Air Inferno

Air Inferno
Air Inferno
	Arcade flyer
Developer(s)	Taito
Publisher(s)	Taito
Designer(s)	Tsukasa Fujita; Toshiaki Tsukano
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release	JP: June 1990; EU: July 1990; NA: August 6, 1990;
Genre(s)	Flight simulator
Mode(s)	Single-player,
Arcade system	Taito Air System

Air Inferno is a 1990 flight simulation arcade video game developed and released by Taito, in Japan, Europe and North America.^[7] A spin-off from Taito's Landing series, Air Inferno is an aerial firefighting simulation that involves piloting a helicopter on various rescue missions, shooting a fire extinguisher to extinguish flames while rescuing civilians.^[8]^[9]

Like its predecessor Top Landing (1988), Air Inferno uses flat-shaded, 3D polygon graphics. Both games run on the Taito Air System hardware which uses 68000 (12 MHz) and Z80 (4 MHz) microprocessors as CPU and a TMS320C25^[10] (24 MHz) digital signal processor as GPU.^[11] The game comes in two types of arcade cabinets:^[3] a deluxe motion simulator cockpit cabinet^[12]^[3] and a standard cockpit cabinet.^[3]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Air Inferno on their August 1, 1990 issue as being the most-successful upright arcade/cockpit unit of the month.^[13]

The arcade game received positive reviews from critics. Sinclair User magazine it an 89% score, praising the "fab" 3D graphics, "realistic controls" and for being "something very different compared to the usual arcade machine."^[8] Julian Rignall rated the game 88% in Computer and Video Games magazine.^[9] Nick Kelly rated it 85% in CU Amiga.^[1] David Wilson rated it four out of five in Zero magazine,^[14] and 80% in Your Sinclair.^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b Kelly, Nick (26 July 1990). "Arcades: Air Inferno". CU Amiga. No. 6 (August 1990). United Kingdom: EMAP. pp. 82–3.
^ "Air Inferno". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Taito Air Inferno Rescue Helicopters To Trade". RePlay. Vol. 15, no. 12. September 1990. p. 23.
^ "Machine Catalog: Video Games". RePlay. Vol. 16, no. 1. October 1990. pp. 78–86.
^ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 136–7. ISBN 978-4990251215.
^ Air Inferno at Arcade History
^ Air Inferno at the Killer List of Videogames
^ ^a ^b "Coin Ops". Sinclair User. No. 105 (November 1990). United Kingdom: EMAP. October 1990. pp. 54–5.
^ ^a ^b Rignall, Julian (16 November 1990). "Arcade Action". Computer and Video Games. No. 109 (December 1990). pp. 152–3, 156, 158.
^ "System 16 - Taito Air System Hardware (Taito)". www.system16.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
^ "MAME | SRC/Mame/Drivers/Taitoair.c". Archived from the original on 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
^ "Looking At Taito's history As They Turn 60". Arcade Heroes. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 385. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 August 1990. p. 29.
^ Wilson, David (December 1990). "Dosh Eaters". Zero. No. 14. pp. 85–6.
^ Wilson, David (1 November 1990). "Slots of Fun". Your Sinclair. No. 60 (December 1990). United Kingdom: Future plc. pp. 70–1.

External links

Air Inferno at Arcade History
Air Inferno at the Killer List of Videogames

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[CU-1] Kelly, Nick (26 July 1990). "Arcades: Air Inferno". CU Amiga. No. 6 (August 1990). United Kingdom: EMAP. pp. 82–3.

[2] "Air Inferno". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[RePlay-3] "Taito Air Inferno Rescue Helicopters To Trade". RePlay. Vol. 15, no. 12. September 1990. p. 23.

[4] "Machine Catalog: Video Games". RePlay. Vol. 16, no. 1. October 1990. pp. 78–86.

[5] Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 136–7. ISBN 978-4990251215.

[history-6] Air Inferno at Arcade History

[7] Air Inferno at the Killer List of Videogames

[SU-8] "Coin Ops". Sinclair User. No. 105 (November 1990). United Kingdom: EMAP. October 1990. pp. 54–5.

[CVG-9] Rignall, Julian (16 November 1990). "Arcade Action". Computer and Video Games. No. 109 (December 1990). pp. 152–3, 156, 158.

[s16-10] "System 16 - Taito Air System Hardware (Taito)". www.system16.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.

[mame-11] "MAME | SRC/Mame/Drivers/Taitoair.c". Archived from the original on 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2014-10-01.

[12] "Looking At Taito's history As They Turn 60". Arcade Heroes. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[13] "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 385. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 August 1990. p. 29.

[14] Wilson, David (December 1990). "Dosh Eaters". Zero. No. 14. pp. 85–6.

[15] Wilson, David (1 November 1990). "Slots of Fun". Your Sinclair. No. 60 (December 1990). United Kingdom: Future plc. pp. 70–1.

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