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After Burner
Play After Burner online on Famicom/NES. Pilot an F-14 through 23 stages with Vulcan fire, guided missiles, evasive rolls and the afterburner.
Browser play
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play After Burner
Quick start
Press Start to launch. Use A's unlimited Vulcan fire for enemies already in the small gunsight, and wait for the lock-on frame before spending a B missile. Missiles are limited, so do not fire after a target has nearly left the screen. To evade a dense attack, press Left or Right to bank, then immediately tap the opposite direction for a roll. Start activates the afterburner during flight and can open distance from an attack; Select pauses. Watch the HUD for off-screen radar blips and turn toward them before they enter firing range.
Controls
D-Pad: move the aircraft. To roll, bank Left or Right and immediately press the opposite direction. A: fire the unlimited Vulcan cannon. B: launch a limited air-to-air guided missile after lock-on. Start: begin the game; during flight, activate the afterburner. Select: pause and resume.
After Burner — About this game
After Burner brings Sega's rapid pseudo-3D air combat to the Famicom/NES format. The player pilots an F-14 through 23 stages of fighters, helicopters, missiles and tracers while seeking plans at two landing fields before returning to the carrier. The Vulcan cannon is unlimited but requires manual aim; guided missiles lock on more broadly but use a limited stock. Survival depends on moving continuously, performing quick rolls by reversing horizontal direction, and triggering the afterburner to escape pressure rather than relying on firepower alone.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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