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Space Harrier

System(s): Sega Hang-On hardware, Sega 32X, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Famicom, PC Engine, TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console, Android, Sega Mega Drive

Publisher:

Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Sega Corporation

Takara

NEC Avenue

NEC Technologies

Developer:

Shimada Kikaku^[1]

M2^[2]^[3]

Supporting companies:

T's Music^[4] (audio)

Distributor:

Ecofilmes (PT)

Zegetron (BR)

Aaronix (TW)

Tec Toy (BR)

Samsung (KR)

Licensor:

Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Distribution portal:

Puyo Puyo! Sega (JP)

Sound driver:

32X standard J

Peripherals supported:

XE-1 AP

Genre: Shooting^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1985-10 (limited)^[11]	¥?	?
JP	1985-12 (wide)^[12]^[13]	¥?	?
US	1986	$?	?
EU	1986-01-07^[14]	€?	?
UK	1986-01^[15]	£?	?

JP	1986-12-21^[10]	¥5,5005,500	G-1310
US	1987-03^[16]	$39.9539.95^[17]	7001
EU	1987-08^[18]		7080
DE	19xx
PT	19xx
UK	1987-08^[19]^[18]	£24.9524.95^[20]^[21]^[22]	7080
GR	19xx
AU	19xx
KR	19xx		GB-2310
TW	19xx		G-1310
JP	1988-12-09	¥¥6,700	H67G-1002
{{#ifeq: 0 \| 0 \|

JP	1989-01-06	¥?	?

US	1990-02-15^[23]	$$?	TGX040025
{{#ifeq: 0 \| 0 \|

JP	1991-12-28^[9]	¥3,5003,500	G-3212
US	1991-11^[24]	$34.9534.95^[25]	2314
EU	1991-12^[26]^[27]^[28]		2314
UK	1991-12^[29]^[30]^[28]^[31]	£24.9924.99^[32]^[28]	2314
BR	1992-04^[33]		013510
KR	199x		GH1010JG
JP	1994-12-03^[6]	¥4,9804,980	GM-4005
US	1995-01^[34]		84505
EU	1995-01		84505-50
DE	1995-01	DM 129.00129.00^[38]	84505-50
PT	1995		MD32X84505
UK	1995-01^[35]^[36]	£39.9939.99^[36]^[37]	84505-50
AU	199x		FSUP29SXC
AS	199x		84505
JP ▼	2008-07-23^[39]	500pts500^[40]
US ▼	2008-11-03^[41]	500pts500^[41]
EU ▼	2008-10-17^[42]^[43]	500pts500^[42]
AU ▼	2008-10	600pts600^[44]
JP ▼ (Arcade)	2009-03-26^[45]	800pts800^[12]
US ▼ (Arcade)	2009-06-15^[46]	800pts800^[46]
EU ▼ (Arcade)	2009-05-29^[47]^[48]	800pts800^[47]
AU ▼ (Arcade)	2009-05	800pts800
JP ▼ (PuyoSega)	2011-07-19^[49]	SUBsub
JP	2022-10-27
US	2022-10-27
EU	2022-10-27

For the Western home computer versions, see Space Harrier (Elite Systems). For the Japanese home computer versions, see Space Harrier (Dempa).

Space Harrier (スペースハリアー) is an arcade third-person rail shooter game developed by Yu Suzuki and Studio 128, and manufactured by Sega. First released to Japanese arcades in December 1985^[12]^[13], it remains as one of the company's most successful and influential games, and helped to solidify Sega's presence as one of the heavy hitters of the arcade scene. Today, Space Harrier is regarded as a seminal and classic Sega arcade experience, and its resounding legacy has seen the game ported to a large number of both contemporary and modern game systems.

Story

Space Harrier Saga Prologue

Once upon a time there existed a beautiful utopia located far, far beyond the most distant galaxy of the universe, called "Dragon Land".

