Lost In Translation/Space Harrier

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Space Harrier
Manufacturer	Sega
Released	1985
Control Method	Analog joystick 3 Button(s)
Main CPU	(2x) 68000 (@ 10.000 MHz) Z80 (@ 4.000 MHz) I8751 (@ 8.000 MHz)
Sound CPU	Stereo YM2203 (@ 4.000 MHz) Sega PCM (@ 8.000 MHz)
Video Details	Raster (Horizontal) 320 x 224 pixels 60.05 Hz 6,144 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	52 ROMs 1,617,920 bytes (1.54 MiB)
MAME ID	sharrier · sharrirb

About The Game

Space Harrier is a sprite-scaling, into-the-screen arcade video game shoot-em-up set in the "Fantasy Zone"; a surreal, abstract world composed of bright colours and a checkerboard-styled ground. The game's enemies are as unique as its setting; featuring prehistoric animals, alien pods, giant mushrooms and, at the end of every stage, a huge, fireball-spitting Chinese dragon.

The player's on-screen counterpart carries a portable jet-pack under his arm, which allows him to fly as well as run along the ground. The jet-pack is equipped with a laser, allowing the player to destroy both the game's many enemies as well as a variety of obstructions, such as trees and the floating rocks on level 1.

Trivia

Released in December 1985.

The pioneer 3-D shooting game realized by a high speed 3-D processing. The first full-colour CG graphics in Japan and a beautiful BGM supported by a FM sound system that gave a great impact to the arcade scene in 1985.

There were 3 different dedicated cabinets made for this game, an upright, this Sit-Down model, and "Space Harrier [Rolling model]".

Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Sega Taikan Game Special - 28XA-198) on 12/1987.

Series

1. Space Harrier [Sit-Down model] (1985)

   Space Harrier [Rolling model] (1985)

2. Space Harrier 3D (1988, Sega Master System)
3. Space Harrier II (1988, Sega Mega Drive)
4. Space Harrier - Return to the Fantasy Zone (1989, Commodore Amiga)
5. Planet Harriers (2001)

Staff

Designed By

Yu Suzuki (YU.)

From Hiscore Table

(KAN)

(KAW)

(BIN)

(TUD)

(NAG)

(ASO)

Music By

Hiroshi Miyauchi

Cabinet and Artwork

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  Space Harrier arcade cabinet.

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  Space Harrier flyer.

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  Inside of the Space Harrier flyer.

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  Inside of the Space Harrier flyer.

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  Space Harrier flyer.

Ports

Box art for the Elite port of Space Harrier.

Consoles

Sega Master System (1986)

Nintendo Famicom

NEC PC-Engine (1988)

Sega Game Gear (1991)

Sega 32x (1994)

Sega Saturn (1995)

Sega Dreamcast (2000, "Shenmue")

Sega Dreamcast (2001, "Yu Suzuki Game Works Vol. 1")

Sega Dreamcast (2001, "Shenmue II")

Nintendo Game Boy Advance (2003, "Sega Arcade Gallery")

Sony PlayStation 2 (2003, "Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 4 : Space Harrier")

Microsoft XBOX ("Shenmue II")

Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, "Sega AGES 2500 Series Vol. 20 Space Harrier II - Space Harrier Complete Collection")

Computers

Atari ST (1985)

Sharp X68000 (1985)

Commodore C64 (1986)

Amstrad CPC (1986)

Fujitsu FM-7 (1987)

Fujitsu FM-77AV (1987)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1987)

Commodore Amiga ("Space Harrier", 1989, Elite)

PC [MS-DOS, 5.25"] (1989)

Sharp X1

Others

Tiger Handheld LCD Game (19??)

Mobile phones (2002)

Soundtrack Releases

Album Name	Catalogue No.	Released	Publisher	Comments
Mega Selection -G.S.M. SEGA-	PCCB-00014	1989-12-15	Pony Canyon, Inc.	CD version.
Galaxy Force -G.S.M. SEGA 1-	D28B-0002	1988-07-21	Pony Canyon Inc.	CD version.
Sega Taikan Game Special	28XA-198	1987-12-21	Alfa Records	CD version.
Sega Game Music Vol.1	28XA-107	1986-12-21	Alfa Records	CD version.
Sega Ages Sound Track the Best Plus	KDSD-00051~2	2004-10-20	TEAM ENTERTAINMENT	2 CD version.
Beep Special Project - Sega Game Music Sono Sheet	N/A	1986-11-01	Softbank Publishing	Vinyl version.
Back in the S.S.T. Band!! ~The Very Best~	SCDC-00312	2003-11-19	Scitron Digital Content Inc.	CD version.
Segacon -The Best of Sega Game Music- Vol.1	SVWC-7092~4	2001-10-24	SME Visual Works	3 CD version.
Sega Game Music Vol.1	SCDC-00024	2000-06-21	Scitron Digital Content Inc.	CD version.
Sega Game Music Vol.1	ALC-22907	1986-12-21	Alfa Records	Cassette version.
Sega Game Music Vol.1	ALR-22907	1986-12-21	Alfa Records	Vinyl version.
Sega Taikan Game Special	ALC-28096	1987-12-21	Alfa Records	Cassette version.
Galaxy Force -G.S.M. SEGA 1-	25P5-0002	1988-07-21	Pony Canyon Inc.	Cassette version.
STORM! - SHOOTING GAME SOUND OMNIBUS Vol.2	KDSD-00023	2004-01-07	Team Entertainment	CD version.
Yu-Suzuki produce Hang-On / Space Harrier	MJCAX-00001	1997-10-17	Marvelous Entertainment, Inc.	CD version.
S.S.T. Band ~Live History~	SDDV-00035	2006-09-20	Happinet Corporation	Released on DVD.
Galaxy Force -G.S.M. SEGA 1-	C22B-0002	1988-07-21	Pony Canyon	Vinyl version.
Space Harrier II ~Space Harrier Complete Collection~ Original Soundtrack	WM-0510	2005-10-27	Wave Master Inc.	CD version.
SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection Limited Edition Vinyl Soundtrack	N/A	2009-02-20	SEGA	Vinyl version.
Mega Selection -G.S.M. SEGA-	PCTB-00003	1989-12-15	Pony Canyon	Cassette version.

Sound Comparison

Platform	Song Titles											Sound Source
Arcade	"Theme"	"Squilla"	"Ida"	"Godarni"	"Wiwi Jumbo"	"Battle Field (Bonus Stage)"	"Syura"	"Valda"	"Stanray"	"Lakeside Memory (Ending)"	"Winner's Song (Name Entry)"	M1 v0.7.8a6
Sega Saturn	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	CDDA

External Links

• Sinclair ZX Spectrum version of Space Harrier at the World of Spectrum

References

The contents of this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
Please see http://www.arcade-history.com for credits.