Space Harrier

Shoot Them Up Robots Animals/Dragons 

Type of the game: [Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game
Space Harrier © 1985 Sega.

Space Harrier is a sprite-scaling 3D shoot-em-up set in the 'Fantasy Zone'; a surreal world composed of abstract structures and a checkerboard landscape. The game's enemies are as abstract as its setting; with creatures including prehistoric Mammoths, alien pods, giant mushrooms and, at the end of most stages, a huge, fireball-spitting Chinese Dragon.

The player's on-screen counterpart carries a portable jetpack under his arm which allows him to fly. The player can also run along the ground to avoid overhead structures and enemies.

In addition to its flight capability, the jetpack is also equipped with a laser, used to destroy both the game's many enemies as well as some (but not all) obstructions, such as the trees and floating rocks on the first stage.

Space Harrier has a total of 18 stages, each with a boss fight at the end. Three exceptions are the bonus stages (5th and 12th) and the 18th stage, which is a 'boss rush' featuring some of the bosses encountered up to that point.

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Players : 1
Control : stick
Buttons : 3 (FIRE, FIRE, FIRE)

Space Harrier was released in October 1985 in Japan.

The pioneer 3-D shooting game realized by a high speed 3-D processing. The first full-color CG graphics in Japan and a beautiful BGM supported by a FM sound system that gave a great impact to the arcade scene in 1985.

Sountracks:
Dec. ??, 1987 - Sega Taikan Game Special [28XA-198]
Oct. 17, 1997 - Yu-Suzuki produce Hang-On / Space Harrier [MJCAX-00001]

Library:
Jan. 10, 1989 - Space Harrier - White Dragon no Yuusha [Bouken Game Book]

1. Space Harrier (1985)
2. Space Harrier 3D [Model G-1349] (1988, Sega Mark III)
3. Space Harrier II [Model G-4002] (1988, Sega Mega Drive)
4. Space Harrier - Return to the Fantasy Zone (1989, Commodore Amiga)
5. Planet Harriers (2001)

Designed by : Yu Suzuki (YU.)
From highscore table : (KAN), (KAW), Bin Chan (BIN), (TUD), (NAG), (ASO)
Music by : Hiroshi Miyauchi

Consoles:

Sega Mark III (December 21, 1986) "Space Harrier [Model G-1310]"
Sega Master System (1987) [Model 7001]
Sega Master System (1987) [Model 7080]
NEC PC-Engine (December 9, 1988) "Space Harrier [Model H67G-1002]"
NEC TurboGrafx-16 (December 9, 1988) [Model TGX040025]
Nintendo Famicom (January 6, 1989) "Space Harrier [Model TFC-SO]"
Sega Game Gear (December 28, 1991) "Space Harrier [Model G-3212]"
Sega Game Gear (1992)
Sega Super 32X (December 3, 1994) "Space Harrier [Model GM-4005]"
Sega Genesis 32X (1995) "Space Harrier [Model 84505]"
Sega Mega Drive 32X (1995) "Space Harrier [Model 84505-50]"
Sega Saturn (July 19, 1996) "Space Harrier [Model GS-9108]"
Sega Saturn (July 19, 1996) "Space Harrier [Limited Special Set] [Model GS-9111]"
Sega Dreamcast (December 20, 2001) "Yu Suzuki Game Works Vol.1 [Model ASP001]"
Sony PlayStation 2 (September 25, 2003) "Space Harrier [Sega Ages 2500 Vol.4] [Model SLPM-62384]"
Sony PlayStation 2 (October 27, 2005) "Space Harrier II - Space Harrier Complete Collection [Sega Ages 2500 Vol.20] [Model SLPM-62691]"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] (July 23, 2008) [Mark III version]
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] (October 17, 2008) [Master System version]
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] (November 3, 2008) [Master System version]
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] [March 26, 2009)
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] (May 29, 2009)
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] (June 15, 2009)
Sony PlayStation 3 (February 10, 2009; "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model BLUS-30259]")
Sony PlayStation 3 (February 10, 2009, "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection)"
Microsoft XBOX 360 (February 10, 2009; "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection")
Sony PlayStation 3 (February 20, 2009; "SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model BLES-00475]")
Sony PlayStation 3 [AU] (February 20, 2009; "SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model BLES-00475]")
Microsoft XBOX 360 (February 20, 2009; "SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection")
Microsoft XBOX 360 [AU] (February 26, 2009; "Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection")

Computers:

Amstrad CPC (1986) "Space Harrier [Disc]"
Amstrad CPC (1986) "Space Harrier [Cassette]"
Sharp X68000 (September 1987) "Space Harrier [Model DP-3205003]"
Commodore C64 (1987)
Fujitsu FM-7 (1987)
Fujitsu FM-77AV (1987)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1987)
Atari ST (1988)
Commodore Amiga (1989)
PC [MS-DOS, 5.25''] (1989)
NEC PC 8801
Sharp X1

Others:

Tiger Handheld LCD Game (19??)
Mobile phones (2002)

Game's rom.
Game's picture.