Aero Fighters (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of Mc O'River's 1992 Super NES shoot em up arcade port, Aero Fighters.
Played through multiple times to show some of the hidden stuff:
0:00 Playthrough on hard with Villiam
18:48 Playthrough on hard with Rabio
36:16 Boss rush mode played on hard with Hien
This is a great port of the of Video System's arcade shooter Sonic Wings. The graphics and sound, though downgraded, still carry the arcade feel quite admirably, and though the game is a bit easy by SNES shooter standards, there's a fair amount of stuff hidden away to keep you occupied for several playthroughs. I remember this not being rated that well when it came out, and to this day I still have no idea why!
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[@NintendoComplete]

An excellent SNES shooter that got unfairly panned by the critics when it was new, and really still doesn't get the recognition it deserves for such fun, simple arcade shooter goodness.

[@Bloodreign1]

The Aero Fighters series are pretty much all good games, and out of this game and series, eventually Psikyo came to be (the company born supposedly due to Video Systems wanting to do more of these types of shooters for the Neo Geo, and the head guy didn't want to work with horizontal monitors, and it shows in all his company's games requiring vertical monitors).

[@Sargento-willy-yn6uh]

For me, without a doubt, it is the best super nintendo shoot em up and it even seems more fun than star fox and the music in this version is much better than the arcade, rare exceptions in the snes

[@Sinn0100]

​@@Sargento-willy-yn6uh Interesting...you like this game better than Biometal? If you haven't tried Biometal yet you should check it out. I haven't played this game before but in my eyes Biometal is the best shmup the Snes has. I will check this game out when I get the chance.

[@brandonizaguirre2963]

I wouldn't say panned but rightfully criticized. It does feel like a pretty mid shooter compared to gems like U.N. Squadron, Gradius 3, and Phalanx. I just played this game for the first time last night after having modded my SNES Classic years ago with a ton of new games. I wouldn't call this game a bad shoot em up, but it is imo pretty mid.

[@RickLewis1988]

Screw the critics, I thinks this game is very fun.

[@canisgraffias199]

Cool game! I cannot wait to play this.

[@ronancosta4592]

Childhood memories

[@marceloho1984]

The best plane in the game.

[@ChristianCastle]

WTF She jumped without a parachute 17:27 LOL

[@d_valroth]

Doesn't everybody jump out of a cargo plane into a harrier in flight like that? How hard can it be?

[@bryansabater9562]

I had no idea

[@CompletelyZoningOut]

I always sucked at these types of games but I always enjoyed the idea. Funny how the Japanese pilot shoots shuriken and kunai lol

[@cratedivizion]

just getting into this one now

[@KiethSomataw99]

I like how the soundtrack is darker themed than the arcade.

[@homemcevadis]

Dude is that the same robot volleyball referee in hyper v ball? 18:18

[@Bloodreign1]

Video Systems did make a volleyball game, so it is possible.

[@franzegaming7834]

Not even a scratch... Maan thats Dope!!!

[@PedroHenrique-yv5hm]

My childhood is here

[@louiskeiflin5858]

One of the snes best shmups!

[@lfcambotta]

I remember thinking as a kid that Arab chopper was peak design. Still do, after all those years.

[@davec3651]

Man the way this guy slips past all the spread projectiles...

[@Sakuya_Shine]

Recuerdo cuando jugaba esto en 2006

[@zvalenmc5382]

Yo tengo varios recuerdos borrosos en mi mente de este juegazo, es mi infancia literal

[@budsunny]

This is my favorite shooter on the snes. I personally think it’s better than Space Megaforce although that game is a close second place.

[@elsandi4994]

Otro nivel juegazo

[@calvinmessick9406]

So expensive

[@danalong1237]

"A great port of the Tecmo arcade shooter Sonic Wings?!" That doesn't make sense! It's a great port of the U.S. translation of Sonic Wings published by Video System's (who made an awesome arcade version, otherwise known as Aero Fighters) U.S. division Mc'O River (later Video System USA).

[@NintendoComplete]

You're right, I got myself apparently confused between the developer and the Japanese arcade publisher :p The original developer was Video System who handled their own port (like you said, Mcoriver is video system) My bad!

