# Trying to remember a late 80s arcade game

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 2, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-late-80s-arcade-game/541706 "2010-06-02T23:34:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Musky\_Moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90db22/32.png) [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-late-80s-arcade-game/541706/1 "2010-06-02T23:34:03Z")

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During a recent barroom discussion about our favorite arcade games, I completely blanked on the game I spent months on at the local pizza shop. You rode on the back of an Asian style dragon, the POV was from behind you. The bonus rounds consisted of you diving into as many trees and rocks and whatnot in a short amount of time. I think it was made by Sega. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-late-80s-arcade-game/541706/2 "2010-06-02T23:52:44Z")

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I think the game you’re thinking of is “Space Harrier,” which was a rail shooter with perspective behind your character. You don’t ride a dragon, although there are lots of Asian-style dragons in the game, and the bonus levels involve jumping into bushes and trees and whatnot.

> **[Space Harrier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Harrier)**
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> Space Harrier\[a\] is a third-person arcade rail shooter game developed by Sega and released in 1985. It was originally conceived as a realistic military-themed game played in the third-person perspective and featuring a player-controlled fighter jet, but technical and memory restrictions resulted in Sega developer Yu Suzuki redesigning it around a jet-propelled human character in a fantasy setting. The arcade game is controlled by an analog flight stick while the deluxe arcade cabinet is a cockpit...

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**Author:** ![Musky\_Moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90db22/32.png) [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-late-80s-arcade-game/541706/3 "2010-06-03T00:17:21Z")

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That’s it!!! Thank you so much. I loved this game. I’m gonna see if there is a online version available.