<s>
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
arcade	B-Application
rail	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
released	O
in	B-Application
1985	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
flight	B-Device
stick	I-Device
while	O
the	O
deluxe	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
is	O
a	O
cockpit-style	O
hydraulic	O
motion	B-General_Concept
simulator	I-General_Concept
cabinet	O
that	O
tilts	O
and	O
rolls	O
during	O
play	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
referred	O
as	O
a	O
taikan	O
( 体感	O
)	O
or	O
"	O
body	O
sensation	O
"	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
top	O
two	O
highest-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
(	O
along	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
Hang-On	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critically	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
innovative	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
motion	O
cabinet	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
is	O
often	O
ranked	O
among	O
Suzuki	O
's	O
best	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
over	O
twenty	O
different	O
home	O
computer	O
and	O
gaming	B-Device
platforms	I-Device
,	O
either	O
by	O
Sega	O
or	O
outside	O
developers	O
such	O
as	O
Dempa	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Elite	O
Systems	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
home-system	O
sequels	O
followed	O
in	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
3-D	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
both	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
spin-off	O
Planet	B-Application
Harriers	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
polygon-based	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
series	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
rail	O
shooter	O
game	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
behind	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
surreal	O
world	O
composed	O
of	O
brightly	O
colored	O
landscapes	O
adorned	O
with	O
checkerboard-style	O
grounds	O
and	O
stationary	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
trees	O
or	O
stone	O
pillars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
greeted	O
with	O
a	O
voice	O
sample	O
speaking	O
"	O
Welcome	O
to	O
the	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
simply	O
named	O
Harrier	B-Application
,	O
navigates	O
a	O
continuous	O
series	O
of	O
eighteen	O
distinct	O
stages	O
while	O
utilizing	O
an	O
underarm	O
jet-propelled	O
laser	O
cannon	O
that	O
enables	O
Harrier	B-Application
to	O
simultaneously	O
fly	O
and	O
shoot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
other	O
levels	O
are	O
bonus	O
stages	O
that	O
contain	O
no	O
enemies	O
and	O
where	O
Harrier	B-Application
mounts	O
an	O
invincible	O
catlike	O
dragon	O
named	O
Uriah	O
,	O
whom	O
the	O
player	O
maneuvers	O
to	O
smash	O
through	O
landscape	O
obstacles	O
and	O
collect	O
bonus	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
has	O
no	O
storyline	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
all	O
stages	O
,	O
only	O
"	O
The	O
End	O
"	O
is	O
displayed	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
and	O
attract	O
mode	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
how	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
extra	O
lives	O
remain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
conceived	O
by	O
a	O
Sega	O
designer	O
named	O
Ida	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
a	O
100-page	O
document	O
proposing	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
shooter	O
that	O
contained	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Harrier	B-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
player-controlled	O
fighter	O
jet	O
that	O
shot	O
missiles	O
into	O
realistic	O
foregrounds	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
that	O
was	O
soon	O
rejected	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
extensive	O
work	O
required	O
to	O
project	O
the	O
aircraft	O
realistically	O
from	O
varying	O
angles	O
as	O
it	O
moved	O
around	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
arcade	B-Application
machines	O
 '	O
memory	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
rewrote	O
the	O
entire	O
original	O
proposal	O
,	O
changing	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
science-fiction	O
setting	O
while	O
keeping	O
only	O
the	O
"	O
Harrier	B-Application
"	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzuki	O
included	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
designer	O
in	O
the	O
finished	O
product	O
with	O
an	O
enemy	O
character	O
called	O
Ida	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
moai-like	O
floating	O
stone	O
head	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
designer	O
"	O
had	O
a	O
really	O
big	O
head	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
different	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
were	O
produced	O
:	O
an	O
upright	O
cabinet	O
,	O
a	O
sit-down	O
version	O
with	O
a	O
fixed	O
seat	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
best	O
known	O
incarnation	O
:	O
a	O
deluxe	O
cockpit-style	O
rolling	O
cabinet	O
that	O
was	O
mounted	O
on	O
a	O
motorised	O
base	O
and	O
moved	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
direction	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
pushed	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
successful	O
for	O
Sega	O
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
Sega	O
staff	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Naoto	O
Ohshima	O
(	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Kotaro	O
Hayashida	O
(	O
planner	O
of	O
Alex	B-Application
Kidd	I-Application
in	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
World	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
(	O
director	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
)	O
have	O
had	O
involvement	O
in	O
various	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2015	O
interview	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
liked	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
by	O
himself	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
pleased	O
to	O
see	O
it	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	B-Application
releases	O
to	O
use	O
16-bit	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
and	O
scaled	O
sprite	O
(	O
"	O
Super	O
Scaler	O
"	O
)	O
technology	O
that	O
allowed	O
pseudo-3D	O
sprite	O
scaling	B-Algorithm
at	O
high	O
frame	O
rates	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
display	O
32,000	O
colors	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Running	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Harrier	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
system	O
board	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
Suzuki	O
's	O
1985	O
arcade	B-Application
debut	O
Hang-On	B-Application
,	O
pseudo-3D	O
sprite/tile	O
scaling	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
stage	O
backgrounds	O
while	O
the	O
character	O
