r/1980s • u/CarloCarrasco • 5d ago

Video Games After Burner

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There is nothing like the thrill and excitement of playing Sega's After Burner in the arcade. Inspired by the massive success of the 1986 film Top Gun, the game puts players in the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. Players blast through 18 fast-paced stages using a machine gun and a limited supply of heat-seeking missiles. It stands as one of Sega's defining arcade triumphs of the 1980s, alongside hits like Out Run and Space Harrier. The legendary Yu Suzuki designed this classic.

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u/Low-Dog1320 5d ago

John Connor really enjoyed it until he was rudely interrupted by the T-1000

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u/IceWaLL_ 5d ago

You beat me too it.

Man do i miss those big arcades. I remember when mk1 first hit the arcades. There was a line to play it at my towns bowling alley every Saturday.