Aero Fighters 3

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Aero Fighters 3

Screenshot of Aero Fighters 3
Developer(s) Video System
Publisher(s) Video System
Designer(s) Count IKuei and team
Release date(s) 1995 (Arcade)
1995 (SNK Neo Geo CD)
Genre(s) Shooter game
Mode(s) Single player, 2 player co-op
Platform(s) Arcade Game, Neo-Geo
Input 8-way Joystick, 2 Buttons
Arcade cabinet Vertical
Arcade system(s) SNK Neo-Geo MVS hardware
Arcade CPU(s) 68000
Arcade sound system(s) Sound CPU : Z80, Sound Chips : YM2610
Arcade display Raster, 320 x 224 pixels, 4096 colors

Aero Fighters 3 is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released in 1995 by Video System.

Take your pick from 10 pilots...

  • The American Vought F4U Corsair piloted by Robo-Keaton can have 3 power-ups and 5 bombs.
  • The American Northrop P-61 Black Widow piloted by the Blazers can have 3 power-ups and 7 bombs.
  • The Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen piloted by Hien can have 3 power-ups and 5 bombs.
  • The Japanese Aichi M6A1 Seiran piloted by Mao Mao can have 2 power-ups and 5 bombs.
  • The Soviet Il-2 Stormovik piloted by Chaika and Pooshka can have 2 power-ups and 7 bombs.
  • The Soviet Polikarpov I-16 piloted by Spanky can have 4 power-ups and 6 bombs.
  • The German Dornier Do-335 Pfeil piloted by Malcolm ('Pfeil' is German for 'Arrow') can have 3 power-ups and 4 bombs.
  • The German Junkers Ju-87 Stuka piloted by Kowful and River can have 4 power-ups and 7 bombs.
  • The British Westland Whirlwind piloted by Alex and Pictus can have 3 power-ups and 6 bombs.
  • The British Fairy Swordfish piloted by Cindy and Ellen can have 1 power-up and 7 bombs.

There are also 2 secret planes:

  • The Aka Usagi (Red Rabbit) piloted by Kotomi.
  • The Diabloon piloted by The Man.

... to do battle in classic shoot 'em up action, with power-ups, and large bosses.

[edit] Story

The world seems to be free from the menace of the evil alien forces. However, they are not willing to give up and launch a surprise attack against the Aero Fighters' base, effectively destroying their aircraft. Unable to counter the attack, they must use old WWII-era warplanes, in a desperate scramble for victory.

[edit] Trivia

  • Malcolm from 1993's "Ta-o Taido" makes an appearance as a pilot.
  • The strange ship that appears at the end of each level and warps away after the boss is defeated first appeared in "Turbo Force" as a regular enemy during Stage 2.
  • The game forbids the initials "SEX"' on the high score table. If you try to enter this, it gets changed to "'HEY".
  • Didier Sénéchal holds the official world record for this game with a maximum 1,218,300 points. [1]

[edit] Series

  • 1. Aero Fighters (1992, Arcade; 1994, SNES)
  • 2. Aero Fighters 2 (1994, Neo-Geo/Arcade)
  • 3. Aero Fighters 3 (1995, Neo-Geo/Arcade)
  • 4. Sonic Wings Limited (1996, Arcade) *Japan Only
  • 5. Sonic Wings Special (1996, Sega Saturn; Sony PlayStation) *Japan Only
  • 6. AeroFighters Assault (1997, Nintendo 64)
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