<s>
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1992	O
by	O
Video	O
System	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
1991	O
Turbo	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
is	O
famous	O
for	O
its	O
large	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
unheard	O
of	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
on	O
their	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1992	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
critic	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
thoroughly	O
solid	O
game	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
get	O
that	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
weapons	O
are	O
imaginative	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
suffers	O
from	O
slowdown	O
,	O
mediocre	O
graphics	O
,	O
weak	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
monotonous	O
"	O
music	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
Aero	O
Fighters'''	O
action	O
wo	O
n't	O
stay	O
with	O
you	O
-	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
temporary	O
thrill	O
that	O
eventually	O
retreats	O
to	O
the	O
hanger.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japan-exclusive	O
Oretachi	O
Gēsen	O
Zoku	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
designer	O
of	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
Video	O
System	O
games	O
,	O
disliked	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
plan	O
to	O
start	O
developing	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
more	O
vertical	O
games	O
like	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
but	O
found	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
on	O
a	O
horizontal	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
other	O
like-minded	O
employees	O
left	O
to	O
found	O
Psikyo	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
similar	O
Samurai	B-Application
Aces	I-Application
being	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
at	O
Video	O
System	O
,	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
other	O
employees	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
remaining	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
staff	O
to	O
begin	O
work	O
on	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2	O
and	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
3	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Wings	I-Application
Special	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
"	O
dream	O
match	O
"	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
three	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
Special	O
was	O
reworked	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
into	O
Sonic	B-Application
Wings	I-Application
Limited	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
McO'River	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Video	O
System	O
U.S.A.	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Paradigm	O
Entertainment	O
developed	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
for	O
Video	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Wings	I-Application
Special	I-Application
and	O
Limited	O
were	O
both	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
vertical	O
monitor	O
like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Nakamura	O
would	O
make	O
Strikers	B-Application
1945	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
a	O
few	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTuber	O
and	O
author	O
John	O
Green	O
,	O
having	O
come	O
across	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Savannah	O
Airport	O
,	O
mistakenly	O
read	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
"	O
Nerd	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
"	O
while	O
filming	O
a	O
video	O
addressing	O
his	O
brother	O
Hank	O
Green	O
on	O
the	O
popular	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
Vlogbrothers	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Nerdfighters	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Nerdfighteria	B-Application
"	O
eventually	O
became	O
the	O
collective	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Vlogbrothers	O
 '	O
fan	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
arcade	O
cabinet	O
as	O
a	O
gift	O
.	O
</s>
