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After Burner

The LCD version of After Burner is a watered-down version of the arcade game After Burner created by Tiger Electronics. Two versions were created - a handheld version, and a large tabletop unit, although the…

31 December 1988

After Burner is a shooter developed by Tiger Electronics, released 31 December 1988 on Handheld Electronic LCD.

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What After Burner is

After Burner is a shooter game developed by Tiger Electronics and released in 1988. It was published by Grandstand. It is available on Handheld Electronic LCD only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The LCD version of After Burner is a watered-down version of the arcade game After Burner created by Tiger Electronics. Two versions were created - a handheld version, and a large tabletop unit, although the game itself is presumed to be identical. It was released in 1989.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

After Burner launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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When did After Burner come out?
After Burner was released on 31 December 1988 for Handheld Electronic LCD.

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