graphics	O
are	O
sprite-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
calculations	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
were	O
3D	O
,	O
even	O
from	O
Hang-On	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Zilog	B-General_Concept
Z80	I-General_Concept
CPU	B-General_Concept
powering	O
both	O
a	O
Yamaha	O
YM2203	O
synthesis	O
chip	O
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
unit	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
audio	O
and	O
digitized	O
voice	O
samples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
utilized	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
flight	B-Device
stick	I-Device
as	O
its	O
controller	O
that	O
allowed	O
onscreen	O
movement	O
in	O
all	O
directions	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
velocity	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
flight	O
is	O
unchangeable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
separate	O
"	O
fire	O
"	O
buttons	O
are	O
mounted	O
on	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
(	O
a	O
trigger	O
)	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
control	O
panel	O
;	O
either	O
one	O
can	O
be	O
pressed	O
repeatedly	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
shoot	O
at	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deluxe	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
is	O
a	O
cockpit-style	O
hydraulic	O
motion	B-General_Concept
simulator	I-General_Concept
cabinet	O
that	O
tilts	O
and	O
rolls	O
during	O
play	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
referred	O
as	O
a	O
taikan	O
(	O
"	O
body	O
sensation	O
"	O
)	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
numerous	O
home	O
computer	O
systems	O
and	O
gaming	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
for	O
over	O
a	O
quarter	O
of	O
a	O
century	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
early	O
translations	O
unable	O
to	O
reproduce	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
advanced	O
visual	O
or	O
audio	O
capabilities	O
while	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
switched	O
from	O
analog	B-Device
to	O
digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two-megabit	O
cartridge	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
plot	O
in	O
which	O
Harrier	B-Application
saves	O
the	O
"	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Dragons	O
"	O
(	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
"	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
"	O
)	O
from	O
destruction	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
ending	O
sequence	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
's	O
simple	O
"	O
The	O
End	O
"	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1991	O
Game	O
Gear	O
port	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
Master	O
System	O
counterpart	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
redesigned	O
enemies	O
and	O
only	O
twelve	O
stages	O
,	O
while	O
Rutubo	O
Games	O
produced	O
a	O
near-duplicate	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
releases	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
non-Sega	O
gaming	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
while	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
saw	O
home	O
computer	O
ports	O
by	O
Elite	O
Systems	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M2	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Sega	O
CS3	O
,	O
ported	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
to	O
the	O
handheld	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
console	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
and	O
widescreen	O
graphics	O
—	O
a	O
process	O
that	O
took	O
eighteen	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
M2	O
president	O
Naoki	O
Horii	O
sought	O
opinions	O
from	O
staff	O
members	O
regarding	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
:	O
"	O
They	O
'd	O
say	O
it	O
was	O
hard	O
to	O
tell	O
whether	O
objects	O
were	O
right	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
their	O
character	O
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
included	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
gyroscope	B-Application
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
motorised	O
cabinet	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
tilting	O
screen	O
,	O
compounded	O
by	O
the	O
optional	O
activation	O
of	O
the	O
sounds	O
of	O
button	O
clicks	O
and	O
the	O
cabinet	O
's	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
recalled	O
in	O
a	O
2015	O
interview	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
intrigued	O
by	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
crafting	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
and	O
past	O
Sega	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
using	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
technology	O
:	O
"	O
Both	O
SEGA	O
and	O
M2	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
would	O
happen	O
if	O
we	O
added	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
of	O
spice	O
to	O
these	O
titles	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
modern	O
gaming	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
upon	O
its	O
initial	O
arcade	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
unveiled	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
at	O
the	O
1985	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Show	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1986	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
as	O
being	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
monthly	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
charts	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remained	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
for	O
much	O
of	O
1986	O
,	O
through	O
February	O
,	O
March	O
and	O
early	O
April	O
,	O
then	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
remaining	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
through	O
June	O
,	O
July	O
and	O
August	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
topping	O
the	O
charts	O
again	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
rolling	O
type	O
cabinet	O
was	O
Japan	O
's	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
1986	O
(	O
below	O
only	O
Hang-On	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
highest-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
during	O
the	O
latter	B-Application
half	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
Japan	O
's	O
seventh	O
highest	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1987	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
July	O
1986	O
issue	O
of	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Gamest	O
ranked	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
at	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
Sega	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
computer	O
conversion	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
was	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
December	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
