After Burner II

For the Sega Saturn rerelease, see Sega Ages After Burner II. For the Western home computer versions, see After Burner (home computers).

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After Burner II

System(s): Sega X Board, Sega Mega Drive, FM Towns, NES, PC Engine, X68000

Publisher:

Sega

Dempa (JP)

Sega (US, Europe)

NEC Avenue

Sunsoft

Tengen

CRI

Dempa

Developer:

Studio 128

Dempa

Bits Laboratory

Sunsoft

Tengen

CRI

Dempa

Licensor:

Sega

Peripherals supported:

XE-1 AP

Genre: Shooting^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1987-10^[3]	¥?	?
US	1987	$?	?
UK	1987	£?	?

JP	1989-03-30	¥?	?
US	1989-12^[4]	$?	?

JP	1990-09-28	¥¥7,200	NAPH-1011
{{#ifeq: 0 \| 0 \|

JP	1990-03-23^[2]	¥6,9006,900	T-17013
US	1990-09^[5]	$49.9549.95^[6]	1104
EU	1991-04		1104
UK	1991-04	£34.9934.99^[7]^[8]	1104
AU	199x
CA	199x
BR	1991-06^[9]
JP	1989	¥?	?
JP	1989	¥9,200	?

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After Burner II (アフターバーナーII) is an update for After Burner, developed by Studio 128 in 1987. This version adds three new stages, allows the player to change the fighter's speed during flight, and makes other gameplay and sound changes.

Players will take control of F-14XX Skycat, another fictional variant of Navy Fighter F-14 Tomcat. Strangely, overseas version of the game uses the picture of an F-15, an air force fighter.

History

Legacy

The original After Burner was only ported to the Sega Master System, all other versions, despite what their box arts may say, are actually ports of After Burner II. This includes the NES and X68000 versions, as well as the PC Engine and Sega Mega Drive ports, which are clearly labeled "After Burner II". With the exception of the NES version, all of these ports have After Burner II depicted on their title screens.

Tengen took Sunsoft's port of After Burner II to the Famicom and heavily modified it into an unlicensed After Burner for the NES (there are still some remnants of the old version, such as the sound test).

After Burner II also saw release as part of the Sega Ages: Volume 1 compilation on the Sega Saturn, and is playable within Shenmue II.

Versions

Comparisons

Main article: After Burner II/Comparisons.

Production credits

Main article: After Burner II/Production credits.

X Board version

Lead Developer / Lead Programmer: Yu Suzuki
Programmer: Satoshi Mifune
Composer: Hiroshi “Hiro” Kawaguchi

Source:

Interviews^[10]

The arcade version of After Burner II has no detailed credits screen, but instead aliases of the developers are seen on the backs of clothing in the ending sequence:

Kio, Yu, Bo, Kim, Hiro, Asu, MK, Bin, Mr, Sada, Ken

NES version

Program Director: Hiro-kun
Program: Hiro-kun, Suzuki Kun, Luckyasada
Art Director: Iwata Kun
Music: Kodaka San, Morota San
Hard Ware: A.T
Special Thanks: Don Gavacho, Erica, Yoko Chan
Director: Cho Musow
Marketing: Eguchan, Masato♥Kun, Kozawa, Norichan
Presented by...: Sun Electronics Corporation

Source:

In-game credits

Cover artist (US): Marc Ericksen

Source:

Uncredited

PC Engine version

Program: Bits Lab., 「山.Kanayama
Produce: NEC Avenue, T.Tabeta

Source:

In-game credits

E. Producer: 崎尾誠
Programmer: 金山素志 (Bits)
Director: 高原保法
Sound: 磯田健一郎, 磯田重晴
Graphic: 宮崎暁 (Bits)
Analog Drv: 召田英紀
Still: 山下賢一
Special Thanks: 清水真佐志 (Bits), 松田浩二
Producer: 多部田俊雄

Source:

JP manual^[11]

Photo gallery

Cabinet (standard)
Cabinet (upright)

Digital manuals

Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: After Burner II/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

X Board ES flyer (upright)

NES US print advert

X68000 JP print advert

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #14: "September 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #14: "September 1990" (1990-xx-xx)^[12]

Print advert in Excalibur (CZ) #21 (1993-12-10)

Artwork

Physical scans

X Board version

X Board, World (upright)

X Board, World (deluxe)

X Board, DE

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[13]

ACE (UK)

70

^[7]

ACE (UK)

PAL

50

^[14]

Ação Games (BR)

75

^[9]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

80

^[15]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

90

^[16]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

90

^[17]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

90

^[18]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

76

^[19]

Cool Gamer (RU)

60

^[20]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

95

^[21]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[22]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

30

^[23]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

74

^[24]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[25]

Game Mania (UK)

90

^[26]

Games-X (UK)

70

^[27]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

92

^[28]

Joystick (FR)

79

^[29]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

61

^[30]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

79

^[31]

Mega (UK)

PAL

35

^[32]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[33]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

88

^[34]

Mean Machines (UK)

90

^[35]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

90

^[36]

Player One (FR)

92

^[37]

Power Play (DE)

80

^[38]

Score (CZ)

65

^[39]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

86

^[8]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[40]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

66

^[41]

Sega Pro (UK)

85

^[42]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[43]

Tilt (FR)

65

^[44]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

60

^[45]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

70

^[6]

Zero (UK)

90

^[46]

	75
Based on 38 reviews

After Burner II

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual Manual (back) PCB

Mega Drive, AU (Horizontal Manual)

Mega Drive, AU (Vertical Manual)

