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After Burner

Manufacturer: Sega
Year: 1987
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Simulator
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: Sega After Burner
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 1
Gameplay: Single
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Throttle Lever
Joystick: Analog with trigger and thumb button [Gun|Missile]

Sound: Amplified Stereo (two channel)

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After Burner Description

A flight simulator where a group of planes fly at you in each level. Players must destroy the oncoming planes to advance.

Cabinet Information

Two cabinet types were created for this game: upright and a closed horizontally and vertically rotating cockpit. On the cockpit, only the seat rotated horizontally while the whole cockpit rotated vertically. Both cabinets contain a grey monitor frame with flashing lights at the top that indicate an enemy's "lock" on your craft. The two speakers inside the cockpit at head-level produce excellent stereo sound which really adds to the gameplay.

Cheats, Tricks and Bugs

The game will play itself if it has the credits to continue.

CAPS/VAPS Arcade Census

There are 6,862 members of the Classic Arcade Preservation Society / Video Arcade Preservation Society, 3,937 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 64,459 machines (3,753 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 54 known instances of this machine owned by After Burner collectors. Of these, 49 of them are original dedicated machines, and 5 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

This game ranks a 34 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Wanted - There are 8 VAPS members currently looking for After Burner.

This game ranks a 21 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

For Sale - There are 3 VAPS members with After Burner machines for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. [More Information]

Fixes

A common problem with this game seems to result in the "danger" or "lock on" lamps remaining lit all the time. For more info and a possible fix, see http://dweeb.net/afterburner/ssrfix

Legacy

After Burner
After Burner II

Manuals

Owner's Manual 39 Pages, 3793 KB File.

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Photo contributed by: Johan Schurer

After Burner - Title screen image

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