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Sky Target

Sky Target
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega AM2, Sega Saturn Appaloosa Interactive
System(s): Sega Model 2A CRX, Sega Saturn, PC
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up











Release Date RRP Code
Arcade JP 1995 ¥?  ?
Sega Saturn JP 1997-04-25 ¥5,800 GS-9103
Sega Saturn US 1997-08-22 $? 81051
Sega Saturn EU 1997-06-12 £? MK81051-50
PCs JP 1997-08-14 ¥5,800 (6,090) HCJ-0115


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Sky Target (スカイターゲット) is a Sega Model 2A CRX arcade game developed by Sega AM2. Despite its name it is considered part of the After Burner franchise, having the player pilot various jet planes across levels. The original Model 2 cabinet was only released in Japan.

Sky Target is the first in the series to be portrayed in full 3D. It is a much slower game than its predecessors, perhaps more comparable to Star Fox 64 for the Nintendo 64 or Panzer Dragoon as a result.

Ports of the game were made for the Sega Saturn and in Japan, Windows PCs.

Contents

Production Credits

Arcade Version

Chief Graphic Designer: Atsushi Shimamura
Graphic Designer: Washin Boku, Hideo Takashima, Hiroyuki Taguchi, Nobutaka Tozawa, Hiroaki Nakagawa, Akiko Kobayashi
Chief Programmer: Tatsuya Watanabe
Programmer: Koji Tanuma, Takashi Nanba, Tomoyuki Naitou
Cabinet Designer: Kimio Tsuda, Minoru Matsuba, Kenji Watanabe
Mechanical Engineer: Hideki Inoue, Yasuo Ishikawa, Tomoya Takasugi, Motohiko Higashiguchi, Hidemi Takabayashi
Music & Sound Effects: Kazuhiko Nagai, Nanae Kenda, David Leytze, Masanori Takeuchi
Voice: David Leytze, Lee Jeffryes, Kazunori Oh
Special Thanks: Ichirou Kawaoka
Planner: Takanori Hattori, Masayuki Ao
Directed by: Takanori Hattori
Presented by: Sega

Saturn Version

Original Game Design: Takanori Hattori, Masayuki Ao
Saturn Game Design: Shigenori Araki
Programmer: Zoltán Bartos, István Fey, Tamás Kovács, Attila Szalkai, Péter Balogh, Zoltán Varga
Project Manager: József Szentesi
Artist: Szilárd Siroki, Ferenc Nagypál, Balázs Kalázdi, Endre Számel
Managing Director: Péter Huszár
Technical Advisor: Kazuhiro Takase, Hiroaki Sano
Development Advisor: Hiroyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Ao
and All Sky Target Team Members
Producer: Shigenori Araki, Matt O'Driscoll, Steve Hutchins, David Locke
Senior Producer: Yutaka Sugano
Special Thanks to: Makoto Oshitani, Jin Shimazaki, Kazutoshi Miyake, Kats Sato, Stephen Friedman, András Császár, Jason Friedman, Ichirou Kawaoka, Tatsuya Watanabe, Atsushi Shimamura, Yoshimi Aikawa, Nanae Kenda, Jun Senoue, Isao Matsumoto, Ryutaro Nonaka, Zoltán Somorjai
Presented by: Sega

PC Version

Original Game Design: Takanori Hattori, Masayuki Ao
PC Game Design: Shigenori Araki
Development Advisor: Hiroyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Ao
Product Director: Toshinori Asai
Producer: Akira Kozu
Assistant Producer: Kei Suzuki
Programmer: Tamás Kovács, Zoltán Bartos, István Fey, Attila Szalkai, Péter Balogh, Zoltán Varga
Project Manager: József Szentesi
Artist: Szilárd Siroki, Ferenc Nagypál, Balázs Kalázdi, Endre Számel
Managing Director: Péter Huszár
and All of Sky Target Team Members
Special Thanks to: Makoto Oshitani, Jin Shimazaki, Kazutoshi Miyake, Kats Sato, Stephen Friedman, András Császár, Jason Friedman, Ichirou Kawaoka, Tatsuya Watanabe, Atsushi Shimamura, Yoshimi Aikawa, Nanae Kenda, Zoltán Somorjai
presented by: Sega

Gallery

Physical Scans

Model 2 Version



















































Arcade 40 Sega Retro Average
Based on 1 review
Publication Score Source
Computer & Video Games 40 №169


Saturn Version



















































Sega Saturn 73 Sega Retro Average
Based on 1 review
Publication Score Source
Sega Saturn Magazine 73 №22, p74/75
Saturn, US
SkyTarget Saturn US Box Front.jpg

Cover

Saturn, EU
SkyTarget Saturn EU Box.jpg

Cover

SkyTarget Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
SkyTarget Saturn JP Box Back.jpgSkyTarget Saturn JP Box Front.jpg

Cover

PC Version

PC, JP
SkyTarget PC JP Box Back.jpgSkyTarget PC JP Box Spine.jpgSkyTarget PC JP cover.png

Cover

PC, JP (Ultra 2000)
SkyTarget PC JP Box Front Ultra2000.jpg

Cover

External Links

Games in the After Burner Series
Arcade Platforms After Burner (1987) | After Burner II (1987) | G-LOC: Air Battle (1990) | Strike Fighter (1991) | Sky Target (1995) | Sega Strike Fighter (2000) | After Burner Climax (2006)
Sega Mega-CD After Burner III (1992)
Sega 32X After Burner Complete (1995)
Sega Saturn Sega Ages After Burner II (1996)
Sony PSP After Burner: Black Falcon (2007)
After Burner Albums
Sega Game Music Vol.3 After Burner (1987) | After Burner (1990) | Strike Fighter (1991) | Yu Suzuki Produce After Burner II (1997) | After Burner Climax Sound Track (2006) | Retro Game Anthology #5 -AFTER BURNER in DREAM- (2007) | After Burner 20th Anniversary Box (2007)