After Burner Deluxe Video Tour

[@sailorzscottsfield]

The 21st century needs more arcade games like this. We need more arcades in general.

[@ForeverLacey09]

Sega truly gave us an amusement experience back then!

[@theluke3065]

I know right?! Like if they only knew how impactful it is. Just walking into an arcade only being able to hear the sounds coming from some cabinet screaming for your attention. This particular one blew my mind and I wished I could of played it more but unfortunately I was too small early on playing it once before they closed the arcade completely and i never came across this one in the wild. Home consoles will be in its own arena but arcade games are definitely worthy for long lasting memories.

[@ForeverLacey09]

@@theluke3065 Without it's motion cabinet the game doesn't really have much of an appeal.

[@theluke3065]

@@ForeverLacey09 Yes I agree. I remember a standing cabinet at our local gas stations it was fun but not the same experience as seeing this behemoth moving all over, especially when you get shot down it shakes till you drop and explode. Crazy mechanics!

[@blakeflakes1]

This cabinet wins on sensory overload alone... An F14 Tomcat (best looking fighter jet ever), good soundtrack, explosions and a moving cockpit would make any man feel like Maverick.

[@stunnerable]

My Grandfather would take me bowling several times a month when I was young. On the way out it was routine to play this at least once. I was 6 in 1987. Damn I miss him.

[@wendyokoopa7048]

stunnerable I was probably your age when I played this. Man what an experience. Mom didn't like going to or taking me to arcades but I nagged her to let me go to one downtown. I walked in looked at the cabinets and immediately this catches my eye. I stood there watching others play before me transfixed. I watched it move and rumble and I remember almost drooling. I finally got to play it I know I sucked horribly I didn't care just the overall experience. To me this is Sega at its finest. Not the master system not the genesis their cabinets

[@cryptolord9826]

I was about 8 years old soon as my father took me to the arcades in the city i seen this game I had to go inside and play it best days ever no bills no worries in the world

[@FCT8306onTwoWheels]

we used to do the same thing after going to the movies

[@starkrebel]

Lord bless you bruhther. Your pops was way cool. I miss mine too. Wicked game.

[@segatouringcar3738]

Best arcade machine of all time. Period.

[@jp3813]

Daniel Coy He clearly said "arcade machine", not just "game".

[@justinbustin677]

That blow job machine cabinet in the special red room was better

[@themonkmanmarlkalone6963]

Couldn’t agree more! This game got me so pumped up as a kid, in the arcade! You were one of the cool kids if you were playing this. There was always a line. And yes, this is the best cabinet machine ever made. I must agree!

[@edjordan5043]

An amazing piece of kit.Light years ahead of its time.It was just so intense,and engaging.

[@keiranninjaspirit]

Yesvitsca lovely machine, i dont remember getting to play thiscdeluxe version only the stand up, im sure john connor was playing this in the arcade in the terminator movie. I had s licslnarcsde in irvine in ayrshire, scotland called Seagate amusements and it was fab at the time fron 1984 to 1992 whennsunset riders and Street fighter came out. A lot of good memories back un the day, gauntlet, wonderboy, rygar, tron, bank panic, outrun it was heaven... The amusements are stillnthere but its just a cafe and gambling machines now.... I still go in for soup and a roll and look about tring to remember and visualise looking at the old classics again😢👵

[@animemangafan1987]

The After Burner deluxe arcade cabinet was shown in T2 where John Conner played 'til the T-1000 showed up

[@Nico-rr5co]

This thing use to have a line for good reason. By far my favorite cabinet ever it was more of an experience than just a game. We went to the local mega arcade for my friend's birthday and his dad gave us each a $100 bill and said "we can't leave until you guys spend it all". Gotta love your one rich friend ha ha! But we must have spent $50 each on this thing, one of the best gaming memories growing up.