It was a peaceful world brimming over with life and light. Then suddenly in the space year 6226, a dastardly scheme carefully orchestrated by the evil one was unleashed on this land which had once been a "Garden of Eden". Supernatural phenomena became rampant throughout the devastated planet and barbaric and evil creatures could literally be seen roaming everywhere. Although everything imaginable appeared to have been destroyed on Dragon Land, the only living thing that continued to resist the forces of evil was "Uriah", a friendly dragon. He was nearly at his wits' end in his unrelenting search for a savior, when lo and behold, a fighter from Earth with superhuman ability and physic powers heard his plea for help and arrived on the scene to help save the day.

Now, with the whole universe as your audience, a legendary battle that is surely destined to be passed down to future generations, is about to unfold.

Welcome to Fantasy Zone

Storyline taken from western (EU and US) version of Master System port which is shown after 4 attract demos at title screen.

Gameplay

Space Harrier is an early example of what has now been termed the "on-rails" shooter - one in which the game is played from a "third-person" perspective firing "into" the screen. This was not the first game of its kind - Sega themselves had experimented with the idea in Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom in 1982, however Space Harrier is thought to have been the first significant release in this new sub-genre, and in turn went on to inspire many games, Sega or otherwise, made since.

In Space Harrier the player controls "the Harrier", a blond-haired man with a jetpack who travels across eighteen stages in the "Fantasy Zone" shooting at enemies and objects while avoiding enemy fire and other hazards. Unless hit, the Harrier constantly travels into the screen - the player can move horizontally and vertically, but has no control over the speed travelling forwards, which is instead dictated by the game.

Despite its name, Space Harrier is not set in space - the Harrier is always able to traverse a stage on land, as well as utilising his jetpack to hover above it. The differences are purely aesthetical - the rate at which the player moves through a stage is constant, only occasionally slowing down during two threat-less bonus stages, 5 and 12, which sees the player rides a friendly dragon known as "Uriah" with the objective of destroying as much scenery as possible.

The objective of the game is simply to survive. Each non-bonus stage has its own boss, and the final stage sees the Harrier fight all of these bosses for a second time. Once this is done, the game loops, and will continue until the player runs out of lives and credits.

In its original arcade form, Space Harrier relies solely on an joystick and fire button. The joystick is analogue - one of the first seen in an arcade game, with the ability to register movement in any direction as well as measure the magnitude of the force. It was also designed to self-center if not in use, though many home conversions lack this. Furthermore the game is notable for its use of digitized speech and its sit-down arcade cabinets, whose motion is affected by the movement of the joystick. Both features were rare things to see in 1985, as was much of the Super Scaler technology used within the game itself.

Stages

	Moot

	Geeza

	Amar

	Ceiciel

	Bonus Stage (1)

	Olisis

	Lucasia

	Ida
	Named after a Sega developer, either with the surname Iida (飯田) or Ida (井田).^[50]
	Revi

	Minia

	Darms

	Bonus Stage (2)

	Drail

	Asute

	Visel

	Natura

	Nark

	Absymbel

History

Development

Space Harrier was conceived by Yu Suzuki relatively early in his career, at a time where the concept of shoot-'em-up games in 3D space were considered taboo. For much of the early 1980s, the technology simply did not exist to deliver satisfactory results for what Suzuki wanted - low screen resolutions of the era were thought to make enemies too small to hit, and as a result, Sega's earlier rail shooters SubRoc-3D and Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom saw limited success in arcades, while "tube shooters" such as Atari's Tempest and Konami's Gyruss heavily restricted movement and aiming.

Initial plans were to use military planes (or more specifically, the Harrier jump jet), but a lack of memory space for the graphics caused a shift towards science fiction. The decision to use an analog joystick over a digital joystick was because Suzuki felt it was better suited for a flying game and it gave the player greater control over pointing and shooting^[51]. According to Suzuki, in order to counteract the above problem with aiming at small targets, the team created a "homing missile system like a real fighter aircraft and made it into an easy to hit shooting system".

Suzuki wanted to keep the game's appearance family-friendly. The game's fantasy world is largely a homage to the artist Roger Dean and the 1984 fantasy film The NeverEnding Story. The game also references the Gundam anime series with its robotic "Dom" enemies.

