Action Fighter

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Action Fighter

System(s): Sega System 16, Sega Master System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum

Publisher: Sega

Firebird Software

Developer:

Sega

Sega R&D 2

Core Design

Telecomsoft

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1986-09-"first ten days of the month"^[2]	¥?	?

JP	1986-08-17^[1]	¥5,0005,000	G-1305
US	1986-11^[3]		5055
EU	1987-08^[4]		MK-5055-50
DE	1987	DM 7979	41008
UK	1987-08^[5]^[4]	£19.9519.95^[4]^[6]^[7]	MK-5055-50
SE (Rental)	19xx
GR	19xx
IT	198x
AU	198x		MK-5055-50
BR	19xx		023010
KR	19xx		GB-1305
TW	19xx		G-1305
US	1989	$39.9539.95
UK	1989-08^[8]	£24.9924.99^[9]^[10]
UK (Kixx)	19xx
US	1989
DE	19xx
UK	1989-08^[8]	£19.9919.99^[11]
UK (Kixx)	19xx
ES (Cassette)	19xx
UK (Disk)	1989-08^[8]	£14.9914.99^[12]
UK (Cassette)	1989-08^[8]	£9.999.99^[12]
UK (Kixx)	19xx
US	1989	$24.9524.95
UK (Cassette)	1989-08^[8]	£9.999.99^[11]^[10]
UK (Kixx)	19xx
ES (Cassette)	1989
UK (Cassette)	1989-08^[8]	£9.999.99^[11]
UK (Kixx)	19xx
US	1989

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Action Fighter (アクションファイター) is a 1986 shoot 'em up developed by Sega. It is a top-down game where the player controls several vehicles including motorbikes, helicopters, cars and jet skis. It is similar to Spy Hunter in that your mission is to destroy enemy vehicles and you may slow down/speed up.

The Sega System 16 version is Japan-only. The game was brought to the Sega Master System in the same year, and has since seen a release on the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS computers and ZX Spectrum.

Production credits

Arcade version

DAI
Designer: MIZ^[13]
MIY
YOK
SNO
KON
OHT
KOT
Music: NAK^[14]
Music: MIY^[15]

Source:

In-game high score table^[16]

Master System version

Music: Tokuhiko Uwabo^[17]

Source:

Uncredited

Hints

Master System US hints 1 (color scan)
Master System US hints 1 (B/W scan)
Master System US hints 2 (with My Hero and Wonder Boy)

Magazine articles

Main article: Action Fighter/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

System 16 JP flyer

GR TV advert

Print advert in Atuagagdliutit (GL) #1991-07-24 (1991-07-24)

Physical scans

System 16 version

System 16, JP

Instuction card(s)

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

89

^[18]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

84

^[19]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

84

^[20]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

51

^[21]

Game Mania (UK)

85

^[22]

The Games Machine (UK)

63

^[6]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

84

^[23]

Play Time (DE)

55

^[24]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

42

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

25

^[26]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

57

^[27]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

51

^[28]

Supergame (BR)

70

^[29]

Tilt (FR)

70

^[30]

	65
Based on 14 reviews

Action Fighter

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart

Master System, US (℠ variant)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, US (® variant)
Cover

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, EU (Sega®)
Cover

Master System, EU ("No Limits")
Cover

Master System, DE
Cover

Master System, IT

Master System, GR (Zegetron)

Cart Manual

Master System, SE (Rental)
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR (newer)
Cover
Manual

Master System, TW

Master System, KR

Cart

Amiga version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Amiga Computing (UK)

87

^[31]

Amiga Joker (DE)

30

^[32]

Commodore User (UK)

82

^[9]

Zzap!64 (UK)

35

^[10]

	59
Based on 4 reviews

Action Fighter

Amiga, US
Cover

Amiga, UK
Cover

Amiga, UK (Kixx)

Amiga, UK (Kixx) (Alt)

Amstrad CPC version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Amstar (FR)

70

^[33]

Amstrad Action (UK)

54

^[12]

	62
Based on 2 reviews

Action Fighter

Amstrad CPC, UK (disk)
Cover

Amstrad CPC, UK (cassette) (Kixx)
Cover

Amstrad CPC, ES (cassette)

Atari ST version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

65

^[34]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

71

^[11]

The Games Machine (UK)

56

^[35]

New Computer Express (UK)

25

^[36]

Power Play (DE)

65

^[37]

ST Action (UK)

57

^[38]

ST Action (UK)

60

^[39]

	57
Based on 7 reviews

Action Fighter

Atari ST, US
Cover

Atari ST, US (alt)
Cover

Atari ST, UK
Cover
Disk

Atari ST, UK (Kixx)

Atari ST, DE

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

46

^[11]

Datormagazin (SE)

60

^[40]

The Games Machine (UK)

54

^[35]

