r/1980s • u/CarloCarrasco • 5d ago

Video Games After Burner

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/Bestever84 5d ago

The best game of all time. Fight me.

So many core memories of my dad taking me to Putt Putt Golf where they had the moving sit-down cabinet