October 2, 1985 · Game
Space Harrier (1985)
Rail shooter designed by Yu Suzuki for Sega arcades, released October 2, 1985 in Japan.
Space Harrier began as a military flight simulation and was redesigned with a fantasy setting. Yu Suzuki was inspired by The NeverEnding Story.
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Facts
- Date
- October 2, 1985
- Kind
- Game: Rail shooter
- Maker or publisher
- Sega
- Developer
- Sega R&D1
- Platforms
- Arcade, Master System
- Genre
- Rail shooter
- Players
- 1
- Format
- Arcade
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