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Revision as of 13:51, 11 January 2014

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After Burner III
System(s): Sega Mega-CD, FM Towns
Publisher: Sega, CRI (Japan)
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Release Date RRP Code

After Burner III (アフターバーナーIII) is an aircraft combat game developed by Sega for the Sega Mega-CD and FM Towns. It is an enhanced port of Strike Fighter, which only saw release in Japanese arcades, offering a CD audio soundtrack (with the addition of music from After Burner II) and cinematic sequences.

As Strike Fighter was actually a sequel to G-LOC: Air Battle, it does not have a third person perspective view like After Burner and After Burner II. After Burner III adds this view as an option.

Production Credits

Mega CD Version

Staff

Chief Programmer: T.Kujirai
Sub Programmer: S.Ikegami
Map Design: A.Nagano
Support: Y.Ishida, H.Ikebe, T.Miyamoto
Opening Scenario: K.Arai
Opening Graphics: Studio B.C
Opening Program: M.Tanaka
Title Logo Design: Avanti
Title Logo Editor: H.Tanaka
Title Back Picture: Kantousya
Title Back Graphic Editor: K.Tsuchida, M.Yoneda
Music Arranged by: Sol.Inc
FM S.E. Programmed by: Cube
Sales Dept.: S.Tanaka, T.Suzuki, K.Tanaka, T.Endo
Public Relations Dept.: K.Maeda, T.Yasuda
Thanks: S.Izumi, T.Nagasato, M.Sato, K.Yabuno, S.Endo, K.Fujita, H.Gunji, M. Sasaki, T.Kanou, N.Omoda, H.Yamashita, S.Take, E.Kurabayashi, T.Hashimoto, M.Suwabe, M.Koizumi, H.Tashiro, K.Iwanami, Y.Honda, Y.Ayabe

Sega CD/Mega CD (Europe) Conversion Staff

Director: H.Ohtaka
Sound Support: A.Wada
Graphic Support: M.Yanagida
Special Thanks: S.O.A., Sega Enterprises
Producer: T.Shimizu
Executive Producer: T.Kobayashi
Presented by: CRI

Physical Scans

Mega CD Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
50 №140, p109
74 №17, p100/101
48 №24, p164
22 №6, p74/75/76
60 №35, p149
6 №46, p60/61
55 №17, p62/63
55 №18, p74
67 №5, p54/55
Sega Mega-CD
49
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
48
[1]
Console Mania (IT) PAL
65
[2]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
55
[4]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
28
[5]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[6]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[7]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[8]
Joypad (FR)
74
[9]
Joypad (FR)
48
[10]
Joypad (HU)
85
[11]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
41
[12]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[13]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
72
[14]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-U
48
[15]
Mega Force (FR)
72
[16]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
22
[17]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[18]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
22
[19]
Player One (FR)
60
[20]
Sega Magazin (DE)
38
[21]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
6
[22]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
55
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
55
[24]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-J
67
[25]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC
63
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
58
[27]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
75
[28]
Supergame (BR)
63
[29]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
43
[30]
Sega Mega-CD
54
Based on
30 reviews

After Burner III

Mega-CD, US
AfterBurnerIII MCD US Box Back.jpgAfterBurnerIII MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Afterburner3 mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
AfterBurnerIII MCD EU Box Back.jpgAfterBurnerIII MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
AfterBurnerIII MCD EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, JP
AfterBurnerIII MCD JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngAfterBurnerIII MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
AfterBurnerIII MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Afterburneriii mcd jp manual.pdf
Manual
Afterburneriii mcd jp surveycard.pdf
Survey Card

FM Towns Version

FM Towns, JP
AB3 FMTowns JP Box Front.jpg
Cover



Games in the After Burner Series
Arcade
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)
Sega Master System
After Burner (1987) | G-LOC: Air Battle (1991)
LCD handheld game
After Burner (1988)
Sega Mega Drive
After Burner II (1990) | G-LOC: Air Battle (1993)
Sega Game Gear
G-LOC: Air Battle (1990)
Sega Mega-CD
After Burner III (1992)
Sega 32X
After Burner Complete (1995)
Sega Saturn
Sega Ages After Burner II (1996) | Sky Target (1997)
Windows PC
Sky Target (1997)
Mobile phone
After Burner II (200x) | After Burner II DX (2007)
Sony PlayStation 2
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 10: After Burner II (2004)
Sony PlayStation Portable
After Burner: Black Falcon (2007)
Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
After Burner Climax (2010)
Nintendo 3DS
3D After Burner II (2013)
Google Android OS
iOS
After Burner Climax (2013)
After Burner related media
Music
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)
Film
After Burner (1987) | After Burner / Super Hang-On (1987)
  1. Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 32
  2. Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
  3. Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 109
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
  5. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 119
  6. Famitsu, "1992-11-27" (JP; 1992-11-13), page 40
  7. GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 100
  8. Hippon Super, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-04), page 80
  9. Joypad, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 100
  10. Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 164
  11. Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 16
  12. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 54
  13. Mega Drive Fan, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-xx), page 59
  14. Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 36
  15. Mega Action, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 32
  16. Mega Force, "Mega-CD Force: Le Supplément Spécial Mega-CD" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 25
  17. MegaTech, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-20), page 28
  18. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 108
  19. Mean Machines Sega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-28), page 74
  20. Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 149
  21. Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 28
  22. Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 60
  23. Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 62
  24. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
  25. Sega Zone, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 52
  26. Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 70
  27. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  28. Sonic the Comic, "26th June 1993" (UK; 1993-06-26), page 10
  29. Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 20
  30. Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 44