Aerostar (video game)

Aerostar
Aerostar
	North American cover art
Developer	Sigma Pro-Tech
Publisher	Vic Tokai
Platform	Game Boy
Release	JP: June 28, 1991; NA: September 1991;
Genre	Scrolling shooter
Mode	Single-player

Aerostar (エアロスター) is a 1991 scrolling shooter video game developed by Sigma Pro-Tech^[1] and published by Vic Tokai in 1991 for the Nintendo Game Boy.

Plot

After the end of the Sixth World War, the Earth has been rendered inhospitable and uninhabitable by humanity. The Intergalactic Council ruled that Earth could once again be used by humans and sent people there to restore civilization there. Meanwhile, mutants have prospered in the long-lost wastelands of Earth and were unwilling to allow the humans to have it again. The Intergalactic Council has sent in a lone fighter called Aerostar to defend the Earth from a second act of total destruction.

Gameplay

The player controls a futuristic airplane that can only fly over certain roads. However, the aircraft can ascend and descend into other roads at the cost of being able to use firearms.

There are a variety of power-ups in the game; including missiles and lasers. Large bosses challenge the player in each level.^[3] There are three difficulty levels: easy, normal, and hard. Graphic details in the game include coastal streets, futuristic levels with instant-death spikes, jungles, and a fight in outer space.^[4]

Release and reception

Aerostar was released for the Game Boy in Japan June 28, 1991.^[2] It received a release in English territories first in September 1991.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Aerostar". AllGame. All Media Guide. Archived from the original on 2014-11-14. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c Famibo, Tofuya; Mizuno, Tenchou; Morishita, Mariko; Taco X (July 12, 1991). "新作ゲームクロスレビュー" [New Games Cross Review]. Famicom Tsūshin (in Japanese). No. 135. ASCII Corporation. p. 21.
^ Basic summary of Aerostar at MobyGames
^ Advanced summary of Aerostar Archived 2017-05-05 at the Wayback Machine at Hardcore Gaming 101

[allgame-1] "Aerostar". AllGame. All Media Guide. Archived from the original on 2014-11-14. Retrieved February 10, 2026.

[fam-rev-2] Famibo, Tofuya; Mizuno, Tenchou; Morishita, Mariko; Taco X (July 12, 1991). "新作ゲームクロスレビュー" [New Games Cross Review]. Famicom Tsūshin (in Japanese). No. 135. ASCII Corporation. p. 21.

[3] Basic summary of Aerostar at MobyGames

[hcg101-4] Advanced summary of Aerostar Archived 2017-05-05 at the Wayback Machine at Hardcore Gaming 101

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