[@hamala7437]

When I was at my childtime back to the mid 90s, sometimes the rich pilots used to spend all his coins on us, the kids who queued in line or around. We used to loved those richy personals. We're full of excitement and now that our memory is squeezed I am even more excited at my 40s

[@wendyokoopa7048]

Nils Heikkilä same here read my memory above. If anything you can diss master system genesis and the 'cast but one thing Sega did better then any arcade company including Atari was their cabinets. I've even played super hang on.

[@gertrudemcfuzz74]

One of the greatest arcade experiences you can have. Playing this in the 80’s was even more amazing because of how far ahead it was of everything you could own and play at home. You’d play this and then go home to Top Gun on the NES. Then you’d wish you were rich.

[@83wasagoodyear]

Damn. 80s and 90s were such good times.

[@Giggidygiggidy12]

just looking at the engineering involved in the inner workings, I have mad respect for the guys that designed this in 80s

[@MrThunderwing]

Sweet Jesus, i used to dream of owning one of these when I was a kid. Crazy to think there are people who area actually living the dream now.

[@jakescartoons6045]

"Sup, MrThunderwing!

[@MrThunderwing]

@@jakescartoons6045 'Sup Jake.

[@conductive13]

Ohhh sweet 1987... Would love to play one of these again!

[@Heartboy32]

今ではまず見ることの出来ない、細部や裏側のアッセンブリーの貴重な映像まで頂いてありがとうございます。 子供の頃にこのゲームで育ち、社会人になってからアミューズメント施設で保守メンテナンスで長年携わりましたが、貴重なアフターバーナーになんて携わることなんて無かったので、動画によってまさか筐体の裏側まで見れるなんて思いもしませんでした。 本当にありがとうございます。

[@Alan_Chapman]

Love to see people restoring and maintaining arcade cabinets. Saw a video of an X-Men 6-player cabinet restored. Dual 25" CRT monitors. That thing was a beast.

[@zombiejlt1]

Still my favorite environmental cabinet of all time, maybe even my favorite arcade in general. As a kid I have always wanted one of these and I still plan on getting one. #BucketList

[@PeteSanctions]

Terminator 2 brought me here!

[@fuzzcentralage]

+PeteSanctions oh yeah! i didn't realize that before lol

[@christianpapazian5678]

Superbe restoration bravo !!!

[@buizelmeme6288]

Same!

[@fastdraw30]

Amazing even by today's standards...this one was always one of my favorite games, it used to cost 1 dollar a play back in 94!!!... and it was so worth it🤯

[@HEISENVER6A]

A gaming experience from another planet I can say

[@sinepopuli]

Brings back fantastic memories. There used to be one sitting in lower level of Kudamm Eck in W. Berlin, Germany back in 1989. Operating it was almost like being elevated into emotional stratosphere. Hot chocolate (old school version of energy drink) was served from the vending machine nearby. We used to drink it ( you could safely put the cup on the coin tower) and had a great time flying the fighter plane at the same time.

[@hungrr08]

Memories of a great arcade back in the day. I'd love to have one last go in this. :)

[@tomconnor7667]

And if you’re ever in the SoCal area hit me up. I have one and we usually post arcade parties Saturdays during summer.

[@hungrr08]

@@tomconnor7667 Unfortunately I’m the other side of the planet to you. But appreciate the invite 👍🏼

[@CYON4D]

I played it in early 90s in the local arcade. It was really loud and the screen was really bright since you were sitting very close to it. It was quite over-whelming initially but it is an iconic arcade machine.

[@user-cm8en8or1p]

I'm from England and I went on holiday to the US as a kid and had never seen one of these before. I remember how amazed I was by this machine, anything else just didn't give me a buzz in the arcades when I got back home. It came over to the UK eventually but the first time I tried it in the gold old USA stuck with me for ever. From what i remember, it was bloody hard!

[@rafaelrolincorrea9214]

The sound of the coin falling at the coin tower thrills me until today! Best Sega arcade ever!

[@marcusc3463]

Man brings back MEMORIES.... There was a local pizza place that had a arcade. Friday nights they had Friday night "Lock-in" 10 dollars for all you can eat pizza and video games until 2am. And everybody would crowd around this game to play.....