tied	O
as	O
runner-up	O
with	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
title	O
Uridium	B-Device
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
honors	O
at	O
the	O
1986	O
Golden	O
Joystick	B-Device
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Semrad	O
of	O
The	O
Milwaukee	O
Journal	O
gave	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
port	O
a	O
9/10	O
rating	O
,	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
deemed	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
arcade	B-Application
shoot-	O
'	O
em-up	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
...	O
as	O
exciting	O
a	O
game	O
as	O
this	O
reviewer	O
has	O
ever	O
played	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Campbell	O
of	O
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
praised	O
the	O
1989	O
Amiga	B-Device
conversion	O
as	O
"	O
absorbing	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
faithful	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
had	O
"	O
straightforward	O
controls	O
"	O
,	O
graphics	O
relatively	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
nice	O
trip	O
down	O
memory	O
lane	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Next	O
Generation	O
dubbed	O
it	O
as	O
decent	O
,	O
solid	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
must-have	O
"	O
title	O
for	O
32X	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
of	O
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
2008	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
a	O
4.5	O
score	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
"	O
poor	O
visuals	O
and	O
poor	O
control	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
dulled	O
"	O
color	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
emulation	O
's	O
"	O
numerous	O
audio	O
issues	O
that	O
make	O
it	O
sound	O
completely	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
sounds	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bob	O
Mackey	O
of	O
USGamer	O
was	O
critical	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
opined	O
:	O
"	O
Even	O
today	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sight	O
to	O
behold	O
,	O
a	O
hellzapoppin	O
 '	O
explosion	O
of	O
light	O
,	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
imagination	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2013	O
Eurogamer	O
retrospective	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Rich	O
Stanton	O
observed	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
speed	O
at	O
which	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
moves	O
has	O
rarely	O
been	O
matched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
time	O
I	O
play	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
...	O
the	O
speed	O
blows	O
me	O
away	O
one	O
more	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
's	O
bonus	O
stage	O
among	O
the	O
"	O
25	O
best	O
bonus	O
levels	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
likening	O
it	O
to	O
players	O
piloting	O
The	O
Neverending	O
Story	O
's	O
dragon	O
character	O
Falkor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
named	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
tribute	O
stage	O
from	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
in	O
their	O
2013	O
selection	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
trippiest	O
video	O
game	O
levels	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
Hanuman	O
Welch	O
of	O
Complex	O
included	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
among	O
the	O
ten	O
Sega	O
games	O
he	O
felt	O
warranted	O
a	O
"	O
modern	O
reboot	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
"	O
kinetic	O
pace	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
welcome	O
on	O
today	O
's	O
systems	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
spawned	O
two	O
home-system	O
sequels	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Master	O
System	O
exclusive	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
3-D	I-Application
utilized	O
Sega	O
's	O
SegaScope	O
3-D	O
glasses	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
and	O
visuals	O
as	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
while	O
containing	O
new	O
stage	O
,	O
enemy	O
,	O
and	O
boss	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
(	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
such	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
August	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2000	O
,	O
fifteen	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
debut	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
the	O
loose	O
arcade	B-Application
sequel	O
Planet	B-Application
Harriers	I-Application
,	O
which	O
again	O
continued	O
the	O
gameplay	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
but	O
featured	O
four	O
new	O
selectable	O
characters	O
each	O
possessing	O
distinct	O
weapons	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
five	O
fully	O
realized	O
stages	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
option	O
of	O
purchasing	O
weapon	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Planet	B-Application
Harriers	I-Application
had	O
only	O
a	O
minimal	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
faltering	O
arcade	B-Application
scene	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
given	O
a	O
home	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Tamsoft	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
classic-game	O
series	O
(	O
Sega	O
Classics	O
Collection	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
composed	O
of	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
instead	O
of	O
sprites	O
while	O
several	O
characters	O
are	O
redesigned	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
selectable	O
option	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
fractal	O
mode	O
"	O
that	O
replaces	O
the	O
traditional	O
checkerboard	O
floors	O
with	O
texture-mapped	O
playfields	O
and	O
includes	O
two	O
new	O
underground	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
three	O
of	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
's	O
other	O
works	O
—	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
,	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
—	O
for	O
the	O
2003	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
release	O
Sega	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
Complete	O
Collection	O
(	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
Series	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
20	O
:	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
M2	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
followed	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2005	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
composed	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
official	O
series	O
releases	O
"	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
the	O
various	O
generations	O
of	O
our	O
customers	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Yosuke	O
Okunari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bonus	O
