Wish I had an Afterburner arcade machine at home
Who doesn’t?
Gawd, I remember playing this arcade game everyday, from sun up till sun down, to the dismay of my parents and their wallets. Unlike in other countries where the price of playing arcade games is nearly negligible, this tropical Southeast Asian country isn’t as fortunate. Let’s just say that playing the way I did cost a small fortune.
I still count myself lucky, though. I had two arcade machines at home: Pac-Man and Galaxia, two of the best games ever to grace the halls of arcades all over the world.
Still, it’s not bad to fantasize about having an Afterburner arcade machine at home, especially if you belong to the aerial dogfight generation that sees Top Gun and Iron Eagle as classics worth collecting.
I envy this dude.
Away from Retro Games for a minute, but have you played Afterburner Climax? It’s similar, but upto date, with a “Matrix’y” mode where you go slow and can shoot things. It’s great, but it’s no original, and just as difficult! :)