Aero Fighters

Sonic Wings
flagicon|USAAero Fighters


developer = Video System
publisher = Video System (arcade, SNES)
Hamster Corporation (PS2)
released=flagicon|JPN1992-? (arcade)
1993-07-30 (SNES)
2005-07-21 (PS2)
flagicon|USA1992 (Arcade)
1994-? (SNES)
platforms= Arcade Game, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo, Playstation 2
genre = Shooter game
modes = Single player, 2 player co-op
arcade system = Main CPU : 68000, Sound CPU : Z80, Sound Chips : YM2610
display = Vertical, Raster, 224 x 320 pixels, 1024 colors
input = 8-way Joystick, 2 Buttons

"Aero Fighters" (known as "Sonic Wings" in Japan) is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up ("shmup") arcade game released in 1992 by Video System, ported to the Super Famicom in 1993 and the Super Nintendo in 1994. It spawned two sequels for the Neo-Geo, one for the Arcades (with ports to the PlayStation and Sega Saturn) and one in 3-D for the Nintendo 64. The first sequel was notorious for multiple instances of Engrish, such as "I never thought I'd be frying over a jungle."

The player chooses one of four nationalities (USA, Japan, England, or Sweden), and proceeds to fly through seven enemy-laden stages, dodging massive amounts of enemy fire in order to reach the colossal end boss of each stage.

Player 1 can only play as the Player 1 Side fighters (F/A-18, FS-X, AV-8B, and AJ-37), and if a second player joins, player 2 must play as the second fighter for player 1's nation (F-14, F-15, JAS 39 Gripen, or Tornado IDS). The nationality restriction is removed in "Aero Fighters 2".

Most of the creative team that worked on "Aero Fighters" created "Strikers 1945" and other shmups for Psikyo.

"Aero Fighters" was ported over to the Super NES by Video System's U.S. affiliate; McO'River. This version was released on November 30th, 1994; in limited quantities, and is one of the rarest cartridges for the Super NES.Fact|date=May 2007

Characters

* Blaster Keaton (F/A-18 Hornet)
* Keith Bishop (F-14 Tomcat)
* Hien (FSX)
* Mao Mao (F-15 Eagle)
* Kohful The Viking (AJ-37)
* Tee-Bee 10 (JAS 39 Gripen)
* Lord River N. White (Tornado IDS)
* Villiam Syd Pride (AV-8 Harrier II)

Trivia

* Red Rabbit from "Rabio Lepus" (also known as "Rabbit Punch") makes a cameo appearance in this game, at Mao Mao's ending and as a hidden playable character.
* In Kowful's and T.B.'s joint ending, you can see plenty of "Turbo Force" arcade machines.
* The game forbids the initials "SEX" on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to Japanese characters.
* Antonio R. Filho(Brazil, [e-mail]) holds the official world record for this game with a maximum 525.200 points. [http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=46&gi=5783&vi=19192]

eries

* 1. Aero Fighters (1992, Arcade; 1994, SNES)
* 2. Aero Fighters 2 (1994; Neo-Geo, Neo Geo CD, Arcade)
* 3. Aero Fighters 3 (1995; Neo-Geo, Neo Geo CD, Arcade)
* 4. Sonic Wings Limited (1996; Arcade, Sega Saturn, Sony Playstation) *Console versions are known as "Sonic Wings Special".
* 5. AeroFighters Assault (1997, Nintendo 64)

External links

* [http://www.hamster.co.jp/orga/cgi/lineup.cgi?lid=6 Hamster page]
* [http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=detail&id=35 "Aero Fighters"] at "Arcade-History"
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