Due to its limited production time, the game's six bosses were created within three months, a distinctive boss every two weeks. Each boss was made up of at least eight or more sprites, which move in sequence. The game makes use of repeated sprites moving at high speed, as a way around technical memory limitations^[52].

The game introduced a true analog flight stick for movement^[53], with the ability to register movement in any direction as well as measure the degree of push, which could move the player character at different speeds depending on how far the stick is pushed in a certain direction.^[54] It also featured a basic homing missile gameplay mechanic, and a full-motion cockpit cabinet^[55]; its cockpit-shaped arcade cabinet moved in the direction the player moved the joystick.

Legacy

Space Harrier became one of 1986's major chart hits in the arcades^[56]. Its success established Suzuki as the leading arcade game designer at the time^[53]. Space Harrier's arcade success led it to become one of the most ported Sega games in history. Sega themselves would handle Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear ports in 1986 and 1991, respectively, the Master System game in particular being a top seller for the console and one of the more accurate, readily available versions of its day.

NEC brought Space Harrier to the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 with Takara also bringing it to the Famicom in 1989. Squaresoft's NES game The 3D Battles of WorldRunner is often considered to have been heavily inspired by Space Harrier also.

With the release of Space Harrier for the Sega 32X (originally known as Super Space Harrier during development) in 1994, the full arcade experience was finally available in the home. This was followed by the Sega Saturn release of Sega Ages Vol. 2 Space Harrier in 1996, and as part of multiple compilations since, including the Game Boy Advance's Sega Arcade Gallery, the PlayStation 2's Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 20: Space Harrier Complete Collection and the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360's Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection. A remake and port was also released in Japan under the Sega Ages 2500 as Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 4: Space Harrier, which came to the west as part of Sega Classics Collection.

The game was included as a minigame in both Shenmue and Shenmue II, and more recently the Master System version of the game was made available via the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2008, followed by a Virtual Console Arcade release a year later. It has also appeared on the Nintendo 3DS as 3D Space Harrier. It was then released as a downloadable title for the iiRcade arcade machine alongside Alien Storm, Bonanza Bros., Congo Bongo, Crack Down, Cyber Police ESWAT, and Shadow Dancer.

The game's basic homing missile mechanic was the basis for, and was superseded by, the lock-on system of Yu Suzuki's 1987 title After Burner, which was then adopted by later rail shooters such as Sega's Panzer Dragoon and Rez^[57].

Space Harrier (and its sequels, beginning with 1988's Space Harrier 3D) are set in the "Fantasy Zone", the same setting as the arcade game with the same name. This relationship was explored further with the X68000 port of Fantasy Zone, which includes a Space Harrier level, and the cancelled TurboGrafx-16 title Space Fantasy Zone, which was a hybrid between the two games.

Versions

Master System version

Space Harrier was brought to the Sega Master System relatively early on in the console's lifespan and, as was customary for virtually all home ports of the game (and others from this era, such as OutRun and After Burner), the game uses pre-drawn graphic sets as opposed to scaling the sprites in real time. This leads to a "choppy" scaling effect as enemies and objects move into and out of the screen, as only a handful of sizes can be rendered.

Unlike the Master System version of OutRun, Space Harrier "cheats" in order to accommodate as many objects on screen while retaining the checkerboard floor (and ceiling). From a technical perspective, the enemies are not rendered as sprites, but as background tiles, and therefore cannot be layered on top of each other. The lack of transparency around the edges of objects causes the levels to look "blocky" - something particularly noticeable with bosses which in the arcade game, are often constructed of multiple sprites layered on top of each other.

32X version

On the 32X, Space Harrier is close to being arcade perfect, but suffers from frame rate drops when too many sprites are on-screen.

Mega Drive version

A Sega Mega Drive version was created by M2 as a bonus game for the Mega Drive Mini 2, alongside an updated version of Space Harrier II. Space Harrier is not a separate game in the main menu, but is selectable when starting Space Harrier II as the menu was getting too large^[58].