Zzap!64 (UK)

39

^[10]

	50
Based on 4 reviews

Action Fighter

Commodore 64, US
Cover

Commodore 64, UK

Commodore 64, UK (Kixx)
Cover

IBM PC version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Power Play (DE)

69

^[41]

	69
Based on 1 review

Action Fighter

IBM PC, US
Cover

IBM PC, EU (Kixx)

ZX Spectrum version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Crash (UK)

82

^[42]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

^[11]

Sinclair User (UK)

66

^[43]

Your Sinclair (UK)

62

^[44]

	71
Based on 4 reviews

Action Fighter

ZX Spectrum, UK
Cover
Cassette

ZX Spectrum, UK (disk)

ZX Spectrum, UK (cassette) (Kixx)
Cover

ZX Spectrum, ES

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32	3658f3e0
MD5	47d736575f9a22f7490d62c76ed7c933
SHA-1	b462246fed3cbb9dc3909a2d5befaec65d7a0014

128kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

?

CRC32	d91b340d
MD5	7e08a9854d61fece23d3c4a39539f4e9
SHA-1	5dbcfb75958f4cfa1b61d9ea114bab67787b113e

128kB

Cartridge (JP/EU)

✔

CRC32	8418f438
MD5	73cc1f3dd52c248acb02c0d6ad97d005
SHA-1	4f514dc568466f6b0424086edeb3fa0014f9c887

128kB

Cartridge (TW)

?

CRC32	e2d765ad
MD5	43fcbf765f04f76a20dfe336164c5293
SHA-1	88fe2ee194981c82b5db2a9166dd97a8edb6d852

128kB

EPROM cartridge^[45]

Page

References

Action Fighter
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[:File:CVG_UK_073.pdf_p132-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Computer & Video Games, "November 1987" (UK; 1987-10-15), page 132

[:File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf_p2-5] File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf, page 2

[:File:TGM_UK_03.pdf_p40-6] 6.0 ^6.1 The Games Machine, "February 1988" (UK; 1988-01-21), page 40

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[:File:CVG_UK_093b.pdf_p108-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 Computer & Video Games, "August 1989" (UK; 1989-07-15), page 108

[:File:CommodoreUser_UK_73.pdf_p45-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Commodore User, "October 1989" (UK; 1989-09-26), page 45

[:File:Zzap64_UK_056.pdf_p68-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 Zzap!64, "December 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 68

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[:File:SSG100030AC_music_jp_booklet.pdf_p7-17] File:SSG100030AC_music_jp_booklet.pdf, page 7

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[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p89-19] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 89

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p52-20] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 52

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p137-21] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 137

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p81-22] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p132-23] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 132

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-06.pdf_p96-24] Play Time, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-06), page 96

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p11-25] S: The Sega Magazine, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-07), page 11

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p55-26] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p18-27] Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p70-28] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70

[:File:Supergame_BR_16.pdf_p42-29] Supergame, "Novembro 1992" (BR; 1992-11-xx), page 42

[:File:Tilt_FR_049.pdf_p98-30] Tilt, "Décembre 1987" (FR; 1987-1x-xx), page 98

[:File:AmigaComputing_UK_020.pdf_p42-31] Amiga Computing, "Volume 2, Number 8: January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:AmigaJoker_DE_1989-12.pdf_p40-32] Amiga Joker, "Dezember '89" (DE; 1989-11-26), page 40

[:File:Amstar_FR_39.pdf_p66-33] Amstar, "Novembre 1989" (FR; 1989-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:ASM_DE_1989-12.pdf_p41-34] Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1989" (DE; 1989-1x-xx), page 41

[:File:TGM_UK_25.pdf_p95-35] 35.0 ^35.1 The Games Machine, "December 1989" (UK; 1989-11-09), page 95

[:File:NewComputerExpress_UK_051.pdf_p51-36] New Computer Express, "October 28, 1989" (UK; 1989-10-26), page 51

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1989-09.pdf_p20-37] Power Play, "9/89" (DE; 1989-08-14), page 20

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[:File:Datormagazin_SE_1990-01.pdf_p15-40] Datormagazin, "4-18 Januari 1990" (SE; 1990-01-04), page 15

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1989-12.pdf_p70-41] Power Play, "12/89" (DE; 1989-11-13), page 70

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[:File:SinclairUser_UK_093.pdf_p22-43] Sinclair User, "December 1989" (UK; 1989-11-18), page 22

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[https:.2F.2Fhiddenpalace.org.2FAction_Fighter_.28Prototype.29-45] Hidden Palace: Action Fighter (Prototype)

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Action Fighter

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Contents

Production credits

Arcade version

Master System version

Hints

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

System 16 version

Master System version

Amiga version

Amstrad CPC version

Atari ST version

Commodore 64 version

IBM PC version

ZX Spectrum version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References