[@sausagebobgrett3401]

+Marcus C damn, so nice. I was born and raised in Switzerland, there were this cabinets rare, but in the summer vacation my family used to go to Italy and there were "gaming caves" like sand at the beach. And after the first two days I always spent all my money.. XD

[@hamala7437]

May be you could see me among the kiddish crowds :) I used to pay one dollar per play. Then I join the crowds who made the pilot life more meaningful while hurting the enemies at Gulf

[@marcusc3463]

Ham AlA that made no sense

[@hamala7437]

we were kids okay. The game center was at our house backyard. maybe on kilometer far. So I used to be there almost all the day after schooling times

[@vforvendetta4538]

sweet arcades rule goes damm shame so many arcades are just memories or sad neglected ghosts of their former selves home gaming is fun but arcades were social and a lot of fun bring back 80's and early 90's

[@burtwonk]

I get so excited just watching this. Man did I love that game when I was little.

[@kaizersoze2606]

Man I miss those days of arcades I was never able to do very well at this game because it was so expensive and if you were a rookie at it you wouldn’t last long in the cockpit and it was a money maker for sure… but back in the late 80s this was unreal, you really felt like a kid pilot in this thing… great video

[@cs512tr]

great to see one looked after so well.

[@Richard31337]

Wow I would love to play this again. Played it once as a kid in a deluxe cab like this. Amazing!

[@ThunderFist1978]

Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, IL, has one, but the hydrolics don't work.

[@philip167]

my too am trying to find out where one is

[@adamstar7516]

What a beauty. Just to have it to look at would be enough to relive all your T2 and nostalgia memories 💓

[@soltaylor685]

If I ever become rich I want my own restored arcade cabinets of Afterburner, Outrun and Power drift. Nothing beats the experience of Afterburner through. The soundtrack as you put in the coin intro and takeoff tunes always got your adrenaline pumping as a kid that you though you were Maverick. People in the 30s and 40s had the best childhood era. The 80s and 90s was the best time to grow up. The fact teenagers wear 1990s era Nike's and Jordans prove this.

[@JJHcars]

It was and still is a dream to own a restored cabinet like this. Thanks for sharing. Brings great memories back

[@sonykroket]

They're still technological marvels these days, those R360 machines. Japan was the king of gaming back in the day, they took it to a new level with forcefeedback, sound and motion.

[@TheRetroGodfather.]

That is sheer class !!!! what a stunning machine !!!

[@wendyokoopa7048]

The RetroGodfather put playing this on your bucket list trust me. You'll come back here and thank us

[@fjdiazt]

Thank you so much for such a detailed review and showing the motors! This is the way to make an arcade review!

[@BenJabituya]

I was 8 years old at the time I played this machine. I felt like Tom Cruise in "Top Gun".

[@dannyofthededd]

i can remember having a go on a space harrier one where the cabinet moved but it was sort of just scaffolding that you physically pushed around. this is a beautiful thing

[@tron3entertainment]

When I was in tech school for the Air National Guard, the BX had a mini-arcade and this huge sucker actually sat outside the arcade. There was nothing like putting on your Battle Dress Uniform, polishing your boots, and playing After Burner - or watching my friends play. At some point it was replaced with G-Loc, but After Burner have my fondest memories.

[@TheDrakon]

You have no idea how jelous I am. I got a chance to play one of these machines and it was by far the best arcade experience I've ever had. If I ever get rich enough I would love to own this amazing piece of history. Thanks for showing so much detail it's really amazing how the stick assembly works.

[@seanhilshappyhour8691]

Just played this last weekend over in Weirs Beach New Hampshire. Honestly the most fun I had playing an arcade game since I was a kid.

[@mk6315]

This game made me feel like a fighter pilot when I was little

[@Luppolo89]

Wow i remember when i was young! Beautiful game!

[@NickJacksonusa]

Love playing this game!

