Aero Fighters (Arcade)

The first game in the Aero Fighters series.

Check Mode Menu#

Hold either of Player 1's buttons when entering the test mode to replace it with a more expansive "Check Mode" featuring multiple options for viewing background graphics ("back chr code check"), full backgrounds ("scroll check"), sprite graphics ("sprite code check") and individual sprites/objects ("object check"). Selecting "test play" exits the test menu and starts the game.

On each individual check screen, use Player 1's joystick to select one of the available options, and buttons 1 and 2 to increase/decrease the selected option.

Regional Differences#

The Japanese and initial Taiwanese versions runs on the older universal Video System board (the same hardware used for Power Spikes, Karate Blazers, Spinal Breakers, etc.), whereas the European, US, Hong Kong and newer Taiwanese versions runs on a newer unique board called the Aero Fighters hardware.

Title Screen#

Japan	International

The Japanese version uses a blue sky with multiple parallax scrolling clouds that move toward the right at different speeds, whereas international versions use a red background with scrolling orange clouds on a single graphics layer that moves to the left.

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