After Burner is a series of flight combat rail shooter simulation games in which the player takes control of an American F-14 Tomcat Jet Fighter and must destroy incoming enemies to proceed. Like Hang-On, Space Harrier and Out Run the initial game utilised sprite scaler technology to give an impressive impression of speed and distance. It's lock on system went on to inspire Panzer Dragoon's gameplay.
Games[]
- After Burner - 1987, Arcade, Master System
- After Burner II - 1987, Arcade. 1989, Famicom, NES. 1990, Mega Drive.
- After Burner III - 1992, Mega CD
- After Burner Complete - 1995, 32x
- After Burner Climax - 2006, Arcade. 2010, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360.
- After Burner: Black Falcon - 2007, PlayStation Portable.
Cameos[]
- Power Drift - 1988, Arcade. The players car can transform into the F-14 Tomcat on Extra Stage's Courses A, C and E. Courses B and D will turn them into the Hang-On motorcycle instead.
- Fighters Megamix - 1997, Saturn. If both players hold X, the F-14 Tomcat makes a cameo appearance flying above the stage.
- Shenmue II - 2001, Dreamcast. After Burner is one of the arcade games Ryo Hazuki can play.
- Sega Superstars Tennis - 2008.
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - 2012, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360, Windows, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android. A racing track based off After Burner Climax is included. Additionally Ryo Hazuki's vehicle transforms into the After Burner arcade cabinet for his plane transformation.
- 404 Game Re:Set - 2023, Mobile. Both an Anode and Cathode personification of After Burner appear in the game. The Cathode version is a particularly notable character as she is the second boss fight after Out Run.
External links[]
- After Burner on Wikipedia