content	O
included	O
a	O
record-and-replay	O
feature	O
and	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
promotional-material	O
gallery	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
images	O
of	O
Hiroshi	O
Kawaguchi	O
's	O
sheet	O
music	O
and	O
notes	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
has	O
shared	O
an	O
unofficial	O
connection	O
with	O
another	O
Sega	O
shooter	O
franchise	O
,	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
March	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
series	O
are	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
;	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
's	O
opening	O
line	O
of	O
dialogue	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
gameplay	O
(	O
"	O
Welcome	O
to	O
the	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
"	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
reason	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
dispelled	O
by	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
director	O
Yoji	O
Ishii	O
in	O
a	O
2014	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1989	O
port	O
of	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Japan-exclusive	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
contains	O
a	O
hidden	O
stage	O
called	O
"	O
Dragon	O
Land	O
"	O
that	O
features	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
enemy	O
characters	O
and	O
is	O
accessible	O
only	O
by	O
following	O
a	O
specific	O
set	O
of	O
instructions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
NEC	O
Avenue	O
developed	O
Space	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
for	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
featuring	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
's	O
main	O
character	O
Opa-Opa	B-Application
navigating	O
nine	O
levels	O
of	O
combined	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
and	O
enemies	O
from	O
both	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
a	O
December	O
1991	O
preview	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
advertising	O
designed	O
by	O
artist	O
Satoshi	O
Urushihara	O
,	O
Space	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
was	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
legal	O
dispute	O
with	O
Sega	O
over	O
NEC	O
's	O
unauthorized	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opa-Opa	B-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
Planet	B-Application
Harriers	I-Application
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
character	O
,	O
while	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
available	O
endings	O
in	O
the	O
2007	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
II	O
DX	O
has	O
Harrier	B-Application
and	O
Uriah	O
attempting	O
to	O
eliminate	O
a	O
turned-evil	O
Opa-Opa	B-Application
bent	O
on	O
destroying	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
eponymous	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
1999	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
action-adventure	O
title	O
Shenmue	B-Application
as	O
a	O
minigame	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
port	O
in	O
the	O
2001	O
sequel	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
and	O
the	O
2010	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
feature	O
Space	O
Harrier-inspired	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
game	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
though	O
with	O
sound	O
emulation	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2012	O
title	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remixed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
main	O
theme	O
plays	O
during	O
the	O
"	O
Race	O
of	O
Ages	O
"	O
stage	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
statue	O
of	O
Harrier	B-Application
and	O
a	O
flying	O
dragon	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
character	O
Ryo	O
Hazuki	O
pilots	O
a	O
flying	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
sit-down	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
during	O
airborne	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
included	O
an	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
as	O
a	O
minigame	O
in	O
several	O
titles	O
of	O
their	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
2015	O
release	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
2018	O
releases	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
and	O
Judgment	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
other	O
first/third	O
-person	O
rail	O
shooters	O
that	O
attempted	O
to	O
emulate	O
its	O
three-dimensional	O
scaling	B-Algorithm
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
capabilities	O
,	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
labeled	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
clones	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
examples	O
was	O
the	O
1987	O
Square	O
title	O
The	B-Application
3-D	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
of	I-Application
WorldRunner	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
's	O
1987	O
Famicom	O
release	O
Attack	O
Animal	O
Gakuen	O
and	O
other	O
Japan-exclusive	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Namco	O
's	O
Burning	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
Asmik	O
's	O
Cosmic	O
Epsilon	O
,	O
and	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
's	O
Jimmu	O
Denshō	O
,	O
all	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
AllGame	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
"	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
early	O
first-person	O
3D	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
One	O
magazine	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
Sega	O
"	O
arguably	O
pioneered	O
the	O
deluxe	O
ground-ride	O
cabinet	O
cum	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
classics	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
produce	O
"	O
bigger	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
better	O
"	O
motion	B-General_Concept
simulator	I-General_Concept
cabinets	O
for	O
arcade	B-Application
flight	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
cabinet	O
for	O
G-LOC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Air	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
PlatinumGames	O
and	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
,	O
cited	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
his	O
entering	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
in	O
a	O
2014	O
interview	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
were	O
so	O
many	O
trend-setting	O
definitive	O
games	O
that	O
came	O
out	O
[	O
in	O
the	O
1980s ]	O
,	O
like	O
Gradius	B-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
he	O
had	O
heard	O
FM	O
synthesis	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
inspired	O
him	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considers	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
composer	O
Hiroshi	O
Kawaguchi	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
best	O
ever	O
composers	O
.	O
</s>
