After Burner Hints & Cheats

PC Hints & Cheats

Cheat mode
Load or reset the game, then execute the following BASIC commands before running or restarting the program.
Cheat Effect
POKE 4969,173 POKE 6754,173 Cheat mode unlocked

Cheat	Effect
POKE 4969,173 POKE 6754,173	Cheat mode unlocked

On the following stages, input these codes for the following effects.

Cheat	Effect
During Demo: press Start + Vulcan Cannon + Missile + Foto sensor and stick Right	get a DUKE message
Stage 1: press Start + Vulcan Cannon + Missile	get a message
Stage 3: press Start and speed fast	get 100 missiles
Stage 5: press Start + Vulcan Cannon + Missile	get a message
Stage 9: press Vulcan Cannon + Missile and stick Right	get 100 missiles
Stage 11: press Vulcan Cannon + Missile and stick Left	get 50,000,000 pts
Stage 13: press Start + Vulcan Cannon + Missile and stick Left	get a message
Stage 16: press Start and stick down	get a message
Stage 19: press Start	get a message
Stage 21: press Start + Vulcan Cannon + Missile + Foto sensor and stick Up	get 250,000,000 pts
Stage 23: press Start + Vulcan Cannon + Missile + Foto sensor	get a message

Cheat	Effect
When you see the Sega logo press: A + C + Start on 2P	Arcade Mode
When you see Start and Options hold: A+B+C and press: left or right.	Level Select
At the Sega screen, take controller 2 and press: A + C + Start. At the title screen, with controller 1, press: A + B + C + Start	Debug Menu

Infinite Continues
When your game is over and you're at the blue After Burner screen, press Left, Left, Left, B, B, B, A, A, A, Start. You will continue on the level you just got a game over on.
Sound Test (Japanese version)
At the title screen press and hold the A button then press Start.
Continue (Japanese Version)
When you get a game over and you're at the blue Afterburner screen, press A, A, A, A, B, Up, Up, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down and Down. If done right, you'll continue where you left off.

Harder mode.
Once you've beat the game, press any button to continue to the Main Menu again. Now, when you start playing again, you'll be in a harder mode. The game won't tell you this, but you can see by harder enemies in the first stages who you'd normally come across only in later stages.
Unlockable How to Unlock
Beat the game once. Harder mode

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Beat the game once.	Harder mode

Sound Test
When you die and view the Game Over screen, hold A, B, and SELECT. You will have a Sound Test.
Reversed Mode
Before starting your game, plug in a controller to slot 2. Hold A and B on that controller, and then tap START on the controller in slot 1.
Music Test
Before you turn on the game, press and hold down the b button, then turn on the game. You'll be able to listen to 5 songs.

Type	Name	File Size
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by Matt Ludwig	11K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by Kaas	23K

Hints & FAQs provided courtesy of GameFAQs.

Unlimited continues for the first 18 stages
Cheat Effect
At the title screen press pause 100 times, then at the game over screen hold Up + button 1 and 2 to continue. Unlmited continues for the first 18 stages.

Cheat	Effect
At the title screen press pause 100 times, then at the game over screen hold Up + button 1 and 2 to continue.	Unlmited continues for the first 18 stages.

Continue
When you lose all your lives, and the Game Over screen appears, press Button 1 and 2 at the same time, to continue where you left off. This works only twice, and up to the 8th level.

Blind Spots
In some levels of After Burner you can hold the upper-left portion of the control pad/joystick and enemy fighters will miss you even when they get the radar lock. This is very useful for avoidingbig dog fights.
*NOTE* This trick does not help on enemy fortresses.