Space Harrier

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Space Harrier is a shooter in 3D optics by Elite Systems from 1987 and a port of the arcade machine with the same name by Sega. The arcade game developed by Japanese game designer Yū Suzuki caused quite a stir with its sophisticated graphics and the spectacular cockpit, which was driven by a hydraulic engine and reacted to the movements of the joystick with a movement of the seat.

The player steers "Harri", the last of the heroic Space Harrier's, through the fight against the hordes of the demon Absymbel, who has attacked the peaceful Dragonland. An old artefact, which combines the effectiveness of a jumpjet and a laser canon, gives Harri the ability to fly and enough fire power to reconquer the altogether twelve section of Dragonland.

In each section you need to either avoid all obstacles and enemies or eliminate them with permanent fire and at the end defeat an end boss that blocks the path to the next section.





Platform : Commodore 64
Format : Cassette
Publisher : Elite
Authors : Chris Butler
Date : 1984
Product Code : 5012189302047

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Item Manufacturer Platform Format Date
Fists 'N' Throttles Elite Amstrad CPC Cassette Unknown
Hit Pak Elite Commodore 16 / Commodore Plus 4 Cassette Unknown
Overlander Elite Commodore 64 5.25Inch Disk Unknown
Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz Elite Commodore 64 Cassette Unknown
The Story So Far - Vol 3 Elite Systems Ltd Commodore Amiga Cassette Unknown
Airwolf Elite Commodore 64 Cassette Unknown
Format 80 Elite Software Company Apple II Disk 5.25 1981
Format-80: Enhanced Elite Software Company Apple II Disk 5.25 1983
PaperBoy Elite Systems Ltd Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Kokotoni Wilf Elite Systems Ltd Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Hit Pak Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Airwolf Elite ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
Fall Guy Elite Systems Ltd. ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
Paperboy Elite Acorn Electron Cassette 1984
Frank Bruno's Boxing Elite Systems Ltd. ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
Space Harrier Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Kokotoni Wilf Elite Software Sinclair ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
Buggy Boy Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Commando (Encore) Elite Systems ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Airwolf (Disk) Elite Systems Ltd BBC Micro 5 1/4" Disc 1985
ThunderCats Elite Systems Amstrad / Schneider Cassette 1985
Commando Elite Systems Ltd. BBC Micro Cassette 1985
Paperboy (Disk) Elite Amstrad CPC464 Disk 1985
Frank Bruno's Boxing Elite Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1985
911TS Elite Sinclair ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Commando Elite Systems Ltd. ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Commando Elite Systems Ltd Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Kokotoni Wilf (Encore) Elite Systems Ltd Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Grand National Elite Systems (Re-release by encore) ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Commando (Disk) Elite Systems Ltd. BBC Micro 5.25 floppy disc 1985
Airwolf Elite Commodore C16 / Commodore Plus 4 Cassette 1985
Frank Bruno's Boxing Elite Commodore C16 / Commodore Plus 4 Cassette 1985
PaperBoy Elite ZX Spectrum Cassette 1986
Buggy Boy Elite Systems ZX Spectrum Cassette 1986
1942 Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Ikari Warriors Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Paperboy Elite Systems Ltd. BBC Micro Cassette 1986
Scooby Doo (Encore) Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Space Harrier (Double Case) Elite ZX Spectrum Cassette 1986
Ghosts 'N Goblins (Disk) Elite Amstrad/ Schneider 3.0" Floppy Disk 1986
Ikari Warriors Elite Systems Ltd Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1986
Paperboy Encore Elite Systems Ltd. Commodore C16 / Commodore Plus 4 Cassette 1986
Space Harrier (Disk) Elite Amstrad CPC464 3.0 Disk 1986
Ghosts 'N Goblins Elite Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1986
Scooby-Doo Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Paperboy Elite BBC Micro Cassette 1986
Bomb Jack Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Ghosts n Goblins Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Bomb Jack Elite Systems Ltd ZX Spectrum Cassette 1986
Space Harrier (Clam Case) Elite ZX Spectrum Cassette 1986
Ikari Warriors Elite Systems Ltd Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1986
Thundercats (Disk) Elite ZX Spectrum 3.0 Disk 1987
Space Harrier (Cassette) Elite Amstrad CPC Cassette 1987
Thundercats (Tape) Elite ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
6 Pak Vol. 2 Elite Systems Commodore 64/128 Cassette 1987
Four Smash Hits From Hewson Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
Buggy Boy (Disk) Elite Amstrad CPC464 3.0 Disk 1987
Batty Elite Sinclair ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Buggy Boy Elite Atari ST 3.5" floppy disk 1987
Bombjack 2 Elite Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1987
Thundercats Elite Systems Ltd Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1987
The story so far - Vol 3 Elite Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1987
Buggy Boy Elite Systems Ltd Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1987
Buggy Boy (Cassette) Elite Amstrad CPC464 Disk 1 Jan 1987
James Bond 007 - Live and Let Die The Computer Game Elite/Tenstar Atari ST 3.5" floppy disk 1988
A Question of Sport Elite Commodore 64 5 1/4" Disc 1988
Fists 'N' Throttles Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1988
Overlander Elite Spectrum Cassette 1988
6 Pak Volume 3 Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1988
James Bond 007 Live and Let Die - The Computer Game Elite Commodore Amiga 3.5 Disk 1988
A Question Of Sport (Disk) Elite BBC Micro 5 1/4 Disk 1988
Frank Bruno's Big Box Elite Systems Ltd. ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz (48k/128k) Elite Sinclair ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Overlander Elite Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1988
Beyond The Ice Palace Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1988
Frank Bruno's Boxing (Encore) Encore/Elite Commodore C16 / Commodore Plus 4 Cassette 1988
Frank Bruno's World Championship Boxing (Encore) Encore/Elite Commodore C16, Commodore Plus 4 Cassette 1988
Buggy Boy (Encore) Elite Systems (Re-release by encore) ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Ikari Warriors Elite ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz Elite Systems Ltd ZX Spectrum Cassette 1989
The Story So Far Vol 4 Elite ZX Spectrum Cassette 1989
Ghosts'N Goblins Elite IBM PC 5.25" disk 1990
Ace/Ace 2 (Encore) Elite Systems Commodore 64/128 Cassette 1990
Overlander Elite Systems Ltd Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1990
Movie Premiere Elite Commodore 64 Cassette 1990
Virus (Virtual Reality) Elite Atari ST 3.5" floppy disk 1991
World Championship Soccer Elite Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1991
James Bond 007 - Live and Let Die Elite Systems Ltd Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1992

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