The Mega Drive version replicates the arcade game as closely as possible, but runs at only half the framerate and suffers from sprite flickering when too many sprites are on-screen. The Master System version's final boss, Haya-Oh, is also included in this version, as was the case with 3D Space Harrier and Sega Ages Space Harrier.

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Space Harrier	Space Harrier
English (US)	Space Harrier	Space Harrier
Japanese	スペースハリアー	Space Harrier
Portuguese (Brazil)	Space Harrier
Korean	스페이스 해리어	Space Harrier

Production credits

Main article: Space Harrier/Production credits.

Hints

Master System US hints

Digital manuals

Mega Drive Mini 2 JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Space Harrier/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Arcade JP flyer

PDF

Arcade EU flyer

NL flyer

IT advert (1995)

Master System JP TV advert

Master System print advert in Popular Computing Weekly (UK) #6.50: "Vol. 6 No. 50" (1987-12-17)

Master System print advert in ACE (UK) #6: "March 1988" (1988-02-04)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #77: "March 1988" (1988-02-15)^[59]

Master System print advert in Popular Computing Weekly (UK) #7.09: "Vol. 7 No. 9" (1988-03-03)
also published in:

Popular Computing Weekly (UK) #7.10: "Vol. 7 No. 10" (1988-03-10)^[60]

32X print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #43: "Abril 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-01: "January 1992" (1991-12-07)

PC Engine print advert in Mycom BASIC magazine (JP) #1989-01: "January 1989" (1988-12-08)

Artwork

32X US prototype cover

Photo gallery

Rolling cabinet
Sit-down cabinet
Upright cabinet

Physical scans

Arcade version

Arcade, World

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

78

^[61]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

77

^[62]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

77

^[63]

Computer Action (DK)

100

^[64]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

84

^[65]

The Games Machine (IT)

92

^[66]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

80

^[67]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

77

^[68]

Power Play (DE)

60

^[69]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

82

^[70]

Score (CZ)

60

^[71]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[72]

Sega Pro (UK)

87

^[73]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

84

^[74]

Soft (DK)

80

^[75]

Tilt (FR)

80

^[76]

	80
Based on 16 reviews

Space Harrier

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart File:SpaceHarrier SMS JP Manual.pdf Manual

Master System, US (℠ variant)
Cover

Master System, US (® variant)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU (Sega®)
Cover

Master System, EU ("No Limits")
Cover
Cart

Master System, EU "English" variant
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, DE
Cover

Master System, PT
Cover

Master System, GR
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (Classics)
Cover

Master System, TW
Cover
Cart

Master System, KR

Cart

32X version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[78]

CD Consoles (FR)

32

^[79]

Consoles + (FR)

NTSC

70

^[80]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[81]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[82]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

55

^[83]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

72

^[84]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

68

^[85]

Mega (UK)

PAL

82

^[36]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

35

^[86]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

57

^[87]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

49

^[88]

Player One (FR)

77

^[89]

Play Time (DE)

PAL

64

^[90]

Power Up! (UK)

76

^[91]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[92]

Score (CZ)

60

^[71]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

70

^[37]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

83

^[93]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

67

^[94]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

43

^[95]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

91

^[96]

Super Juegos (ES)

86

^[97]

Todo Sega (ES)

68

^[98]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

PAL

71

^[99]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

47

^[100]

VideoGames (US)

60

^[101]

	66
Based on 27 reviews

Space Harrier

32X, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

32X, US
Cover
Cart Manual

32X, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

32X, FR (Blister pack)
Cover

32X, PT
Cover
Cart Manual EU Manual

32X, AU
Cover

32X, Asia
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

100

^[102]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[103]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

64

^[104]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

46

^[105]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

63

^[106]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[107]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

72

^[25]

Génération 4 (FR)

79

^[108]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[109]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

87

^[110]

Joystick (FR)

90

^[111]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

65

^[112]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

55

^[113]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

63

^[114]

Player One (FR)

80

^[115]

Play Time (DE)

83

^[116]

Sega Power (UK)

86

^[117]

Sega Pro (UK)

