How do I get better at r-type?

>>3841983
You don't, you're either born with the talent or you're destined for failure

>>3841983
shoot at the bad guys, avoid projectiles

>>3841983
Practice and routing, the same thing happens every time so start building a plan to memorize and execute. Watch some replays online for ideas and start seeing what works for you.

>>3841983
Use the Force!

Learn the stage layout and enemy placement to a decent degree and make strategies around them. Use save-states in each stage to practice if you want to. Maybe practice a few checkpoints if you need it

>>3841983
Play enough that you remember where the enemies are going to come before they show up on screen so you can anticipate where to start shooting. That's pretty much all there is to it.

>>3841983
Don't get hit

>>3842029
this

if you don't you will be fucked by hard to reach turrets and stuff like at the botom of the massive ship on stage 3

>>3841983
I destroyed a SMS controller in a blind rage because of stage 6. You have to memorize shit to get gud.

>>3841983
Practice