Master Ship List | Tree Listing | Bydo Lab | Stage Alternates

I endeavor to make comparison shots for all the DLC stages to their original iterations. This will have to wait - however, the homage stages go as follows:

Volume 1 DLC Stages
R-Type Final 2 Homage Stage Original Game Original Stage Name
x1.0: Flame-Engulfed Arms Factory R-Type III Stage 4: Fire Cask Factory
x2.0: Inside Of Ruins R-Type Leo Stage 5: Inside Of Ruins
x3.0: Crazed Craft R-Type Delta Stage 1: Lethal Weapon
x4.0: Warship Out Of Hell R-Type Stage 3: Gitantic Warship
x5.0: Distored Ecosystem R-Type Final Stage 2: Twisted Ecology
x6.0: Resource Quarry Ruins R-Type II Stage 4: Resource Acquisition Area
x7.0: Encounter R-Type Stage 1: Encounter
Volume 2 DLC Stages
R-Type Final 2 Homage Stage Original Game Original Stage Name
y1.0: Azure Grotto R-Type II Stage 2: The Cave
y2.0: Materialized Virtual Training Space Image Fight Stage ?: Fortress
y3.0: Geirrod Fortress Strategic War R-Type Tactics II Geirrod Space Fortress Control Room
y4.0: Corrosion R-Type Delta Stage 4: Invasion
y5.0:Forgotten Lab R-Type Final Stage 4: Deserted Lab
y6.0: Pluto Outer Base Glitnir Strategic War R-Type Tactics II Glitnir Fortress Control Room
y7.0: Bio-Cavity R-Type Stage 2: Creature Cave

As of late June, 2021, I am officially in the process of moving from Italy to America. I suspect my updates will be slow in the coming months. Keep an eye on the Shmups Forum for the latest chatter. (Linked was page 39, current for this posting)

Alternate Level-One Boss
Icy Version Unsheathed Version The Dobkeratops that you faced as the level-one boss in the original R-Type returns in Final 2, however, here he is encased in ice with only a small demonic face bursting out.

By playing the first level of R-Type Final 2 on any of the R-Typer difficulties, he will appear without the ice. This is only way to uncover this beastie's Bydo Lab entry and his attacks differ from the frozen iteration.

Alternate Levels 6 & 7
Towards the end of level 5, a unique ship will appear. After defeating it, four colored orbs will stand before you. The stage you proceed to after 5.0 depends on which you collect. Collect the appropriate color to decide which iteration of stage 6 will appear after you complete 5.0.

Moving from top to bottom:
  • Pink Orb will bring you to 6.0
  • Orange Orb will bring you to 6.1
  • Green Orb will bring you to 6.2
  • Grey Orb will bring you to (6.2? Random?)
  • Collecting No Orb will bring you to 6.2

The grey orb may be a placeholder for a future update. It appears to bring you to a random stage (or just 6.2? or the last 6.x stage you played?)

As expected, however, whichever version of stage 6 you complete will lead you to a differnt rendition of stage 7.