Space Harrier

at August 22, 2023

 

Space Harrier (スペースハリアー Supēsu Hariā) is a third-person rail shooter game developed by Studio 128 and manufactured by Sega for the arcades in 1985. Designed by Yu Suzuki, the game was critically praised for its innovative 16-bit graphics and gameplay thanks to Super Scaler technology and a hydraulic motion simulator cabinet, thus spawning several sequels: Space Harrier 3-D (1988), Space Harrier II (1988) and the spin-off Planet Harriers. It was also ported for several consoles, including the Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear and Sega 32X, and as part of other games like Shenmue, Yakuza 0, Judgment and three Sega Ages games.