Task Force Harrier

Task Force Harrier
Developer: NMK Publishers: UPL (JP), American Sammy (US) Platform: Arcade (UPL/NMK hardware) Released internationally: 1989 This game has hidden developer credits.

Task Force Harrier is a vertically scrolling shoot em up released by UPL in 1989. It would later be ported over to the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1991 under the title Task Force Harrier EX.

Unused Credits

Looking inside the #3 ROM you can see the game's credits next to the ending text. It is unknown if they can be accessed in normal play. The game has two endings, the Good Ending if you defeat the last boss and the Bad Ending if you let it escape. However, in the good ending, despite being congratulated and seeing your ship arriving safely at the Ship Carrier, the game tells you that "The enemies were not destroyed by your attack", which leads to the suspicion that there is yet a third ending left to be uncovered, one that might show the credits.

HARDWARE SOFTWARE
GAME DESIGN CHARACTER DESIGN
KEN, AMA
SOUND ASSISTANT
DRUNKARD
YOU
4KIN
TNAO & AKEMI TSUNODA
SIZLLA & HIDEYA
AYA & TOMMY

(Discovery: ReyVGM)