[@ViktorKruger99]

I only got to play this game on this cabinet once, only once when I was 10 but man what a experience, I still remember it to this day

[@DASWEDE420]

AMAZING!! Love the video! If i had played this as a kid in the 90's my mind would have imploded. I only got to play Thunder Blade and talked about it for YEARS to all my friends!!

[@NinjaCrosley]

This game looks amazing

[@TYLERNAVYGUY]

At the end where you play it, I became 14 again. Thank you!

[@marksnexus]

thanks for sharing- this video game costed my parents and I many quarters. was a lot of fun

[@clickinz]

Excelent arcade cabinet. Child memories. I love it :)

[@Firthy2002]

Finally got to play on one of these bad boys at the weekend. The AM2 DX cabs were the best.

[@lenhardtstevens7818]

This was a treat. Thank you very much for uploading.

[@pt6943]

Fantastic Game! I played it in 1989 in Berlin. One was standing at Kudamm. Total excitement.

[@dwayneabsolutelydribblin3903]

The buzz of this thing was insane when it came out the music the motion WOW 🤩

[@HobkinBoi]

i wonder if someone could make a revamped version of this, with after burner climax and pneumatic cylinders to move the cabinet.

[@ImranPangilinan]

My mom brought me to an arcade area wayyy back. I remember this and playing in it

[@projectofthemythbyfrey-yng3638]

I played this game at the age of a primary schoolchild well in old days, too.(1989～) As it was installed in the area of videogame of Seibuyuenchi in 1989, I played meny this game with a friend.

[@Drew791]

As a 9 year old trying to play this game in the early 90s in a mall arcade in front of all the teenagers was nerve racking and I could feel them staring daggers into me. I sucked so bad and would die instantly then run away embarrassed 😂 Super iconic arcade game though. Thank you for the tour of the inside of the machine!

[@rodzandz]

Arcade games used to be so innovating and an immersive experience. How I miss the old arcades!

[@supertechnoboy]

No volume control on the headphone output. Never seemed to bother me as a kid, but you'd be wise to bring adjustable headphones.

[@mikegallant811]

Most After burner sit down games(and I think G-Loc)had a manual lap seatbelt that you could buckle on and tighten up to hold you in nice and tight while you played.

[@wendyokoopa7048]

Mike Gallant yup it sure did lol.

[@iorix98]

Remember playing this when i was a little boy and my dad used to work at the arcades

[@jeffmutter2286]

I loved Afterburner....would love to buy one restored, but have no idea where to even start

[@-unclebuck-]

That's exactly why I am here right now. I wanted to see how these magnificent things were put together and now I am thinking, how much would one cost?! I think I'll actually put about 4 minutes into it.

[@timothylewis2527]

My brother stole a GI Joe from Kay Bee toy store and hid in this cabinet when the store clerk chased him. Those were the days!

[@fritziocharbonnett2726]

-The crashes on the ground when the earth shakes and you see your jet just disintegrating in a foward way with multiple straight fire balls as the stick rumbles; the only reason i popped coins in, like INSANE! It was fucking huge when it came out, still is today, to me.

[@CHAOSTHERAPHY]

One of my first premium arcade exp tanks!!!

[@PsyCodeqz]

so dope, playing this after eating a new york style pizza with dad at age 5 was the shiiiiiittttt!!!

[@djoonstarr3617]

Terminator 2 arcade hall scene!

[@mamabuho8630]

I'm from Mexico, in the 90's I played afterburner arcade 1 and 2, holy shit... Always i dreammed to flight a F-14 Tomcat, but only was a dream :(

[@elbandito5411]

Absolutely beautiful. I wish I had one.

[@DRB-Octane]

after i get rich, ima get one, and restomod it to run granturismo with wheel and pedals+shifter

[@kevinsanchun2052]

I remember i was pretty good at this game,once I got use to the moving cockpit.Even when people sucked at this game,they would waste their money on it,just because of the experience,especially if u under the influence of something,it was even more badass.One could easily spend $20.00 playing.That was a lot of money to spend playing a arcade game back then.

[@JamesGadbury]

A work of art.

