Air Buster

aka: Aero Blasters
Moby ID: 31847
TurboGrafx-16 Specs
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Air Buster is a fast side-scrolling shooter. The player controls a small craft through different levels with many enemies. Every level ends with a boss and some sections speed up the gameplay, offering fast obstacle courses both horizontally and vertically scrolling. Flying orange pods release many power-ups at once, enhancing the ships with new or more powerful lasers, wing men and shields. The player can also hold the fire key to charge a blast that removes all enemy bullets from the screen and deals damage to all enemies. With an unforgiving difficulty, every hit is fatal, but the game can be continued from any point as long as there are lives and credits left. The game can be played with two players cooperatively.

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  • エアロブラスターズ - Japanese spelling

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21 People (16 developers, 5 thanks)

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Presented by
  • Hudson Soft
  • Inter State
  • Kaneko

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Average score: 72% (based on 23 ratings)

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The US version came with a free Kaneko video glove.

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by Sciere.

Arcade added by 666gonzo666. TurboGrafx-16 added by chirinea.

Additional contributors: j.raido 【雷堂嬢太朗】, Patrick Bregger.

Game added December 30, 2007. Last modified February 12, 2024.