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{{nihongo foot|'''''Super R-Type'''''|スーパー・アール・タイプ|Sūpā Āru Taipu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a [[shooter game]] for the [[Super NES]], developed and published by [[Irem]] in 1991. It is a partial port of ''[[R-Type II]]'', borrowing stages and enemies, but introducing several of its own. The game has been re-released on the [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]] in Japan, North America and PAL regions in 2008, and on the [[Nintendo Switch Online]] service on April 12, 2024.

On March 14, 2008, the game was released on the Nintendo [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]] service in Europe and Australia.<ref name="vcpal">{{cite web|author=East, Tom|date=March 14, 2008|title=Super R-Type and Operation Wolf Blast Onto Virtual Console|url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=3715|publisher=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]|access-date=2009-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516101017/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=3715|archive-date=May 16, 2008|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The game was made available on the Virtual Console in North America on March 17, 2008.<ref name="vcna">{{cite web|author=Bozon, Mark|date=March 17, 2008|title=VC Monday: 3/17/08|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/859/859992p1.html|publisher=[[IGN]]|access-date=2009-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118120954/http://wii.ign.com/articles/859/859992p1.html|archive-date=November 18, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> However, it was removed from the Virtual Console on March 30, 2012 in North America and on March 31, 2012 in Europe. The game was re-released on the [[Nintendo Switch Online]] service on April 12, 2024.