3D After Burner II, also known as just After Burner on the NES, is a arcade shoot ’em up developed and published by Sega. Originally released for the arcades in 1987 and it was to ported to gaming platforms such as the NES by Tengen. The arcade version is re-released for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. The game allows the player to control an F-14 Tomcat jet airplane. At the start of the game, the player takes off from an aircraft carrier called the SEGA Enterprise on a mission to destroy enemy jets over 18 stages.
In the arcade version, the jet employs a machine gun and a limited number of heat-seeking missiles (in the Master System version the player has unlimited 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 in the US: a standard upright cabinet and a closed rotating cockpit deluxe version.
In the cockpit version, the seat tilted forward and backwards, and the cockpit rotated from side to side. It featured two speakers at head-level for stereo sound, and had a seatbelt to hold the player when the cockpit moved. Both cabinets contained a grey monitor frame with flashing lights at the top that indicated an enemy’s “lock” on the player’s craft. Japan also received a commander cabinet that moved left and right. A third variation, called commander, released elsewhere, featured an open cabinet.
File Name | 3D After Burner II |
Cart Size | 9MB |
Version | 1.0 |
Console | 3DS |
Region | USA, Europe & Japan |
Genre | Combat Flight Simulation |
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Release Date | December 18, 2013 |
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Rate ROM | [Total: 3 Average: 2.3] |
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