[@wardo653]

Thing of beauty

[@wendyokoopa7048]

It beat qbert and hybrid baby pac man for my number one all time favorite machine. Like we live with qbert and when blissey read my mind on this being number one she told qbert you dare even think of aiming a coconut at mom's head for naming this number one and it'll be the last coconut you kick and your days of jumping on pyramids will be over.

[@Go4gold]

awesome

[@redadamearth]

I always wished that the Star Wars environmental cabinet was like this. That would have been amazing.

[@ACFIMCEO]

Used to play this at Boardwalk and Baseball in Haines City, FL as a kid in the late 80s. If blow most of my allowance playing this and regret nothing.

[@sapient8616]

I played this game for so long my hand was stuck and had to pry my fingers off the controller.

[@marcelloribeiro2750]

When i was a kid, i use to play a lot this game..... good times.... Thaks mom and dad!

[@GlassLegend40]

WoW! Never seen what's inside after burner...thanks for the profesional tour...

[@SeanAdair]

so amazing! takes me back :-)

[@PR0XIDIAN]

Cool machine! Thanks for the tour. Looks like its a lot of fun.

[@wendyokoopa7048]

Seth Forbus you owe it to yourself to hunt down a working model and play it. This thing is my number one all time favorite machine like it beat qbert.

[@wendyokoopa7048]

Seth Forbus I'm going to get flack but this is true Sega greatness. Not the genesis the master system or dreamcast their cabinets and arcade machines. Their racing games might be whole car models super hang on had you sitting on a fake motorcycle which was your controller

[@myenemysenemy1043]

Owning one of these is my only motivation for getting rich.

[@FMEverAfter]

These are very cool. I bought one that needs the mother board. I was told there are a few other arcade games that require the same board. Other than that everything has been cleaned or repaired. Can't wait to play it!

[@MalrusOSC]

My new favourite arcade machine.

[@ludosport]

Awesome arcade machine and arcade game ! Thanks for this video ! 👍👍👍

[@slottygw2wvw842]

So glad i had the privilege to play this young

[@yukitoyo5668]

懐かしいー！もう一度やってみたいわー

[@workon1t]

It's really an cabinet, even with a roof :D !

[@LyricalMasterMind1]

love After burner! wish I had this

[@dwaynevenzon643]

back then there was always somebody in that console, with a bunch of people in line, all day.

[@Bsix1two]

Amazing Video, I would love to one day see one like this of Hang On and the Space Harrier cabinets. Beautiful! Saludos desde Mexico.

[@wendyokoopa7048]

B Sixonetwo hang on moveable was actually super hang on

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

The After Burner arcade makes me think of the U.S Air Force commercial no one came up with since After Burner debuted in 1987. Aim High, Air Force for After Burner. Know what I mean?

[@黒田ゆうき-z8n]

There was a scene where terminator John played a game called Afterburner.

[@spenney007]

loved this game as a kid!

[@Biomech011]

I own a DX model. You my friend is in very nice condition. Let me know if you need any of the art? I have been scanning all the art pieces for restoration. I also have some NOS pieces. Great looking machine.

[@1EVILZ06]

You didn't have a normal child hood if you didn't chunk tons of quarters into this game! Period!

[@figment1988]

i wonder if the headphone input has its own volume knob just like most Neo-Geo MVS cabs (that way i can know to bring headphones with their own volume control should the headphone volume be obscenely loud).

[@davidko9742]

Amazing

[@gurgy3]

There was another game, a helicopter shooter that had a real throttle stick and went up and down. Can’t remember the name now.

[@mikemercado6949]

I miss that games & also my favorite best game in Nes top gun! :-)

[@ForeverLacey09]

This is one of my holy grails!

[@tossrocket]

So if an arcade operator upgraded from afterburner to afterburner 2. Would they get a new pcb AND the throttle control to fix on the side. Or was the throttle control on the original afterburner machine for show but didn't actually do anything?

[@rogaface]

Awesome machine you got here man I want one so bad