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Space Harrier

The North American Commodore 64 port of Space Harrier. Elite handled the home computer ports for Europe and North America, however each version is a unique port of the game. Differences in this version include…

1 September 1986

Space Harrier is an arcade developed by Sega AM2, released 1 September 1986 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Space Harrier is

Space Harrier is an arcade game developed by Sega AM2 and released in 1986. It was published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd.. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Run… fly… dodge those obstacles, but return fire on wave after wave of attacking aliens. Armed with a really big gun, you have to defend yourself against the alien hordes using your wits to navigate around the screen. But watch out for those end of level bosses! Originating in the arcades, Space Harrier is a third-person rail shooter with pseudo-3D graphics, set in the same world as Fantasy Zone. The lone titular hero fights aliens with a fireball-launching cannon, which can also be used to transform the hero into a flying rocket. The protagonist is constantly in motion, but the speed of his movement can be regulated by the player.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Space Harrier come out?
Space Harrier was released on 1 September 1986 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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