After Burner II (c) 1987 Sega.
Another 3-D Sega game rendered with their superb sprite-scaling technology; this time putting the player into the seat of a powerful jet fighter.
23 colourful, fast-moving stages await the player, as he or she takes on the hordes of enemy planes intent on the player's destruction.
At the end of every 2nd stage, the player's jet fighter is re-fueled and re-armed, either by the appearance of a large support plane, or by landing on a military airstrip.
After Burner's straightforward shoot'em up gameplay is unremarkable and repetitive, but fun - largely down to the game's incredible visuals.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Deluxe cabinet dimensions : 80'' (203cm) Deep x 53'' (135cm) Wide x 69'' (175cm) High. Weight : 800 lbs (362 kg)
Upright cabinet dimensions : 24,8'' (63cm) Deep x 33,9'' (86cm) Wide x 72,8'' (185cm) High. Weight : 273 lbs (124 kg)
Sega X Board hardware
Game ID : 834-6335-02
Main CPU : (2x) 68000 (@ 12.5 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 4 Mhz), Sega (@ 4 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 24576
Players : 1
Control : stick
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in October 1987.
In the cut-scenes that show your jet fighter landing on a landing strip in order to reload the missile supply, there are some special vehicles that will make a cameo appearance. In the first landing, you'll see a man riding the motorcycle from 'Hang-On'. and in the second landing, you'll see the famous Ferrari Testarossa-like car from 'Out Run'.
David Hernly holds the record for this game with 2,215,620 points on June 1, 2008.
Soundtrack album releases :
BEEP! Mega Drive Best Selection [Mega Drive Version] (4/25/91) (PSCX-1018) [Polystar]
After Burner II (MJCAX-00007) (Marvelous Entertainment)
SEGA AGES SOUND TRACK THE BEST PLUS [PS2 SEGA AGES 2500 Series] (KDSD-00051~2)
After Burner 20th Anniversary Box (29/11/2007)
An ABII unit appears in the 1991 movie 'Terminator 2 - Judgment Day'.

>>> GAME UPDATES
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ABII is essentially the same game as 'After Burner', but there are a few differences, mainly the fact that it is possible to control your plane speed.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. After Burner (1987)
2. After Burner II (1987)
3. G-Loc - Air Battle (1990)
4. R360 - G-Loc Air Battle (1990)
5. Strike Fighter (1991)
6. Sky Target (1995)
7. Sega Strike Fighter (2000)
8. After Burner Climax (2006)
9. After Burner - Black Falcon (2007, Sony PSP)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Designed by : Yu Suzuki (YU.)
Music by : Hiroshi Miyauchi (HIR)
Staff : (KIM), (BIN), (SAD), (KEY), (Y.N)

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Nintendo Famicom (1989)
NEC PC-Engine (1990)
Sega Mega Drive (1990)
Sega Saturn (1996, 'Sega Ages : After Burner II')
Sega Dreamcast (2001, 'Yu Suzuki Game Works Vol. 1')
Sega Dreamcast (2001, 'Shenmue II')
Sony PlayStation 2 (2004, 'Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 10 : After Burner II')
* Computers :
FM Towns PC (1989)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)
Amstrad CPC (1988)
Commodore C64 (1988, Activision)
Commodore C64 (1989, Mindscape)
Sharp X68000 (1989)
Commodore Amiga (1989)
* Others :
Mobile phones (2003)

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
Machine's picture.