After Burner
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After Burner was a Japanese arcade video game created and manufactured by Sega. It is believed to be only a prototype or had very limited release in Japan. American arcade players are more likely to have played After Burner II, which was the same game with a few minor differences. The console ports were almost exclusively of After Burner II.
The differences between After Burner and After Burner II were minute:
- The waiting-for-start sequence (the screen/music after a player inserts credits but before starting the game) is different.
- After Burner II adds a throttle to the controls, allowing players to vary their speed while flying.
- After Burner has 18 stages; After Burner II has those same stages but adds three more at the end.
- After Burner II added a few minor enemy changes to introduce new speed-based challenges (missiles/aircraft behind the player aircraft) to account for the use of the new throttle control.
- Musical compositions in the game were the same across both games, though After Burner's instrumentation is different in spots.
External links
- KLOV entry on After Burner (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=A&game_id=6821)
- After Burner Station (http://www.outrun.org/afterburner/)