Play After Burner (Sega) Online

Game Overview

After Burner on the Amiga is one of those arcade ports that makes you feel like you're getting away with something. Sure, it's not quite as smooth as the arcade original, but the fact you can play this jet fighter madness at home still feels like a minor miracle. You're immediately thrown into the cockpit, weaving between missiles and pulling off barrel rolls while the ground blurs beneath you.

The controls take a second to click—your fighter handles like it's on rails, but in a way that somehow works once you stop fighting it. The music’s got that classic Sega synth energy, and the scaling effects, while chunky by today’s standards, still give that rush of speed. Just don’t expect to last long on your first few tries; this game doesn’t believe in hand-holding.

If you’ve got a joystick handy, plug it in. Keyboard controls work, but this is a game that demands something you can death-grip when things get chaotic.