71

^[32]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

71

^[118]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

92

^[119]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

92

^[120]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[121]

User (GR)

PAL

76

^[122]

Video Games (DE)

63

^[123]

	72
Based on 24 reviews

Space Harrier

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, KR
Cover
Cart

Famicom version

NES, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

PC Engine version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

63

^[124]

Computer Entertainer (US)

83

^[125]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

88

^[61]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

80

^[126]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

89

^[127]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

58

^[23]

Joystick (FR)

82

^[128]

	78
Based on 7 reviews

Space Harrier

TurboGrafx-16, US
Cover
Cart Jewel Case

PC Engine, JP
Cover
Card File:Space Harrier PCE HuCard Manual.pdf Manual

Technical information

Main article: Space Harrier/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	5cac3587
MD5	4619e328e1719bee165941d891c08d81
SHA-1	8b0495257fa5392ef9ddcc9c3ba1860ae58f4f3d

2MB

Cartridge (EU)

✔

CRC32	86e7f989
MD5	6180e973f678bfc96705e8be4e0783f1
SHA-1	f32a52a7082761982024e40291dbd962a835b231

2MB

Cartridge (JP/US)

?

CRC32	2c65fa40
MD5	1c1b4a07286b6df9eead9a0305672198
SHA-1	05d24d6f6c645866b8b1fde96746e27d0a19bbc6

2MB

1994-09-20

CD-R disc

Page

?

CRC32	ca1d3752
MD5	dde5d7a2694e6917bafab185594a267e
SHA-1	9e92d8e27fad71635c71612e8bdd632d760f9a2d

256kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32	beddf80e
MD5	b2e5047df186af7c02da17f1b285ae4f
SHA-1	51ba2185a2b93957c1c51b0a2e2b80394463bed8

256kB

Cartridge (JP/US)

?

CRC32	600c15b3
MD5	cd3809b8d6d32144c45de8e102623aa0
SHA-1	d00b8ff195d4423f2a344490eb34156017f4ee64

128kB

Cartridge

✔

CRC32	43539a3c
MD5	d1b84cd414f7a099ecc4b05569462f61
SHA-1	aee6bb2338e71cc9390fbb845225c19e194cdd21

128kB

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	64580427
MD5	2c476453f2156c7afe10b5ed1fa60955
SHA-1	b59ccab8f7e73d4a9b29ccd8befb78cbcd491fa4

512kB

Card (JP)

?

CRC32	43b05eb8
MD5	b87aba8faae39f238a8b2176daec96f4
SHA-1	948e6a5c30dcf945ab8332009ae4fa3ab231255a

512kB

Card (US)

Specifications

Dimensions

Rolling	Upright	Sit-Down
1.05 m (41.339") 1.76 m (69.291") 1.77 m (69.685") ^[129]	660 mm (25.984") 1.79 m (70.472") 920 mm (36.22") ^[129]	660 mm (25.984") 1.57 m (61.811") 1.633 m (64.291") ^[129]
Mass: 280 kg (616 lbs)	Mass: 110 kg (242 lbs)	Mass: 120 kg (264 lbs)

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Master System, Arcade
Nintendo catalogue pages: Virtual Console: US, UK, AU; Virtual Console Arcade: US

