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G-LOC: Air Battle
System(s): Sega Y Board , Sega Mega Drive , Sega Master System , Sega Game Gear , Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Publisher: Sega , U.S. Gold
Developer: Sega R&D 8 , Probe Software , Images
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up
Number of players: 1
Release
Date
RRP
Code
JP
1990-12-15
¥3,5003,500
G-3204
US
1991
2301
EU
1991
2301
BR
199x
012120
EU
1991-12
7071
BR
1992-05[4]
KR
199x
GB2009JG
UK
1992
UK
1992
EU
1992
UK (Cassette)
1992
£11.9911.99[5]
UK (Disk)
1992
£16.9916.99[5]
UK (Cassette)
1992
£10.9910.99[6]
UK (Disk)
1992
£15.9915.99[6]
JP
1993-02-26
¥6,8006,800
G-4079
US
1993-02[9]
$49.9949.99[10]
1120
EU
1993-01-21[7]
1120
AU
199x
AS
199x
1120-40
JP ▼
2012-09-26
¥286 (300 )286 (300 )
US ▼
2013-07-04
$3.993.99
EU ▼
2013-07-04
€3.993.99
G-LOC: Air Battle (G-LOC meaning "G -force induced L oss O f C onsciousness") 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.
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.
History
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[12] .
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)[13]
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
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
Game Gear version
Planner: Jun Izy
Coded by: Amira.T, Enda.D, Yuichi.M
Design: Hfhfhf
Sound: Tarnya
Advice: K. Tany
Director: Asohy
Magazine articles
Main article: G-LOC: Air Battle/Magazine articles .
Promotional material
Home computers print advert in
Computer & Video Games (UK) #119: "October 1991" (1991-09-15)
also published in:
Home computers print advert in
Joystick (FR) #29: "Juillet/Août 1992" (1992-0x-xx)
Photo gallery
Actual Foto (Working model, Crimea 2015)
Artwork
Physical scans
Sega Y Board version
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Version
Score
Mega Drive version
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Score
Source
Consoles + (FR)
73
№19, p116/117[22]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
54
№1, p48[23]
Famitsu (JP)
65
№220 , [1]
Game Power (IT)
50
№19
GamePro (US)
58
№45, p48[10]
GamesMaster (UK)
21
№5, p87[24]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
75
Joypad (FR)
73
№16, p70[25]
Joystick (FR)
65
№35, p186[26]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
56
№8, p40/41
Mega (UK)
22
№7, p38/39
MegaTech (UK)
69
№15, p24-27
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
52
№6, p68-70[27]
Player One (FR)
45
№27, p124[28]
Sega Power (UK)
32
№42, p40/41
Sega Pro (UK)
80
№18, p42/43
Sega Zone (UK)
70
№6, p44/45
Sega Force (UK)
75
№16, p94/95[29]
Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart
Mega Drive, Asia
Cover
Cart
Manual
Chinese Manual
Epilepsy Warning
Master System version
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Score
Source
Computer & Video Games (UK)
80
№151, p109/111[3]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
83
№1, p135[53]
Game Zone (UK)
67
№4, p30
Hobby Consolas (ES)
40
№8, p118
Mean Machines (UK)
82
№15, p128-130[54]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
82
№1, p133[55]
Micromanía (ES)
45
№2/49
Sega Power (UK)
55
№28, p40
Sega Pro (UK)
83
№4, p40[56]
Sega Pro (UK)
82
№9, p30/31[57]
Sega Pro (UK)
77
Sega Pro
Sega Force (UK)
67
№2, p38/39[58]
Supergame (BR)
81
№10, p31[4]
Master System, EU
Cover
Cart
Master System, AU
Cart
Master System, BR
Cover
Cart
Manual
Master System, KR
Cover
Cart
Game Gear version
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Score
Source
ACE (UK)
68
№48, p75[1]
Consoles + (FR)
77
№0, p113
GamePro (US)
75
№25, p48[67]
Games-X (UK)
58
№8
Génération 4 (FR)
52
№30, p111[68]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
75
№1, p31[69]
Joystick (FR)
72
№13, p132
Raze (UK)
76
№11, p54[70]
Sega Force (UK)
92
№3, p76/77[71]
Sega Power (UK)
51
№23, p39
Sega Power (UK)
60
№23, p61
Sega Pro (UK)
69
№3, p19[72]
Sega Pro (UK)
79
№9, p33[73]
Game Gear, US
Cart
Manual
Game Gear, EU
Cart
Game Gear, JP
Cart
Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart
Manual
Amiga version
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Version
Score
Amiga, UK
Cover
Amstrad CPC version
Atari ST version
Commodore 64 version
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Version
Score
Commodore 64, UK
Cover
ZX Spectrum version
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Version
Score
Technical information
ROM dump status
System
Hash
Size
Build Date
Source
Comments
✔
CRC32
f2af886e
MD5
59b8fcc1e0c2113d841025e7ee0d152f
SHA-1
81bb08c4080ca9a8af65597d1c7b11ce902c8d9e
1MB
1992-11
Cartridge (US/EU/JP)
?
CRC32
175c7e63
MD5
6398a354781f5872eb9e846824a1602a
SHA-1
ccbedc9d3c05e212e4e2bea6824999a3c1fd2006
1MB
1992
Page
External links
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