Air Buster: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit

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Air Buster: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Kaneko (JP) Kaneko USA (US)
Developer: Inter State, T's Music
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Developer(s) of original games: Kaneko
Sound driver: SMPS Z80
Genre: Shooting
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1991-01-31 ¥6,000 (6,180)6,000e T-33013 US 1991-02 33026
Non-Sega versions Arcade PC Engine

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Air Buster: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit is a 1990 arcade shoot-'em-up by Kaneko which was subsequently ported to the PC Engine in 1990 and to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. The PC Engine and Mega Drive ports were renamed Aero Blasters: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit (エアロブラスターズ) in Japan.

Gameplay

Pressing shoots and can be held down for rapidfire; some powerups depend on rapidfire. Button also shoots but holding will charge a flash attack which damages everything on screen. Once it is fully charged, release to perform the attack; the player must then wait for the charge bar to empty (it will display a black bar telling how much time is remaining) before it is possible to charge another. Powerups can be found by destroying barrels scattered throughout each level.

Versions

Both home ports are pretty faithful, with the Mega Drive one being closer to the original game than the PC Engine version. The Mega Drive port runs fullscreen, features more detailed graphics, keeps most of the arcade version's parallax and has better sound effects. The PC Engine port features a slightly expanded ending.

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English (US)	Air Buster	Air Buster
Japanese	エアロブラスターズ	Aero Blasters

Production credits

Crew of "Air Buster" ("Crue" in the Japanese version)

• Software: K.Matsumoto, M.Yoshida
• Graphics: H.Yokoyama, M.Taguchi
• Music Compose: T.Watanabe
• Sound Operate: K.Komatsu, T.Ohkuma
• Test Game: Inter State Staff
• Special Thanks: Kaneko Arcade Staff
• Total Coordinate: Y.Hojo
• General Producer: A.Uto

"Air Buster" ("Aero Blasters" in the Japanese version)

©1991 Kaneko Co., Ltd.

All Rights Reserved

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Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 80 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 50 ACE (UK) 79 Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 70 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 73 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) NTSC-J 90 Console XS (UK) NTSC-J 62 Computer & Video Games (UK) 80 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 74 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 20 Joystick (FR) NTSC-J 80 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J 60 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 74 Mega (UK) PAL 85 MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J 78 Mean Machines (UK) NTSC-J 80 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 78 Power Play (DE) 79 Power Play (DE) 80 Raze (UK) NTSC-J 74 Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J 100 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J 62 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J 62 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 69 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 75

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Air Buster: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 f3d65baa MD5 972f4f683356e33b1a4a832f41a34b87 SHA-1 239636cc38a865359b2deeb5f8dc3fd68da41209	512kB	1991-01	Cartridge (US)
✔	CRC32 a00da987 MD5 401a31b3db4f14820e639c7a3efbb3e6 SHA-1 64d1964c3b6293f521427d3d83e4defe363cc129	512kB	1989-01	Cartridge (JP)

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