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Revision as of 19:27, 29 October 2014

For Western home computer conversions, see Space Harrier (Elite Systems). For Japanese home computer conversions, see Space Harrier (Dempa).

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Space Harrier
System(s): Sega Hang-On hardware, Sega 32X, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Nintendo Famicom, TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console
Publisher:
Arcade
Sega Master System
Sega Game Gear
Sega,
Nintendo Entertainment System
Takara,
TurboGrafx-16
NEC
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Release Date RRP Code
Famicom
JP
1989 ¥? ?
CERO
Missing Parameter!

Space Harrier (スペースハリアー) is a rail shoot 'em up game developed by Yu Suzuki and Sega AM2 which makes use of Super Scaler technology. It is one of many A-list arcade games developed by Sega during the 1980s, placing Sega firmly on the map and inspiring numerous sequels, starting with Space Harrier 3D.

Space Harrier and its sequels are set in the "Fantasy Zone", the same setting as the arcade game with the same name. This relationship was explored further with the Sharp X68000 port of Fantasy Zone, which includes a Space Harrier level, and the cancelled TurboGrafx-16 title Space Fantasy Zone, which was a hybrid between the two games.

Gameplay

In Space Harrier the player controls "the Harrier", a blond-haired man with a jetpack who travels across the Fantasy Zone shooting at enemies and objects. It is a third-person "on the rails" shooter, in which the Harrier is constantly travelling into the screen - the player can move horizontally and vertically, but has no control over the speed travelling forwards. Similar to Fantasy Zone, the Harrier can traverse either on-foot or in the air without issues. The object of the game is simply to survive, the chances of which are increased by shooting down enemies and avoiding obstacles.

Space Harrier contains 18 levels, each with a boss at the end. The 5th and 12th levels, however, are bonus stages with no threats, in which the player rides a friendly dragon known as "Uriah" with the objective of destroying as much scenery as possible. The 18th level, similar again to Fantasy Zone, is a boss rush, where the Harrier needs to defeat all the bosses he has encountered so far for a second time. The game relies solely on a joystick and fire button - arcade versions have the joystick self-center if not in use, though many home conversions lack this.

The game is also notable for its use of digitized speech and its sit-down arcade cabinets affected by the movement of the joystick, both of which were still quite rare things to see in 1985.

Ports and Rereleases

Space Harrier's arcade success led it to become one of the most ported Sega games in history. Sega themselves would handle Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear ports in 1986 and 1991, respectively, the Master System game in particular being a top seller for the console and one of the more accurate, readily available versions of its day.

NEC brought Space Harrier to the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 with Takara also bringing it to the Nintendo Famicom in 1989. Squaresoft's NES game The 3D Battles of WorldRunner is often considered to have been heavily inspired by Space Harrier also.

With the release of Space Harrier for the Sega 32X (originally known as Super Space Harrier during development) in 1994, the full arcade experience was finally available in the home. This was followed by the Sega Saturn release of Sega Ages Vol. 2 Space Harrier in 1996, and as part of multiple compilations since, including the Game Boy Advance's Sega Arcade Gallery, the PlayStation 2's Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 20: Space Harrier Complete Collection and the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360's Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection. A remake and port was also released in Japan under the Sega Ages 2500 as Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 4: Space Harrier, which came to the west as part of Sega Classics Collection.

The game was included as a minigame in both Shenmue and Shenmue II, and more recently the Master System version of the game was made available via the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2008, followed by a Virtual Console Arcade release a year later. It has also appeared on the Nintendo 3DS as 3D Space Harrier.

Production Credits

32X Version

Reprogrammed By: Rutubo Games
Programmer and Planner: M.Hashimoto (Rutubo Games), S.Mukaigashira (Rutubo Games), K.Tsuneyoshi (Rutubo Games), T.Matsushima (Rutubo Games), M.Mishima (Rutubo Games)
Thanks: Y.Kenji (Rutubo Games), T.Maeda (Rutubo Games)
Special Thanks: M.Shigeta, H.Aso, O.Sato, Y.Ohoka, S.Yonekura, H.Lee, K.Hayashida
Presented by: Sega Enterprises Ltd.

Master System Version

PC Unit

Directed by: Berial Mut 743
Produced by: Nitta Tai Yuji
Screenplay by: Nitta Tai Yuji, Berial Mut 743, Tamo, Koshihikari
Story by: Berial Mut 743
Editor: Tamo, Koshihikari
Art Director: Fuuuuuk
Art Designer: Mayu, Col Khadafy, Matilda Yoko, Sukeban Tamun, 3712 SK
Music Arranger: Bo
Proposed by: Nitta Tai Yuji
Special Thanks: Arcade Unit, Yu, Cota, Hiro, Bin Chan, Chisuke, Eiro, Pideshi, Kan, Shy Guy Aso, Sant
Present from: Sega

PC Engine Version

Main Programmer: T.Kurebayashi
Music Driver: Perfect Senoko
Music Editor: Nazo1 Ken Ken
Sound Effector: ROM Writer Nasu
Graphic Coding: T.Matsushima, T.Kurebayashi
Test Player: K.Tsuchida, A.Yamashita
Special Thanks to: Daddy Naniwa, T.Tabeta