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Space Harrier

↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/S-Plan
↑ https://www.mtwo.co.jp/development/retrogame-2/#tab-2 (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-29 22:32)
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↑ https://www.tsmusic.co.jp/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-09-09 20:39)
↑ File:SpaceHarrier 32X JP Box Front.jpg
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/32x/soft.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-06-19 13:31)
↑ File:SpaceHarrier GG EU Box Back.jpg
↑ File:SpaceHarrier GG JP Box Front.jpg
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/mastersystem/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-12-31 02:27)
↑ https://cocatalog.loc.gov
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 http://vc.sega.jp/vca_harrier/ (Wayback Machine: 2009-03-31 06:43)
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 https://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/spaceharrier.html
↑ File:PlayMeter US Volume 12 No. 02.pdf, page 32
↑ File:PlayMeter US Volume 12 No. 02.pdf, page 29
↑ Computer Entertainer, "April 1987" (US; 1987-04-xx), page 14
↑ Computer Entertainer, "April 1987" (US; 1987-04-xx), page 12
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1987" (UK; 1987-10-15), page 132
↑ File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf, page 3
↑ ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 167
↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1988" (UK; 1988-03-15), page 26
↑ The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 16
↑ GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 95
↑ ^25.0 ^25.1 GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 126
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-12-09), page 27
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-01-13), page 19
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↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-12-09), page 27
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-01-13), page 19
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 9
↑ ^32.0 ^32.1 Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 59
↑ Supergame, "Abril 1992" (BR; 1992-04-xx), page 48
↑ Next Generation, "February 1995" (US; 1995-01-24), page 95
↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 139
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↑ ^129.0 ^129.1 ^129.2 File:SpaceHarrier_Arcade_EU_Flyer.pdf

Space Harrier

Books: Space Harrier: White Dragon no Yuusha (1988)
Music: Yu Suzuki Produce Hang On/Space Harrier (1997) | Space Harrier (2018)
Videos: Space Harrier (1987)

Prototypes: 1994-09-20

Space Harrier series
Space Harrier (JP home computers \| Elite versions \| Sega Ages Vol. 2 \| mobile \| 3D) (1986) \| Space Harrier 3D (1988) \| Space Harrier II (Electronic) (1988) \| Planet Harriers (2001) \| Typing Space Harrier (2002) \| Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 4: Space Harrier (2003)
Albums
Yu Suzuki Produce Hang On/Space Harrier (1997) \| Planet Harriers The Original Soundtrack (2001) \| Space Harrier II: Space Harrier Complete Collection Original Soundtrack (2005)
Other Media
Space Harrier (video) (1987) \| Space Harrier: White Dragon no Yuusha (1988)

[http:.2F.2Fgdri.smspower.org.2Fwiki.2Findex.php.2FS-Plan-1] ttp://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/S-Plan

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20201029223207.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.mtwo.co.jp.2Fdevelopment.2Fretrogame-2.2F.23tab-2-2] ttps://www.mtwo.co.jp/development/retrogame-2/#tab-2 (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-29 22:32)

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[:File:SpaceHarrier_32X_JP_Box_Front.jpg_p-5] File:SpaceHarrier 32X JP Box Front.jpg

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[:File:SpaceHarrier_GG_EU_Box_Back.jpg_p-7] File:SpaceHarrier GG EU Box Back.jpg

[:File:SpaceHarrier_GG_JP_Box_Front.jpg_p-8] File:SpaceHarrier GG JP Box Front.jpg

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[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20090331064350.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp.2Fvca_harrier.2F-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 http://vc.sega.jp/vca_harrier/ (Wayback Machine: 2009-03-31 06:43)

[https:.2F.2Fsega-interactive.co.jp.2Fspecial.2Fhistory.2Ftitle.2Fspaceharrier.html-13] 13.0 ^13.1 https://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/spaceharrier.html

[:File:PlayMeter_US_Volume_12_No._02.pdf_p32-14] File:PlayMeter US Volume 12 No. 02.pdf, page 32

[:File:PlayMeter_US_Volume_12_No._02.pdf_p29-15] File:PlayMeter US Volume 12 No. 02.pdf, page 29

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.6_01.pdf_p14-16] Computer Entertainer, "April 1987" (US; 1987-04-xx), page 14

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.6_01.pdf_p12-17] Computer Entertainer, "April 1987" (US; 1987-04-xx), page 12

[:File:CVG_UK_073.pdf_p132-18] 18.0 ^18.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1987" (UK; 1987-10-15), page 132

[:File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf_p3-19] File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf, page 3

[:File:ACE_UK_16.pdf_p167-20] ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 167

[:File:CVG_UK_078.pdf_p26-21] Computer & Video Games, "April 1988" (UK; 1988-03-15), page 26

[:File:Mastertronic_UK_Catalogue_1988.pdf_p2-22] The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2

