Space Harrier
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System(s): Sega Hang-On hardware, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-8801, Nintendo Famicom, Sega 32X, Sega Master System, Sharp MZ, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console, ZX Spectrum | |||||||||
Publisher: Sega, Dempa, Elite Systems, Mindscape (US), Takara, NEC | |||||||||
Developer: Sega AM2, Sega, Dempa, Elite | |||||||||
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up | |||||||||
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Space Harrier (スペースハリアー) is a rail shoot 'em up game developed by Yu Suzuki and Sega AM2 which makes use of Super Scaler technology. It is one of many A-list arcade games developed by Sega during the 1980s, placing Sega firmly on the map and inspiring numerous sequels, starting with Space Harrier 3D.
In Space Harrier the player controls a blonde haired man with a jetpack and laser shooting at various objects and enemies while making sure not to get hit. There are 18 levels, each with a boss at the end, excluding the 5th and 12th levels which are bonus stages, and the 18th which is essentially a boss rush. The game has a third person perspective, making it one of the first "rail shooters" to be conceived.
Space Harrier and its sequels are set in the "Fantasy Zone", the same setting as the arcade game with the same name. This relationship was explored further with the Sharp 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.
Contents
- 1 Ports and Rereleases
- 2 Production Credits
- 3 Gallery
- 4 Artwork
- 5 Physical Scans
- 5.1 Arcade Version
- 5.2 32X Version
- 5.3 Master System Version
- 5.4 Game Gear Version
- 5.5 Amiga Version
- 5.6 Amstrad CPC Version
- 5.7 Atari ST Version
- 5.8 Commodore 64 Version
- 5.9 DOS Version
- 5.10 FM77 AV Version
- 5.11 NEC PC-6001 Version
- 5.12 NEC PC-8801 Version
- 5.13 NES Version
- 5.14 Sharp MZ Version
- 5.15 Sharp X1 Version
- 5.16 Sharp X68000 Version
- 5.17 TurboGrafx-16 Version
- 5.18 ZX Spectrum Version
- 6 External Links
Ports and Rereleases
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.
In Europe, Elite would pick up the home computer rights for the game, releasing Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum ports across 1986. Curiously the Amiga version was originally split into two halves due to disk space restrictions, only to be combined once more at a later date. The Amiga, Atari ST and Commodore 64 versions were then picked up by Mindscape for retail in North America, with minor alterations. A IBM PC port was also released in 1989 by Mindscape.
Elite had originally planned to go further by releasing copies for the aging Acorn Electron, BBC Micro (on both cassette and disk) and Commodore 16 computers - start-up instructions are mentioned in the C64, CPC and Spectrum manuals, but no physical copies of the game have been found. The Commodore 16 version was also extensively advertised, having been set to retail for £7.95 in the United Kingdom and L18,000 in Italy.
In Japan, Dempa held the home computer rights, producing ports for the Fujitsu FM77, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-8801, Sharp MZ, Sharp X1 and Sharp X68000. Many of these versions are notable due to the inadequacies of the hardware - Sharp MZ range, having debuted seven years before the arcade release of Space Harrier in 1978, can hardly handle graphics, so huge cutbacks were needed. Conversely the Sharp X68000 was brand new at the time of Space Harrier's release, and so its version was widely regarded to be the most accurate arcade conversion for many years.
NEC brought Space Harrier to the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 with Takara also bringing it to the Nintendo 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.
Production Credits
Master System Version
- PC Unit
Directed by: Berial Mut 743
Produced by: Nitta Tai Yuji
Screenplay by: Nitta Tai Yuji, Berial Mut 743, Tamo, Koshihikari
Story by: Berial Mut 743
Editor: Tamo, Koshihikari
Art Director: Fuuuuuk
Art Designer: Mayu, Col Khadafy, Matilda Yoko, Sukeban Tamun, 3712 SK
Music Arranger: Bo
Proposed by: Nitta Tai Yuji
Special Thanks: Arcade Unit, Yu, Cota, Hiro, Bin Chan, Chisuke, Eiro, Pideshi, Kan, Shy Guy Aso, Sant
Present from: Sega
Amiga Version
Program: Richard Frankish
Graphics: M Sportouch
Music: Jas C Brooke
Copyright 1989 Elite Systems Ltd
PC-8801 Version
Main Program: Kazuhisa Ishida
Sub Program: Kazuhisa Ishida
Sound: Kazuhisa Ishida
Music: Kazuhisa Ishida
Data: Kazuhisa Ishida
Art: Kazuhisa Ishida
Special Thanks to: Kenji Komiyama, Naniwa San/Dempa, KSK (KURE Soft)
USED Computers: NEC PC-8001mk2SR (Program), NEC PC-88YA (TEST Play)
Musicians of Programming BGM: Seiko Matsuda/Candies, Mako Ishino/Takako Ohta, Himekami Sensation
Copyright 1985 Sega(R)
Copyright 1988 Dempa/K.Ishida
Sharp X1 Version
Main Program: K. Komiyama
Character Arrange: K. Komiyama
Sound Arrange: K. Komiyama
Other Data: K. Komiyama
Special Thanks: K. Ishida, Naniwa/Dempa
Used Machine: CZ-802C, PC-8801MK2MR
Sharp X6800 Version
Main Programmer: T. Matsushima
Music Driver: Masatoshi Yoshizawa
Music Editor: Yu-You
Sound Effector: YK-2, Yu-You, T. Matsushima
Graphic Coding: T. Matsushima
Management: Taro Tada
Test Player: Ichiro Tezuka, Akira Yamashita, Akira Hibiki, Exchanger
Special Thanks To: Bridal Naniwa, Tomoko Ohtsuka, Sega Research and Development Dept.
Dempa Micom Soft
Sega - Space Harrier - X 68000
32X Version
Reprogrammed By: Rutubo Games
Programmer and Planner: M.Hashimoto (Rutubo Games), S.Mukaigashira (Rutubo Games), K.Tsuneyoshi (Rutubo Games), T.Matsushima (Rutubo Games), M.Mishima (Rutubo Games)
Thanks: Y.Kenji (Rutubo Games), T.Maeda (Rutubo Games)
Special Thanks: M.Shigeta, H.Aso, O.Sato, Y.Ohoka, S.Yonekura, H.Lee, K.Hayashida
Presented by: Sega Enterprises Ltd.
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Physical Scans
Arcade Version
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External Links
- Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Master System, Arcade
Space Harrier series |
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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) |
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