R-Type Dimensions III (Switch, Switch 2): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.0.3 / Ver. 1.0.4)

9 July 2026 Lite_Agent

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for R-Type Dimensions III on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.

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R-Type Dimensions III – Ver. 1.0.3 (Nintendo Switch) / Ver. 1.0.4 (Nintendo Switch 2)

Release date: July 8th/9th 2026
Patch notes:

General:

Fixed 2D charging animation playing in reverse
Adjusted 2D charging animation speed to match original
Fixed the game time jumping far ahead when alt-tabbing
Added 3D Wave Cannon muzzle flash particles for the different charge levels
Fixed spelling/grammar errors in the French localization
Fixed Cyclone Force Capsule Laser being spammable during level transitions
Added delay before Capsule Laser Pit Unit shots can turn
Fixed audio issues with the charge sound effect playback
Fixed Display Issues with Ultrawide Resolutions
The player now gains invincibility on boss kills
Added flashing animation when player is invincible
Added missing default shot for LV1 Shadow Force when detached
Pit units now block shots correctly when in hyper mode
Fixed boss intro sting
Hyper mode heat sound effect now correctly switches when changing graphics mode
Changed 3D HUD Beam Type text to be consistent with 2D Version
Fixed Shadow Force Guide laser shooting faster than intended when shooting near an enemy
Reworked force docking behavior to match original
Fixed charge sound sticking when switching graphics mode
Fixed small 2D screen appearing when switching graphics mode after disabling crazy mode
Adjusted the cyclone force red laser behavior to match original game (Will now pierce through enemies)
Improved BGM looping

Level 1:

Fixed frame pacing for shooting animation of 2D large mech robots
Fixed Stray Explosions when respawning on Stage 1 last checkpoint
Fixed incorrect behaviour in the Mode 7 Pillar section:
- Small Mech Robots no longer go off screen
- Pillar appearing now should match the original
- In 2D Mode Robots now correctly appear behind the pillar
- Spawn Positions for Robots adjusted to match original
- Robots now turn before leaving, shooting animation offsets adjusted
- Robots should now be hittable from the same time as the original

Level 3:

Advanced mode turrets now immediately stop shooting when destroyed
Ambushing Robots now also have a camouflaged “eye” form in 3D
Fixed respawn position when respawning in vertical scroll sections

Level 4:

Large red beams now destroy POW Armors

Level 5:

Fixed invisible hitboxes being leftover when the second pair of WallSnakes are killed
Moving Block now correctly moves offscreen when the surrounding blocks have transformed
Force now attaches to the weakspot of Dobkeratops when launched at it
Cell boss now correctly plays its forming animation in the last phase
Cell boss hitbox now only gets activated once morph is complete in last phase
Transforming enemies (Green, Red, Yellow) are now invincible during their transform animation
The yellow tanks now correctly display their second form (Turret destroyed)
Green enemies now shoot in advanced mode
Fixed Outslay head appearing on the screen after defeating Gomander
Added missing advanced mode behaviour for Dobkeratops (Rest of the bosses coming soon)

Level 6:

Fixed behaviour of blue crabs (90 degree monsters)
- Slightly reduced speed of normal mode crabs
- Improved wall collision accuracy of crabs
- Crabs should now despawn reliably when moving offscreen
- Fixed blue crabs colliding with walls while spawning
Fixed slider push strength being inconsistent at high framerates
Made safe spots consistent (Hanging to the left when the single wall moves towards the player now doesnt result in a death)
Mother BYDO fixes
- Last phase now is invincible while shooting
- Improved tracking of projectiles in mother bydo last phase on high fps
- Last phase projectiles now can go further off the screen before despawning
- Fixed mother bydo still doing damage after swallowing the force
Added the missing fade in/out sounds for level 6
Added Head Regrow Animation for EndBoss in 3D
Audio: Fixed intro sting in new graphics

Additional notes: none
Source: Tozai Games / ININ Games (Steam)

R-Type Dimensions III – Ver. 1.0.2 (Nintendo Switch) / Ver. 1.0.3 (Nintendo Switch 2)

Release date: July 1st/2nd 2026
Patch notes:

Bug fixes.

Additional notes: none
Source: Tozai Games

R-Type Dimensions III – Ver. 1.0.1

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

Controls & Configuration

Left and right shoulder buttons can now be freely configured
Hyper Mode beam change and the beam/scanline toggles can now be assigned to action buttons

Gameplay Fixes

Fixed random deaths in Stage 6 caused by Bydo enemies hitting the player while still inside the dimension hole
Fixed Stage 1 background thruster effects incorrectly dealing damage to the player
Fixed the Force disappearing during level transitions
Cyclone Force yellow laser bits now correctly shoot lasers and can block bullets like a Force
Cyclone Force capsule lasers now correctly fire, deal pulse damage, and support 90-degree turns on enemies
Shadow Force red lasers no longer cancel each other when hitting something early after spawning
Shadow Force yellow laser now continues shooting when held against background blocks in Stage 5
Stage 3 boss yellow shot can no longer be blocked by the pit unit.

Wave Cannon

Wave Cannon now has distinct damage values while charging (4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20) with distinct visuals for each level
Wave Cannon now pierces through enemies until its damage budget is exhausted
Mega Wave Cannon damage overhauled — affects all boss fights
Mega Wave Cannon muzzle effect corrected in 2D mode

Collision & Hitboxes

General hitbox adjustments — previously oversized hitboxes are corrected (e.g. restores a safe spot in Stage 1)
Vulcan shot hitbox now aligns with the player ship hitbox
Many shot collision adjustments: more shots can now be erased by Mega Wave Cannon; some shots can now be blocked by Force
Boss collision corrections across Stages 2, 3, and 4

Boss & Stage Fixes

Final boss energy orbs now explode correctly when the boss body is destroyed in Phase 1
Final boss trailing orbs stop homing when the boss is dying in the last phase
Stage 4: doubled 3D background when dying after the factory mini boss is fixed
Stage 6 scrolling layer speed corrected — previously could create near-impossible situations near the dimension hole
Stage 2: large green alien now correctly destroys the wall in Advanced Mode

Audio

Boss music and Final Boss music now start correctly with their intro
Final Boss music now restarts correctly after dying at the boss
Music looping corrected when switching audio versions
Stage 1 music loop timing added
Music fadeout and FPS-related audio issues fixed

Visual

Force bit 2D visuals no longer get stuck in Hyper Mode appearance
Hit flash colour adjusted to better match the original game (slight blue tone)
Two background graphic blocks that should not have appeared in 3D mode removed

Additional notes: none
Source: ININ Games (Steam)

How to download updates for R-Type Dimensions III on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2?

To download the updates for R-Type Dimensions III, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.