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

FM Towns version

FM Towns, JP
Cover

NES version

NES, US
Cover
Cart

NES, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

PC Engine version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

67

^[47]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

88

^[48]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

82

^[49]

Computer + Video Giochi (IT)

90

^[50]

Joystick (FR)

72

^[51]

Player One (FR)

88

^[52]

Power Play (DE)

81

^[53]

	81
Based on 7 reviews

After Burner II

PC Engine, JP
Cover
Card Manual

X68000 version

X68000, JP
Cover
Disk 1 Disk 2

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	ccafe00e
MD5	75458e38c278f61c06dabacc744b5fe1
SHA-1	523e4abdf19794a167a347b7eeca79907416e084

512kB

1989-12

Cartridge (US/EU)

✔

CRC32	4ff37e66
MD5	bcb26dc14405b4c909d46626f9eec01f
SHA-1	8f1e6a3e83094e5d0e237d6a1ffcc87171595ea5

512kB

1989-12

Cartridge (JP)

✔

CRC32	f2ce3641
MD5	90569abf1e02215e77daeb20cf0b4351
SHA-1	bcd6794579a743211cf96a306eb97e74a0c33ef6

384kB

Cartridge (JP)

✔

CRC32	f699ee7e
MD5	05a060c597e1e5dc251a4ad309eced65
SHA-1	56c3d55654d0e837082978505653f6e1e0d52d6f

384kB

Cartridge (US)

(Unl)

?

CRC32	ca72a828
MD5	ac0cdee014e725e428fde5774751ff8d
SHA-1	50b9d22fe5179aee5cb95022472714ef8483841f

512kB

Card (JP)

References

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After Burner II

Music: Yu Suzuki Produce After Burner II (1997) | After Burner II (2018)

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)

[:File:AfterburnerII_md_jp_cover.jpg_p-1] File:AfterburnerII md jp cover.jpg

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[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-05.pdf_p103-3] Mega Drive Fan, "May 1992" (JP; 1992-04-xx), page 103

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_10.pdf_p22-4] Computer Entertainer, "January 1990" (US; 1990-01-20), page 22

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[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_20.pdf_p62-6] 6.0 ^6.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:ACE_UK_49.pdf_p78-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ACE, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-08), page 78

[:File:SegaPower_UK_18.pdf_p44-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 44

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_002.pdf_p19-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Ação Games, "Junho 1991" (BR; 1991-06-19), page 19

[.5Bhttp:.2F.2Fshmuplations.com.2Fafterburner.2F_After_Burner_II:_Developer_Interviews_.28Yu_Suzuki.2C_Satoshi_Mifune.2C_Hiroshi_.E2.80.9CHiro.E2.80.9D_Kawaguchi.2C_Ryu.29.5D-10] After Burner II: Developer Interviews (Yu Suzuki, Satoshi Mifune, Hiroshi “Hiro” Kawaguchi, Ryu)

[:File:After_Burner_II_PCE_HuCard_JP_Manual.pdf_p6-11] File:After Burner II PCE HuCard JP Manual.pdf, page 6

[:File:GamePro_US_014.pdf_p71-12] GamePro, "September 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 71

[:File:1700_igr_dlya_Sega_2003.pdf_p14-13] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-03-10), page 14

[:File:ACE_UK_51.pdf_p108-14] ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 108

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-05.pdf_p71-15] Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1990" (DE; 1990-04-30), page 71

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-04.pdf_p109-16] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1990" (JP; 1990-03-08), page 109

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p26-17] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 26

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p44-18] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 44

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p126-19] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 126

[20] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 8

[:File:CVG_UK_103.pdf_p102-21] Computer & Video Games, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-16), page 102

[:File:EGM_US_013.pdf_p22-22] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 22

[23] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 286

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p17-24] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 17

[25] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p80-26] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:GamesX_UK_17.pdf_p38-27] Games-X, "15th-21st August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 38

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p70-28] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:Joystick_FR_006.pdf_p80-29] Joystick, "Juin 1990" (FR; 1990-05-xx), page 80

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p90-30] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-08.pdf_p73-31] Mega Drive Fan, "August 1990" (JP; 1990-07-07), page 73

[:File:Mega_UK_17.pdf_p65-32] Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 65

[:File:MegaPlay_US_01.pdf_p28-33] Mega Play, "November/December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 28

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p45-34] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 45

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_08.pdf_p40-35] Mean Machines, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 40

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p137-36] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_008.pdf_p36-37] Player One, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-06.pdf_p123-38] Power Play, "6/90" (DE; 1990-05-11), page 123

[39] Score, "Březen 1995" (CZ; 1995-03-01), page 1

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p52-40] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-41] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p18-42] Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-43] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:Tilt_FR_081.pdf_p100-44] Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 100

[45] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 6

[:File:Zero_UK_09.pdf_p74-46] Zero, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 74

[:File:ACE_UK_39.pdf_p104-47] ACE, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 104

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p40-48] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 40

[:File:CVG_UK_109.pdf_p105-49] Computer & Video Games, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-16), page 105

[:File:CVG_IT_01.pdf_p57-50] Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1991" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 57

[:File:Joystick_FR_010.pdf_p123-51] Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 123

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_004.pdf_p50-52] Player One, "Décembre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-12.pdf_p164-53] Power Play, "12/90" (DE; 1990-11-16), page 164

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Contents

History

Legacy

Versions

Comparisons

Production credits

X Board version

NES version

PC Engine version

Photo gallery

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

X Board version

Mega Drive version

FM Towns version

NES version

PC Engine version

X68000 version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References