After Burner III

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

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥8,4008,400 T-68014
Sega Mega-CD
US
$49.9949.99[3] 4415
Sega Mega-CD
EU
4415
Sega Mega-CD
DE
DM 99,-99,-[5]
Sega Mega-CD
FR

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 a port of Strike Fighter, which only saw release in Japanese arcades, adding 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
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: After Burner III/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
50 №140, p109[1]
28 №1, p119[6]
80 №49, p82[3]
74 №17, p100-101[7]
48 №24, p164[8]
41 №7, p54-57
72 №5, p36-39[9]
48 №2, p32
72 №20 (Supp.), p25[10]
22 №15, p28-29
22 №6, p74-76[11]
60 №35, p149[12]
6 №46, p60-61[13]
55 №17, p62-63
55 №18, p74
67 №5, p54-55
63 №15, p70-71[14]
75 №3, p10-11
63 №23, p20[15]
43 №9/93, p44[16]
Sega Mega-CD
52
Based on
20 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
48
[17]
Console Mania (IT) PAL
65
[18]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[1]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
55
[19]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
28
[6]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[20]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
70
[21]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[3]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[22]
Joypad (FR)
74
[7]
Joypad (FR)
48
[8]
Joypad (HU)
85
[23]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
41
[24]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[25]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
72
[9]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-U
48
[26]
Mega Force (FR)
72
[10]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
22
[27]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[28]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
22
[29]
Player One (FR)
60
[30]
Sega Magazin (DE)
38
[31]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
6
[13]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
55
[32]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
55
[33]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-J
67
[34]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC
63
[14]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
58
[35]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
75
[36]
Supergame (BR)
63
[15]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
43
[37]
Sega Mega-CD
54
Based on
31 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.jpgAfterBurnerIII MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
AfterBurner3 MCD JP Spinecard.JPG
Spinecard
AfterBurnerIII MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Afterburneriii mcd jp manual.pdf
Manual
Afterburneriii mcd jp surveycard.pdf
Reg Card

FM Towns version

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

References

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  21. Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 10 October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 125
  22. Hippon Super, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-04), page 80
  23. Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 16
  24. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 54
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  37. Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 44



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)