G-LOC: Air Battle
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Developer: Sega R&D 8, Probe, Images | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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G-LOC: Air Battle (G-LOC meaning "G-force induced Loss Of Consciousness") is a 1990 air combat simulator arcade game developed by Sega AM2 for the Sega Y Board hardware. It is a spiritual sequel to After Burner II, featuring similar gameplay ideas and some recycled sound effects, though has always been publicly advertised as a different game entirely. The original arcade version runs on more advanced Sega Y Board hardware, and makes heavy use of sprite scaling & rotation and pre-rendered 3D graphics, anticipating the look of early texture-mapped 3D polygons.
G-LOC is notable for being one of the first video games to offer an R360 arcade cabinet which could rotate 360 degrees on all three axes, immersing the player in the action. These versions of the game are sometimes referred to as G-LOC R360, though the gameplay itself is identical. The game was followed by Strike Fighter in 1991.
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Gameplay
Like After Burner, the goal is to eliminate enemy planes, though in G-LOC there are also ground units. Also unlike games using the After Burner name, G-LOC uses a first person perspective, though it does occasionally pan out to a third person view when the player's plane is locked onto by an enemy.
Legacy
Though not as popular in arcades as After Burner, G-LOC was still ported to a variety of home platforms, including the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. Computer ports, often going by the name G-LOC R360 were released for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. All these versions suffer from various cutbacks due to weaker hardware, though some versions add extra features such as boss battles.
G-LOC was followed by Strike Fighter, which is extremely similar in design but ditches the time-based missions in favour of gameplay more akin to After Burner.
In Japan, the Game Gear version of G-LOC: Air Battle was brought to the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console service in September 2012.
Michael Jackson owned an arcade cabinet of the R360 version. It was auctioned on April 24, 2009. [1]
Production Credits
Arcade version
Director & Designer: Yu Suzuki
Producer: Yu Suzuki
Music & Sounds: Hiroshi Miyauchi
Staff: (YAS), (IWA), (KEN), (PAP), (SAD), (GAK), (NAG), (MKA), (KYO), (MAC), (SUN), (SIM), (KOB) [2]
Game Gear version
Planner: Jun Izy
Coded by: Amira.T, Enda.D, Yuichi.M
Design: Hfhfhf
Sound: Tarnya
Advice: K. Tany
Director: Asohy
Master System version
Planners: Yukino, Yama, Yone
Designers: Yukino, Yama
Programmers: Yone, Minegishi
Sound: Chikako
Special Thanks: Matsu Tokujoe, Yeng Joe, Sakino
Test Players: Matsu Tokujoe, Yeng Joe, Sakino
Presented by: Sega
Mega Drive version
A Probe Software Production
Programmed by: Stu Gregg
Graphics by: Bob Stevenson
Produced by: Adrian Curry, Neil Young
Audio by: Krysalis
Music by: Matt Furniss
Additional Artwork by: Lloyd Chidgzey
Gallery
Promotional Material
- GameGear UK PrintAdvert.jpg
Game Gear UK print advert
- GLoc Computers UK PrintAdvert.jpg
Home computers UK print advert
- GLOC Computers UK PrintAd 1991-11.jpg
Home computers UK print advert
Physical scans
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External Links
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