After Burner III

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After Burner III

System(s): Sega Mega-CD, FM Towns

Publisher: Sega, CRI (JP)

Developer: CRI

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1992-12-18	¥8,4008,400	T-68014
US	1993-03^[2]	$49.9949.99^[3]	4415
EU	1993		4415
FR	1993-09^[4]

After Burner III (アフターバーナーIII) is an aircraft combat game developed by Sega for the Sega Mega-CD and FM Towns. It is a port of Strike Fighter, which only saw release in Japanese arcades, adding a CD audio soundtrack (with the addition of music from After Burner II) and cinematic sequences.

As Strike Fighter was actually a sequel to G-LOC: Air Battle, it does not have a third person perspective view like After Burner and After Burner II. After Burner III adds this view as an option.

Production credits

Mega-CD version

Staff

Chief Programmer: T.Kujirai
Sub Programmer: S.Ikegami
Map Design: A.Nagano
Support: Y.Ishida, H.Ikebe, T.Miyamoto
Opening Scenario: K.Arai
Opening Graphics: Studio B.C
Opening Program: M.Tanaka
Title Logo Design: Avanti
Title Logo Editor: H.Tanaka
Title Back Picture: Kantousya
Title Back Graphic Editor: K.Tsuchida, M.Yoneda
Music Arranged by: Sol.Inc
FM S.E. Programmed by: Cube
Sales Dept.: S.Tanaka, T.Suzuki, K.Tanaka, T.Endo
Public Relations Dept.: K.Maeda, T.Yasuda
Thanks: S.Izumi, T.Nagasato, M.Sato, K.Yabuno, S.Endo, K.Fujita, H.Gunji, M. Sasaki, T.Kanou, N.Omoda, H.Yamashita, S.Take, E.Kurabayashi, T.Hashimoto, M.Suwabe, M.Koizumi, H.Tashiro, K.Iwanami, Y.Honda, Y.Ayabe

Sega CD/Mega-CD (Europe) Conversion Staff

Director: H.Ohtaka
Sound Support: A.Wada
Graphic Support: M.Yanagida
Special Thanks: S.O.A., Sega Enterprises
Producer: T.Shimizu
Executive Producer: T.Kobayashi
Presented by: CRI

Magazine articles

Main article: After Burner III/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

48

^[12]

Console Mania (IT)

PAL

65

^[13]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

50

^[1]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

55

^[14]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

28

^[15]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[16]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[3]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[17]

Joypad (FR)

74

^[5]

Joypad (FR)

48

^[6]

Joypad (HU)

85

^[18]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

41

^[19]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

64

^[20]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

72

^[7]

Mega Action (UK)

NTSC-U

48

^[21]

Mega Force (FR)

72

^[22]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC

22

^[23]

Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[24]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

22

^[25]

Player One (FR)

60

^[26]

Sega Magazin (DE)

38

^[27]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

6

^[10]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

55

^[28]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

55

^[29]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-J

67

^[30]

Sega Force (UK)

NTSC

63

^[11]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[31]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

75

^[32]

Supergame (BR)

63

^[33]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

43

^[34]

	54
Based on 30 reviews

After Burner III

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Disc

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual Reg Card

FM Towns version

FM Towns, JP
Cover

References

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↑ File:SelectRound FR 01.pdf, page 2
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↑ File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf, page 70
↑ File:PlayerOne FR 035.pdf, page 133
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:SegaForce UK 15.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 15.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 32
↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 119
↑ Famitsu, "1992-11-27" (JP; 1992-11-13), page 40
↑ Hippon Super, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-04), page 80
↑ Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 16
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-xx), page 59
↑ Mega Action, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 32
↑ Mega Force, "Mega-CD Force: Le Supplément Spécial Mega-CD" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 25
↑ MegaTech, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-20), page 28
↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 108
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-28), page 74
↑ Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 149
↑ Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 28
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 62
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
↑ Sega Zone, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 52
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Sonic the Comic, "26th June 1993" (UK; 1993-06-26), page 10
↑ Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 20
↑ Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 44

Games in the After Burner Series
	After Burner (1987) \| After Burner II (home computers) (1987) \| G-LOC: Air Battle (home computers) (1990) \| Strike Fighter (1991) \| Sky Target (1995) \| Sega Strike Fighter (2000) \| After Burner Climax (2006)
	After Burner (1987) \| G-LOC: Air Battle (1991)
	After Burner (1988)
	After Burner II (1990) \| G-LOC: Air Battle (1993)
	G-LOC: Air Battle (1990)
	After Burner III (1992)
	After Burner Complete (1995)
	Sega Ages After Burner II (1996) \| Sky Target (1997)
	Sky Target (1997)
	After Burner II (200x) \| After Burner II DX (2007)
	Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 10: After Burner II (2004)
	After Burner: Black Falcon (2007)
	After Burner Climax (2010)
	3D After Burner II (2013)
	After Burner Climax (2013)
After Burner related media
	Sega Game Music Vol. 3 After Burner (1987) \| After Burner (1990) \| Strike Fighter (1991) \| Yu Suzuki Produce After Burner II (1997) \| Yu Suzuki Produce G-LOC/R360/Virtua Racing (1998) \| After Burner Climax Sound Track (2006) \| After Burner 20th Anniversary Box (2007) \| After Burner II (2018) \| G-LOC Air Battle: Series Music Collection (2020)
	After Burner (1987) \| After Burner / Super Hang-On (1987)

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[:File:SegaVisions_US_11.pdf_p100-2] File:SegaVisions US 11.pdf, page 100

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[:File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf_p70-8] File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf, page 70

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[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-12.pdf_p32-12] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 32

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_023.pdf_p81-13] Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:EGM_US_046.pdf_p30-14] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p119-15] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 119

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0206.pdf_p40-16] Famitsu, "1992-11-27" (JP; 1992-11-13), page 40

[17] Hippon Super, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-04), page 80

[18] Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:MDAG_UK_07.pdf_p54-19] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 54

[20] Mega Drive Fan, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-xx), page 59

[:File:MegaAction_UK_02.pdf_p32-21] Mega Action, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 32

[:File:MegaForce_FR_Supplement_20.pdf_p25-22] Mega Force, "Mega-CD Force: Le Supplément Spécial Mega-CD" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 25

[:File:MegaTech_UK_15.pdf_p28-23] MegaTech, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-20), page 28

[:File:MarukatuMD_JP_03.pdf_p108-24] Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 108

[:File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf_p74-25] Mean Machines Sega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-28), page 74

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_035.pdf_p149-26] Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 149

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_01.pdf_p28-27] Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 28

[:File:SegaPro_UK_17.pdf_p62-28] Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 62

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-29] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SegaZone_UK_05.pdf_p52-30] Sega Zone, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 52

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-31] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[32] Sonic the Comic, "26th June 1993" (UK; 1993-06-26), page 10

[:File:Supergame_BR_23.pdf_p20-33] Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 20

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-09.pdf_p44-34] Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 44

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After Burner III

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production credits

Mega-CD version

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Mega-CD version

FM Towns version

References