Okay look, I can spin all sorts of shit into something being actually good, but I just can't do it here. R-Type II as far as it's original arcade incarnation is concerned is borderline unplayable. Absolutely reprehensible morally unsound difficulty that I would expect from loop 2 gameplay. Gradius III at least gave me some hospitality before it caved my skull in. R-Type II is exceptionally rude in comparison.

You can talk as much smack as you want about Super R-Type's slowdown and lack of checkpoints, but they remixed and added stages for the better in that port/not-port of this. I also couldn't help but think the stronger charged shot was harder to use here than in Super, so all around I'm just yearning for my childhood back instead of this hellhole I found myself in when I dared to play the second half of R-Types today. I regret everything, you owe me for this R-Type!

Give me my slowdown back, give me what I want! Give me the good music too! Give me what I want!