[@Jac2Mac]

@@NintendoComplete This version of Aero Fighters was actually done by MIcronics who also did MANY bad NES ports of arcade games.

[@Bloodreign1]

@@Jac2Mac Mc O'River, a subsidary of Video Systems worked on this, not Micronics. They never even sniffed this game, so that is false info.

[@Sargento-willy-yn6uh]

@@NintendoComplete this game is much better than star fox from snes

[@mokhtar31hero]

Nice

[@ACEDBH]

Interesting. But, the concept for this game existed first with 1942 and 1943.

[@luisreyes1963]

But with those 2 Capcom shmups, it's a reimagined WW2.

[@daisiesofdoom]

They must have meant this game with their epilepsy warnings

[@adilsonaparecidodasilva1658]

Eu conheci esse jgo com o nome de "Sonic Wins"

[@aiedne]

Todos os 10 aviões deste jogo 1º Avião P1= F-18 2º Avião P1= FSX 3º Avião P1= AJ-37 4º Avião P1= AV-8 5º Avião P1= RABIO Secreto 1º Avião P2= F-14 2º Avião P2= F-15 3º Avião P2= JAS-39 4º Avião P2= IDS 5º Avião P2= LEPUS Secreto

[@formalcat9526]

I just found out the last stage will turn to red if you took too long. What's gonna happen if you still in there?

[@samueljurado5769]

The best vertical scroll game ever, england upgraded is very strong

[@PCCphoenix]

0:14--That looks like the robot ref from Hyper V-Ball!!!

[@Bloodreign1]

Both Video System games, so no surprise.

[@joseperezpaz9986]

Solid

[@madruga2001]

Um jogo de guerra raiz mesmo.

[@Sinn0100]

Interesting, interesting I have heard that this game wasn't great. After watching this video for roughly 5 levels I can say at the very least it looks solid. I should have known not to trust the people putting this game down after they tried to stop me from buying Biometal when it first came out. That was, at the time, the best shmup the Snes had I thought. While I don't think Biometal reaches the same heights as Gleylancer, Thunder Force III, Thunder Force IV, and Musha I think it holds its own quite nicely. I'm now thinking this one does as well. I wish we would have gotten a UN Squadron that didn't have any slowdown because...oh man did I love that game. Addendum- Sorry, I'm a gamer and I love all of it. I started off in 1986 with the Nes and Master System. I continued forward with my Genesis/Sega CD and Snes. From the time I started gaming I decided to experience everything I could no matter what. I play everything across all platforms, genres, and generations of gaming today including the 9th generation (Series X and PS5).

[@emanuelsandi7736]

Que nivel de juego

[@WeirdVideoGames]

I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED

[@solofalcon]

The Vice ad before this was crazy

[@NintendoComplete]

What is Vice?

[@solofalcon]

They do documentaries, google them, or check out their youtube channel, they cover alot of touchy subjects.

[@tomnguyen1341]

Aero fighters game play

[@leekuya197]

I have a sealed copy if this

[@CHIRO988]

Que buen juego, lo malo que en 2022 vale cerca de los 1000 dolares!

[@davidsmart8200]

yuenling, petco, chevy? I wouldn't buy any of that. It's like they think I'm thirsty or my dog is in dire need of a bath. I have never bought anything from an advertisement!

[@rechieglennlawas9185]

we can play this offline yet

[@EdisonAlfonso-vv7mq]

QUIEN NO JUGO ESTO NO JUGO NADA......

[@diegosegovia2406]

Ese juego es la mera verga lo juego en mi celular

[@MarioTheBrother]

this is a rip off of 1942, there is no way this game costs 1k

[@Bloodreign1]

US version does indeed, it didn't see a huge print run. The Japanese version, Sonic Wings, has come up in price, but not to the magnitude of the US version.

[@jypaik2000]

시발 ㅋㅋㅋ 이걸

[@Marco-00]

tool assisted.

[@MalditoVastago]

me cago en dios gasté un poder

[@rechieglennlawas9185]

This game is a original playstation