Space Harrier is a fast-paced third-person arcade shooter taking place in a checkerboard land with random shit in it

I remember playing this for the first time when I checked out the You Arcade in the game Shenmue, and since I have the SEGA AGES version, I was curious about reaching the endpoint of the game, but after abusing the save states repeatedly since I'm limited to three continues, I don't think it was worth it

As I said earlier, the game is fast-paced, but maybe a bit too fast for my liking. Avoiding obstacles and shooting at enemies can be a hassle with the increased speed in the later levels

Space Harrier is a fine third-person rail shooter game, but there really isn't much variety when it comes to stages and enemies. If you want to play this, I recommend picking up the SEGA AGES version. There you'll have the original arcade experience with some modern features added. I say play as far as you can go, but don't bother reaching the endpoint, it's not worth it