Other Info

(Courtesy of Arcade-History.com and Wiki)


REMEMBER: WE´RE TALKING ABOUT AFTERBURNER II!

After Burner II was originally planned to have a World War II theme and make it a realistic flight sim but was dropped because Yu Suzuki states that "It would not have fit the arcade scene." A pure dogfighter was not his intention.

Although the plane you pilot is a variation of the F-14, the cover art for the Mega Drive version uses an F-15E Strike Eagle.

Shenmue 2 on the Xbox and the Dreamcast (JP and EU) features a full playable version of After Burner II.

In the cut-scenes that show your jet fighter landing on a landing strip in order to reload the missile supply, there are some special vehicles that will make a cameo appearance. In the first landing, you'll see a man riding the motorcycle from "Hang-On". and in the second landing, you'll see the famous Ferrari Testarossa-like car from "Out Run".

Jimmy Cardenas holds the record for this game with 505,050 points on April 20, 1997.

Soundtrack album releases :

• BEEP! Mega Drive Best Selection [Mega Drive Version] (4/25/91) (PSCX-1018) [Polystar]
• After Burner II (MJCAX-00007) (Marvelous Entertainment)
• SEGA AGES SOUND TRACK THE BEST PLUS [PS2 SEGA AGES 2500 Series] (KDSD-00051~2)
• After Burner 20th Anniversary Box (29/11/2007)

An ABII unit appears being played by young John Connor at the arcade at the mall in the 1991 movie 'Terminator 2 - Judgment Day'.


ADAPTATIONS TO HOME SYSTEMS

CONSOLES

• Nintendo Famicom (1989)
• NEC PC-Engine (1990)
• Sega Mega Drive (1990)
• Sega Saturn (1996, "Sega Ages : After Burner II"). It is notable that the version released for Sega Saturn is a nearly direct port of the arcade code, which before consoles like the Saturn and PlayStation was largely unheard of for a home version.
• Sega Dreamcast (2001, "Yu Suzuki Game Works Vol. 1")
• Sega Dreamcast (2001, "Shenmue II")
• Sony PlayStation 2 (2004, "Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 10 : After Burner II")

COMPUTERS

• FM Towns PC (1989)
• Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)
• Amstrad CPC (1988)
• Commodore C64 (1988, Activision)
• Commodore C64 (1989, Mindscape)
• Sharp X68000 (1989)
• Commodore Amiga (1989)

OTHERS

• Mobile phones (2003)