[:File:EGM_US_008.pdf_p16-23] 23.0 ^23.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:GamePro_US_027.pdf_p95-24] GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 95

[:File:GamePro_US_029.pdf_p126-25] 25.0 ^25.1 GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 126

[26] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-12-09), page 27

[27] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-01-13), page 19

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[:File:Supergame_BR_09.pdf_p48-33] Supergame, "Abril 1992" (BR; 1992-04-xx), page 48

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[:File:Mega_UK_27.pdf_p30-36] 36.0 ^36.1 ^36.2 Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 30

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[:File:GamesWorld_DE_03.pdf_p13-38] Games World Magazin, "" (DE; 1995-02-17), page 13

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180306233554.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp.2Fwii.2Fvc.2Fsoftware.2F08.html-39] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/08.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-06 23:35)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20080825015053.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp:80.2Fvc_ms_spaceharrier.2F-40] ttp://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_ms_spaceharrier/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-08-25 01:50)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20101122225110.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.2Fgames.2Fdetail.2FOBIiQ7m3BfJ-Vb903zIxzQdVxpuLj_cx-41] 41.0 ^41.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/OBIiQ7m3BfJ-Vb903zIxzQdVxpuLj_cx (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-22 22:51)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20170704155049.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendolife.com.2Fgames.2Fmastersystem.2Fspace_harrier-42] 42.0 ^42.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/mastersystem/space_harrier (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-04 15:50)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2FQ7MSN-43] ttps://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Space-Harrier--279184.html (archive.today)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20120328013142.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.au.2Findex.php.3Faction.3Dcatalogue.26prodcat_id.3D42.26prod_id.3D19905.26pageID.3D4-44] ttp://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=42&prod_id=19905&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-03-28 01:31)

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[https:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2FSiFi_TZK.2Fstatus.2F849827221346762758-50] @SiFi_TZK on Twitter

[51] Retro Gamer, "xxxx xxxx" (UK; 20xx-xx-xx), page 27

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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20130709035137.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.eurogamer.net.2Farticles.2F2013-07-07-space-harrier-retrospective-53] 53.0 ^53.1 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-07-space-harrier-retrospective (Wayback Machine: 2013-07-09 03:51)

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[55] Retro Gamer, "xxxx xxxx" (UK; 20xx-xx-xx), page 22

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[57] Retro Gamer, "xxxx xxxx" (UK; 20xx-xx-xx), page 28

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20220819150622.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.4gamer.net.2Fgames.2F635.2FG063531.2F20220812124.2F-58] ttps://www.4gamer.net/games/635/G063531/20220812124/ (Wayback Machine: 2022-08-19 15:06)

[:File:CVG_UK_077.pdf_p10-59] Computer & Video Games, "March 1988" (UK; 1988-02-15), page 10

[:File:PCW_UK_7.10.pdf_p48-60] Popular Computing Weekly, "Vol. 7 No. 10" (UK; 1988-03-10), page 48

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p71-61] 61.0 ^61.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 71

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p107-62] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 107

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p62-63] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 62

[:File:ComputerAction_DK_01.pdf_p34-64] Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p145-65] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145

[:File:TheGamesMachine_IT_001.pdf_p62-66] The Games Machine, "Settembre 1988" (IT; 1988-09-15), page 62

[:File:Micromania2_ES_024.pdf_p66-67] Micromanía (segunda época), "Mayo 1990" (ES; 1990-0x-xx), page 66

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-68] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_001.pdf_p97-69] Power Play, "Ausgabe 1" (DE; 1987-11-27), page 97

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_05.pdf_p9-70] S: The Sega Magazine, "April 1990" (UK; 1990-03-01), page 9

[:File:Score_CZ_16.pdf_p46-71] 71.0 ^71.1 Score, "Duben 1995" (CZ; 1995-04-01), page 46

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p59-72] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p29-73] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 29

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-74] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:Soft_DK_1988-2.pdf_p31-75] Soft, "" (DK; 1988-02-18), page 31

