After Burner II

For the Sega Saturn rerelease, see Sega Ages After Burner II. For 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, Sharp X68000

Publisher: Sega,

Dempa (JP), Sega (US/EU),

NEC Avenue,

Sunsoft,

Tengen

Developer: Sega AM2,

Dempa,

Bits Laboratory,

Sunsoft,

Tengen

Peripherals supported:

XE-1 AP

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1989	¥?	?
US	1989	$?	?

JP	1990-03-23	¥6,9006,900	T-17013
US	1990-07^[1]		1104
EU	1991-04		1104
AU	199x
CA	199x
BR	1991-06^[3]

After Burner II (アフターバーナーII) is the sequel to After Burner, developed by Sega AM2 in 1987. The game is essentially an upgraded version of its predecessor, adding throttle control which allows the players to adjust their fighter's speed during flight. There are also three new stages, bringing the total to 21 and various gameplay and music tweaks.

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 Sharp 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.

Production credits

X Board version

The credits given in interviews:^[4]

Yu Suzuki – Lead Developer, Lead Programmer
Satoshi Mifune – Programmer
Hiroshi “Hiro” Kawaguchi – Composer

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

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^[5]

Magazine articles

Main article: After Burner II/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

NES US print advert
Sharp 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)^[6]

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

^[20]

ACE (UK)

70

^[2]

ACE (UK)

PAL

50

^[21]

Ação Games (BR)

75

^[3]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

80

^[22]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

90

^[23]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

90

^[10]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

90

^[24]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

76

^[25]

Cool Gamer (RU)

60

^[26]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

95

^[11]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[1]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

30

^[27]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

74

^[12]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[28]

Game Mania (UK)

90

^[29]

Games-X (UK)

70

^[30]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

92

^[31]

Joystick (FR)

79

^[14]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

61

^[32]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

79

^[33]

Mega (UK)

PAL

35

^[34]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[35]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

88

^[15]

Mean Machines (UK)

90

^[17]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

90

^[36]

Player One (FR)

92

^[18]

Power Play (DE)

80

^[37]

Score (CZ)

65

^[38]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

86

^[39]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[40]

Sega Pro (UK)

85

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

66

^[41]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[42]

Tilt (FR)

65

^[43]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

60

^[44]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

70

^[45]

Zero (UK)

90

^[46]

	75
Based on 38 reviews

After Burner II

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU

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

^[52]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

82

^[48]

Computer + Video Giochi (IT)

90

^[53]

Joystick (FR)

72

^[49]

Player One (FR)

88

^[50]

Power Play (DE)

81

^[54]

	81
Based on 7 reviews

After Burner II

PC Engine, JP
Cover
Card File:After Burner II PCE HuCard JP Manual.pdf Manual

Sharp X68000 version

Sharp 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)

References

NEC Retro has more information related to After Burner II

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↑ File:After Burner II PCE HuCard JP Manual.pdf, page 6
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↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1990-04.pdf, page 109
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↑ ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 108
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1990" (DE; 1990-04-30), page 71
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1990" (JP; 1990-03-08), page 109
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 44
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 126
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 8
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 286
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1
↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Games-X, "15th-21st August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 38
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 70
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "August 1990" (JP; 1990-07-07), page 73
↑ Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 65
↑ Mega Play, "November/December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 28
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
↑ Power Play, "6/90" (DE; 1990-05-11), page 123
↑ Score, "Březen 1995" (CZ; 1995-03-01), page 1
↑ Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 44
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 100
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 6
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 62
↑ Zero, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 74
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↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 40
↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1991" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 57
↑ Power Play, "12/90" (DE; 1990-11-16), page 164

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)

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[20] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:ACE_UK_51.pdf_p108-21] ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 108

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-05.pdf_p71-22] Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1990" (DE; 1990-04-30), page 71

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-04.pdf_p109-23] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1990" (JP; 1990-03-08), page 109

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p44-24] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 44

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p126-25] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 126

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

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

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

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p80-29] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:GamesX_UK_17.pdf_p38-30] Games-X, "15th-21st August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 38

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p70-31] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p90-32] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-08.pdf_p73-33] Mega Drive Fan, "August 1990" (JP; 1990-07-07), page 73

[:File:Mega_UK_17.pdf_p65-34] Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 65

[:File:MegaPlay_US_01.pdf_p28-35] Mega Play, "November/December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 28

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

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-06.pdf_p123-37] Power Play, "6/90" (DE; 1990-05-11), page 123

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

[:File:SegaPower_UK_18.pdf_p44-39] Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 44

[: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:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-42] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:Tilt_FR_081.pdf_p100-43] Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 100

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

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_20.pdf_p62-45] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 62

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

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[:File:CVG_IT_01.pdf_p57-53] Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1991" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 57

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After Burner II

From Sega Retro

Contents

History

Legacy

Production credits

X Board version

NES version

PC Engine version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

X Board version

Mega Drive version

FM Towns version

NES version

PC Engine version

Sharp X68000 version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References