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#4481: Amok - R-Type (Return Remix)
Added to rotation: 2013-10-22 18:29:09
Song last played: 2026-05-02 20:20:50
Song last requested: 2026-03-15 06:50:50
Artist last played: 2026-05-03 04:18:22
Number of plays: 486
Requests: 166
Votes: 207
Song length: 04:40


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SID INFO
HVSC path: MUSICIANS/H/Huelsbeck_Chris/R-Type.sid
Title: R-Type
Composer: Chris Hülsbeck & Ramiro Vaca
Copyright: 1988 Activision
Subtunes: 14
SID model: MOS6581

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STIL commentVery interesting story here. Katakis was released in September 1988 by Rainbow Arts, however it never got a release in the UK as Activision had it cancelled because of similarities to R-Type, to which Activision had bought the conversion rights. Activision were getting nowhere with their conversion of R-Type and they liked what they saw of Katakis, so they hired the same programming team (Manfred Trenz and others) to do the C64 conversion. They only got 6 weeks to write the conversion, and sadly, it shows. Katakis was eventually altered and released as Denaris in 1989. Tunes #2 to #14 all cover of the arcade game.
 
SUBTUNE INFO
 
#2 - Scoring (High Score display) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Chris Hülsbeck
 
#3 - Like a Hero (Game Complete) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Chris Hülsbeck
 
#4 - Battle Theme (Stage 1) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#5 - Monster Beat (Stage 2) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#6 - Battle Pressure (Stage 3) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#7 - Butsu Butsu ("Muttering") (Stage 4) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#8 - A Monster Lurking in the Cave (Stage 5) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#9 - Scrambled Crossroad (Stage 6) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Chris Hülsbeck
 
#10 - Ogorerumono wa Hisasikarasu (Stage 7) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#11 - Womb (Stage 8) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Chris Hülsbeck
  Comment: Only 0:00-0:16 appears to be a cover.
 
#12 - Boss Theme (End of Level Boss BGM) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#13 - The End of a War (Game Over) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#14 - Return in Triumph (Stage Clear) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 




REMIX64.COM
OVERALL REMIX64 VOTE:

XxDUSTYxX:
Still love this remix in 2023! Well done, Amok!
timmya4000:
Great remix, not keen on dance beats and the original bass line is not there but I won't mark it down because it's not to my taste like some people. Brilliant mixing skills and choice of instruments
bahamut_ger:
Nice Job. Super Remix. Ich könnte mir das den ganzen Tag anhören und dabei meinen C64 wieder anschmeißen. Danke für diesen Remix 😊
cirdan:
Yeahh, this is pretty much how I always imagined this track. Fantastic leads and a solid drum track. Good work!
Alucard:
This rocks da shit outta my ass!
Mitch van Hayden:
Nice one, Dude!
NecroPolo:
Great job man. I really like the energy and the less-is-more approach. The maxi part after 2:30 feels like restarting it from the start with minor differences.
Chainsaw:
Just great.
Danceaway:
Top remix of this track Amok… Nice - clean - sharp and well mastered track… Top stuff
mfe:
High-energy with simple sounds well-mixxed, and gives it a new feel to an old standard. Well done.
druu:
This is bloody awesome! DAMN YOU!!! 😃
RemixFan:
Amok makes an earthquake on rko. Excelente work.
Instant Remedy:
Yeah! I really dig this. A lot of plays in my daily loop 😊 Amok in action!
Dees Productions:
Fridge me side ways!!! This is it! Ten points from start to end! Now I don't have to continue on my remix anylonger, you made it and made it damned fine!
Xenox.AFL:
Nice as always…!! One of my fav. Tracks from Ramiro and Chris…!
LMan:
Lovely. R-Type as it's supposed to sound.
Nebdar:
Very good remix still not impresiive for me
omoroca:
I don't like this UNZ UNZ UNZ stuff. But this one is so perfect that I cannot vote anything less than orange.
LaLa:
I might be in the minority here, but I would've preferred to hear chords instead of arpeggios. But topnotch production, no question there.
Carruthers43:
Very nice, I love the original and I feel the new bass line here takes some power out of the tune though. Just a personal preference.
CharlieC:
Ok production, but the groove of the original is gone.
Fhood:
Unza unza, quite medium piece.