After Burner

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After Burner
Japanese arcade flyer of After Burner.
Developer(s)	Sega AM-2
Publisher(s)	Sega
Designer(s)	Yu Suzuki
Platform(s)	Amiga, Amstrad, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, Sega 32X, Sega Master System, PC Engine, PC, ZX Spectrum, MSX
Release date(s)	November, 1987
Genre(s)	Flight simulator/Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)	Single player
Input methods	Joystick, trigger, missile button
Cabinet	Upright, sit-down cockpit
Arcade system	Sega X Board
Display	Raster

After Burner (アフターバーナー^?) is a 1987 Japanese arcade game by Sega. It is the first game in the After Burner series. It is one of the first games designed by Yu Suzuki.

Gameplay

The game allows the player to control a F-14 Tomcat jet which must destroy a series of enemy jets throughout 18 stages. The jet itself employs a machine gun and a limited set of missiles. These weapons are replenished by another aircraft after beating a few stages. The aircraft, cannon and missile buttons are all controlled from an integrated flight stick.

The game itself was released in two variations: a standard upright cabinet and a rotating cockpit version. In the cockpit, the seat rotated horizontally while the cockpit rotated vertically. ^[1]

Legacy

Sequels

After Burner was followed by After Burner II, which was released on the same year. It is said by some sources ^[2] that this game is more of a complete version of its predecessor, given the great similarities between both games.

Aside from After Burner II and III, the series hasn't seen any sequels until the franchise was revitalized in 2006 with the release of After Burner Climax for arcades on the Sega Lindbergh hardware, followed by After Burner: Black Falcon for the PSP in 2007.

Some games, such as G-LOC: Air Battle, Sky Target and Sega Strike Fighter follow similar gameplay and, as such, can technically be considered parts of the series.

Ports

U.S. box art of the NES version.

The game was ported to numerous consoles and computer systems such as the Amiga, Amstrad, Atari ST, Sharp X68000, FM Towns, Commodore 64, NES, Sega Master System, PC Engine, Sega Saturn, PC,MSX and ZX Spectrum. A port of After Burner to the 32X was done by Rutubo Games, and was known as After Burner Complete in Japan and Europe.^[3]

See also

• Air Diver

References

External links

• After Burner at the Killer List of Videogames
• After Burner at MobyGames
• Contemporary reviews at Solvalou.com
• After Burner at World of Spectrum
• After Burner Station
• Retrospective of the series at Hardcore Gaming 101

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