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==In Popular Culture==
==In Popular Culture==
In the [[1991 in film|1991]] movie, ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'', John Connor plays After Burner at a [[gun game]]-less arcade.
In the [[1991 in film|1991]] movie, ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'', John Connor plays After Burner at an [[video arcade|arcade]].


In another [[1991 in film|1991]] movie, ''[[Suburban Commando]]'', the main character Shep Ramsey plays the game after thinking it's a real battle, rather than a video game. Although the film tries to imply that it's a space battle video game, it is clearly seen to be After Burner. (This fact is emphasized when the [[Nostalgia Critic]] reviewed ''[[Suburban Commando]]''.)
In another [[1991 in film|1991]] movie, ''[[Suburban Commando]]'', the main character Shep Ramsey plays the game after thinking it's a real battle, rather than a video game. Although the film tries to imply that it's a space battle video game, it is clearly seen to be After Burner. (This fact is emphasized when the [[Nostalgia Critic]] reviewed ''[[Suburban Commando]]''.)

Revision as of 04:08, 13 May 2011

After Burner
Japanese arcade flyer of 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, DOS, ZX Spectrum, MSX
ReleaseNovember, 1987
Genre(s)Flight simulator
Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single player
Arcade systemSega X Board

After Burner (アフターバーナー) is a 1987 Japanese flight sim 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. At the start of the game, the player takes off from an aircraft carrier called the Sega Enterprise, which shares a similar name to the one used in the 1986 film Top Gun.

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 and Legacy

See also: After Burner II

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 revision of its predecessor, rather than an entirely new game, a practice later repeated for Galaxy Force and Galaxy Force 2.

Although the After Burner brand was long dormant, Sega created a number of aerial combat games centered on the F-14 Tomcat with many similar features, which are frequently regarded as part of the series.[3][4] These include G-LOC: Air Battle and its sequel Strike Fighter (later rebranded After Burner III in its home release, lending credence to the belief that they are related). Later games associated with the series include Sky Target, which retained similar gameplay and presentation to the original with the addition of 3D graphics, and Sega Strike Fighter, a arcade flight combat game which featured free-roaming movement, but nonetheless featured an F-14 as the default plane and boasted similar music.

In 2006, Sega released a new sequel on Sega Lindbergh hardware, After Burner Climax, the first arcade game to bear the brand since After Burner II. This was later ported to Xbox Live Arcade and PSN. It was followed by the spinoff After Burner: Black Falcon for the PSP in 2007.

The music from After Burner appears in remixed form in Chapter 8, entitled "Route 666", of Bayonetta (2009, developed by Platinum Games and published by Sega).[5]

Ports

File:After Burner Cover.png
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.[6]

In the 1991 movie, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, John Connor plays After Burner at an arcade.

In another 1991 movie, Suburban Commando, the main character Shep Ramsey plays the game after thinking it's a real battle, rather than a video game. Although the film tries to imply that it's a space battle video game, it is clearly seen to be After Burner. (This fact is emphasized when the Nostalgia Critic reviewed Suburban Commando.)

In Red Dwarf series 2 and 3, there is an Afterburner stand-up in the bar/disco area

See also

References

  1. ^ "KLOV entry for After Burner". Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  2. ^ "System 16 tech information". Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  3. ^ http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=after-burner-commander-model&page=detail&id=19580
  4. ^ http://system16.com/hardware.php?id=698&page=1#1847
  5. ^ Reparaz, Mikel (January 14, 2010). "30 'hidden' references in Bayonetta". GamesRadar UK. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "VGRebirth entry for After Burner Complete". Retrieved 2008-06-06.
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