- Space Harrier -

© Sega 1986

PC Engine

Programmed by Dempa Micom Soft

Gallery

Artwork

Hints

Promotional Material

Physical Scans

Arcade Version

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32X Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70 №41, p104
32 №5, p118/119/120/121
55 №9, p13
72
68
82 №27, p30/31
35
49 №29, p88/89
60 №2, p93
77 №51, p104
83 №63, p58/59
43 №41, p67
71 №3, p86/87
Sega 32X
61
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[1]
CD Consoles (FR)
32
[2]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC
70
[3]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
78
[5]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
55
[6]
Joypad (FR) PAL
72
[7]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
68
[8]
Mega (UK) PAL
82
[9]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
35
[10]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
57
[11]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
49
[12]
Player One (FR)
77
[13]
Play Time (DE) PAL
64
[14]
Power Up! (UK)
76
[15]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
77
[16]
Score (CZ)
60
[17]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
70
[18]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
83
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
43
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
67
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
91
[22]
Super Juegos (ES)
86
[23]
Todo Sega (ES)
68
[24]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) PAL
71
[25]
Video Games (DE) PAL
47
[26]
VideoGames (US)
60
[27]
Sega 32X
66
Based on
27 reviews

Space Harrier

32X, US
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Cover
Space Harrier 32X US Cart.jpg
Cart
Spaceharrier 32x us manual.pdf
Manual
32X, EU
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Cover
Space Harrier 32X EU Cart.jpg
Cart
32X, JP
SpaceHarrier 32X JP Box Back.jpgNospine.pngSpaceHarrier 32X JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Space Harrier 32X JP cart.jpg
Cart
Spaceharrier 32x jp manual.pdf
Manual
32X, Asia
SpaceHarrier 32X AS Box Front.jpg
Cover

Master System Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78 №1, p71
77 №4, p107
92
72
68
80 №2/24
82 №5
92
80 №23, p59
87 №6, p29
Sega Master System
81
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
78
[28]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
77
[29]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
77
[30]
Computer Action (DK)
100
[31]
Console XS (UK) PAL
84
[32]
The Games Machine (IT)
92
[33]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
80
[34]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
77
[35]
Power Play (DE)
60
[36]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
82
[37]
Score (CZ)
60
[17]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[38]
Sega Pro (UK)
87
[39]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
84
[40]
Soft (DK)
80
[41]
Tilt (FR)
80
[42]
Sega Master System
80
Based on
16 reviews

Space Harrier

Master System, US
Spaceharrier sms us cover.jpg
Cover
Spaceharrier sms us cart.jpg
Cart
Spaceharrier sms us manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU
® variant
SpaceHarrier SMS EU cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, EU
"no limits" variant
Space Harrier SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
Space Harrier SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, JP
Space Harrier SMS JP Box Back.jpgNospine.pngSpace Harrier SMS JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Master System, TW

SpaceHarrier SMS TW cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, KR

Game Gear Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
46 №125, pGo!8/9
87
90 №23, p144
80 №17, p80
86 №30, p47
71 №5, p59
92 №3, p54[43]
Sega Game Gear
79
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
100
[44]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[45]
Console XS (UK) PAL
64
[46]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
46
[47]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
63
[48]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[49]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
72
[50]
Génération 4 (FR)
79
[51]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[52]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
87
[53]
Joystick (FR)
90
[54]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
65
[55]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
55
[56]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
63
[57]
Player One (FR)
80
[58]
Play Time (DE)
83
[59]
Sega Power (UK)
86
[60]
Sega Pro (UK)
71
[61]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
71
[62]
Sega Force Mega (UK)
92
[63]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
92
[64]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
65
[65]
User (GR) PAL
76
[66]
Video Games (DE)
63
[67]
Sega Game Gear
72
Based on
24 reviews

Space Harrier

Game Gear, US
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, EU
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Cover
Space Harrier GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, JP
SpaceHarrier GG JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSpaceHarrier GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, BR
SpaceHarrier GG BR Box.jpg
Cover
Spaceharrier gg br cart.jpg
Cart
Spaceharrier gg br manual.pdf
Manual

Famicom Version

NES, JP
SpaceHarrier NES JP Box Spine.jpgSpaceHarrier NES JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Space Harrier NES JP Cart.jpg
Cart

TurboGrafx-16 Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 №90
TurboGrafx-16
89
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
TurboGrafx-16
N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Space Harrier

TurboGrafx-16, US
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Cover
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Cart
SpaceHarrier TG16 US Box Front JewelCase.jpg
Jewel Case
TurboGrafx-16, JP
<div style="margin:auto; max-width:Expression error: Unexpected < operator.px"> 320x80px
Cover

External Links



Space Harrier series
Space Harrier (JP home computers | Elite versions | Sega Ages Vol. 2 | mobile | 3D) (1986) | Space Harrier 3D (1988) | Space Harrier II (Electronic) (1988) | Planet Harriers (2001) | Typing Space Harrier (2002) | Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 4: Space Harrier (2003)
Albums
Yu Suzuki Produce Hang On/Space Harrier (1997) | Planet Harriers The Original Soundtrack (2001) | Space Harrier II: Space Harrier Complete Collection Original Soundtrack (2005)
Other Media
Space Harrier (video) (1987) | Space Harrier: White Dragon no Yuusha (1988)
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  4. Famitsu, "1994-12-09" (JP; 1994-11-25), page 39
  5. GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 60
  6. Games World: The Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 13
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  8. MAN!AC, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-11), page 44
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  10. Mega Fun, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 105
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