[:File:Tilt_FR_049.pdf_p106-76] Tilt, "Décembre 1987" (FR; 1987-1x-xx), page 106

[77] GamesMaster, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-22), page 62

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1995-01.pdf_p26-78] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 26

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_05.pdf_p118-79] CD Consoles, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 118

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_041.pdf_p104-80] Consoles +, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 104

[81] Famitsu, "1994-12-09" (JP; 1994-11-25), page 39

[:File:GamePro_US_069.pdf_p60-82] GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_09.pdf_p13-83] Games World: The Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 13

[:File:Joypad_FR_040.pdf_p79-84] Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 79

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-02.pdf_p44-85] MAN!AC, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-11), page 44

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-02.pdf_p105-86] Mega Fun, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 105

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0601.pdf_p49-87] Mega Play, "February/March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 49

[:File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p88-88] Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 88

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_051.pdf_p104-89] Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 104

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-02.pdf_p104-90] Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 104

[91] Power Up!, "Saturday, April 22, 1995" (UK; 1995-04-22), page 1

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-02_19950215.pdf_p34-92] Saturn Fan, "1995 February" (JP; 1995-01-07), page 34

[:File:SegaPower_UK_63.pdf_p58-93] Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 58

[:File:SegaPro_UK_56.pdf_p27-94] Sega Pro, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-02-28), page 27

[:File:SegaPro_UK_41.pdf_p67-95] Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 67

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p84-96] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_033.pdf_p54-97] Super Juegos, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:TodoSega_ES_23.pdf_p35-98] Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 35

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_03.pdf_p86-99] Ultimate Future Games, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-01), page 86

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-02.pdf_p91-100] Video Games, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 91

[:File:VideoGames_US_74.pdf_p65-101] VideoGames, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-xx), page 65

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_010.pdf_p42-102] Ação Games, "Fevereiro 1992" (BR; 1992-02-xx), page 42

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-12.pdf_p40-103] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 40

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p149-104] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 149

[:File:Go_UK_06.pdf_p8-105] Computer & Video Games, "April 1992 (Go! Issue 6)" (UK; 1992-03-15), page 8

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p170-106] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 170

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0156.pdf_p40-107] Famitsu, "1991-12-13" (JP; 1991-11-29), page 40

[:File:Generation4_FR_040.pdf_p155-108] Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 155

[109] Hippon Super, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-04), page 93

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_003.pdf_p50-110] Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 50

[:File:Joystick_FR_023.pdf_p144-111] Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 144

[:File:MegaForce_FR_04.pdf_p44-112] Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 44

[:File:Micromania2_ES_046.pdf_p35-113] Micromanía (segunda época), "Marzo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 35

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p143-114] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_017.pdf_p80-115] Player One, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-04.pdf_p84-116] Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 84

[:File:SegaPower_UK_30.pdf_p47-117] Sega Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 47

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-118] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_07.pdf_p78-119] Sega Force Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 78

[:File:SegaForce_UK_03.pdf_p54-120] Sega Force, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 54

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-121] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

[:File:User_GR_30.pdf_p66-122] User, "Noémvrios 1992" (GR; 1992-1x-xx), page 66

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-06.pdf_p123-123] Video Games, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-29), page 123

[:File:ASM_DE_1989-09.pdf_p49-124] Aktueller Software Markt, "August/September 1989" (DE; 1989-07-28), page 49

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf_p9-125] Computer Entertainer, "December 1989" (US; 1989-12-18), page 9

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p53-126] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 53

[:File:CVG_UK_090.pdf_p108-127] Computer & Video Games, "April 1989" (UK; 1989-03-16), page 108

[:File:Joystick_FR_003.pdf_p45-128] Joystick, "Mars 1990" (FR; 1990-02-20), page 45

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 The Mega Drive version replicates the arcade game as closely as possible, but runs at only half the framerate and suffers from sprite flickering when too many sprites are on-screen. The Master System version's final boss, Haya-Oh, is also included in this version, as was the case with ''[[3D Space Harrier]]'' and ''[[Sega Ages Space Harrier (Nintendo Switch)|Sega Ages Space Harrier]]''.
-==Versions==
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