G-Loc: Air Battle

1001 Video Games

The arcade version of G-Loc: Air Battle (R-360) appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Arcade version

G-Loc's main gimmick was that in the arcade version, you could find it in the so-called R360 cabinet variant, which placed the player in a hydraulic seat that was actually capable of making 360 turns and placing the player upside-down. Complete with safety bars and an "eject" button for the wusses that would immediately straighten the cabinet, the R360 even had a "demo" mode for people that just wanted to experience an amusement ride instead of actually playing the game.

Cover art

US/Europe Cover of the Game Gear version of G-Loc has a picture of F-16 Fighting Falcon in its cover. In the game however you pilot an F-14 Tomcat. An example of many cover-game inconsistencies during that time...

In other media

The arcade version of G-Loc: Air Battle is briefly seen in the original music video for U2's 1992 single Even Better Than The Real Thing during the song's bridge.

It was also seen in the arcade scene of the episode "Simone" (season 1 episode 3) in the television series La Femme Nikita (1997).

Information also contributed by Rad Spencer