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After Burner
| Title | After Burner |
|---|---|
| First release | 1987 |
| Developers | Rutubo Games, SEGA-AM2, Sega AM2 |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Platforms | Arcade, Commodore 64, Master System, ZX Spectrum |
| Genres | rail shooter, shoot 'em up |
| Also known as | アフターバーナー · Afutā Bānā |
| Players | 1 player |
| Co-op | No |
| ESRB rating | E Everyone |
| Releases | ZX Spectrum: 1987-01-01 Arcade: 1987-07-13 (Other) Master System: 1987-12-12 (PAL), 1988-03-01 (NTSC-U) Commodore 64: 1989-01-01 |
| Wikidata ID | Q388929 |
Pilot an F-14 Thunder Cat to engage enemy targets using guided missiles and a Vulcan cannon. Players must roll the jet left and right to dodge incoming missiles while maintaining Mach 2+ speeds. This single-player port of the arcade original adapts the high-speed flight combat to fit the hardware constraints of the Sega Master System.
Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.Sources
REG-Vault
(c64/after-burner-eu-version-activision)
· last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
Arcade Database ADB
| MAME romset | aburner |
|---|---|
| Title at ADB | After Burner (VER 1.32, deluxe/upright) |
| Manufacturer | Sega |
| Year | 1987 |
| Genre | Shooter / Flying (chase view) |
| Players | 1 |
| MAME driver status | GOOD |
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Sega); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo ·
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 ·
romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) ·
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Box art
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Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(17): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Sega · internal use only.
REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Sega · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Screenshots
(1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Sega · internal use only.
Logo: Sega,
Public domain,
via Wikimedia Commons (“After Burner (Sega Master System, PAL, "No limits") Logo.png”)
Logo: Sega,
Public domain,
via Wikimedia Commons (“After Burner (Sega Master System, NTSC-A - PAL) Logo.png”)
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Videos
Commodore 64 Longplay [153] After Burner (US)
AFTER BURNER (ARCADE - FULL GAME)
