History VideoGame / AeroFighters

** In ''Assault'', Volk says "[[{{Scarface}} Say hello to my little friend!]]" when using his special.

* Expy: ''Assault'' has a few levels where you encounter a group of four enemy pilots that have the same powers as you and your wingmen. Each one will antagonize either you or one of your wingmen, forcing you to rescue them periodically. If you've played ''Starfox 64'', this probably sounds very familiar.

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* [[spoiler:EverythingsBetterWithPenguins There's a secret ending in Aero Fighters 2 and 3 where a special final boss shows up. Regardless of whether or not you beat it, you get an ending with a penguin saying "Heh heh!"]]

* HeroicDolphin meets SapientCetacean: There is a dolphin ''fighter jet pilot'' able to communicate in human languages makes.

* {{Video Game 3D Leap}}: ''Assault''

** ''Assault'' only came out four months after ''Starfox 64''. It's possible the similarities are coincidental, but the two game have ''a lot'' of similarities for it to be a coincidence.

* FollowtheLeader: The final level of ''Assault'' bears a ''very'' strong resemblance to the Venom 2 level of ''Starfox64''. You even fight four enemy planes with abilities mirroring those of you and your wingmen before the final level, just like the final showdown with the Star Wolf Team in Venom 2.

* WeaponizedLandmark - Running out of time on Mission 1 of ''Aerofighters Assault'' will not result in a game over. Instead, the Tokyo Towers will turn into a pair of laser cannons that will instantly destroy the boss [[BreatherLevel and let you go to the next mission.

* GuestFighter: The ships from ''Rabio Lepius'' and ''Turbo Force'' appear as secret characters in most games. And in Aero Fighters special, it gives up a few more such as some of heroes from ''Karate Blazer ending up flying a plane with its owner, whom they're introduced to after beating the first level.

The series spans six games, the first being on dedicated arcade hardware and the latter two being on the NeoGeo arcade platform. ''Aero Fighters 1'' and ''2'' utilize modern fighter jets, but ''3'' has the cast using WorldWarII-era planes instead. The next game, ''Sonic Wings Limited'' stayed exclusive to the Zinc arcade board, while ''Sonic Wings Special'' was released for the SegaSaturn and the Playstation. The last installment, ''Aero Fighters Assault'', was exclusive to the Nintendo64 and [[OddballInTheSeries strayed from the formula]], being an halfway realistic 3D flight simulation (developed by Creator/ParadigmEntertainment) instead of a vertical shoot'em up.

The series spans six games, the first being on dedicated arcade hardware and the latter two being on the NeoGeo arcade platform. ''Aero Fighters 1'' and ''2'' utilize modern fighter jets, but ''3'' has the cast using WorldWarII-era planes instead. The next game, ''Sonic Wings Limited'' stayed exclusive to the Zinc arcade board, while ''Sonic Wings Special'' was released for the SegaSaturn and the Playstation. The last installment, ''Aero Fighters Assault'', was exclusive to the Nintendo64 and [[OddballInTheSeries strayed from the formula]], being an halfway realistic 3D flight simulation (developed by Creator/ParadigmEntertaiment) instead of a vertical shoot'em up.

The series spans six games, the first being on dedicated arcade hardware and the latter two being on the NeoGeo arcade platform. ''Aero Fighters 1'' and ''2'' utilize modern fighter jets, but ''3'' has the cast using WorldWarII-era planes instead. The next game, ''Sonic Wings Limited'' stayed exclusive to the Zinc arcade board, while ''Sonic Wings Special'' was released for the SegaSaturn and the Playstation. The last installment, ''Aero Fighters Assault'', was exclusive to the Nintendo64 and [[OddballInTheSeries strayed from the formula]], being an halfway realistic 3D flight simulation (developed by Paradigm Entertaiment, who also developed ''VideoGame/{{Pilotwings}} 64'') instead of a vertical shoot'em up.

The squared-off font used in the logo led to it being [[IReadThatAs misread]] by Creator/JohnGreen as [[FanCommunityNickname Nerd Fighters]].

* GuestFighter: The ships from ''Rabio Lepius'' and ''Turbo Force'' appear as secret characters in most games.

* TimeStandsStill: Mao(-Mao)'s bomb.

* RedOniBlueOni: Chaika and Pooshika, the Russian twins in the third game of the series.

A top-down scrolling ShootEmUp series by Video System, known as ''Sonic Wings'' in Japan (and sometimes in the rest of the world) (Not to be confused with SonicTheHedgehog). Known for having a variety of characters, ranging from stock nationality clichés to [[HeroicDolphin a dolphin]] and an infant.

--> WELCOME TO MARS. [[{{Darius}} WARNING! A HUGE BATTLESHIP "SOH-TAKEKO" IS APPROACHING FAST.]]

The series spans six games, the first being on dedicated arcade hardware and the latter two being on the NeoGeo arcade platform. ''Aero Fighters 1'' and ''2'' utilize modern fighter jets, but ''3'' has the cast using WorldWarII-era planes instead. The next game, ''Sonic Wings Limited'' stayed exclusive to the Zinc arcade board, while ''Sonic Wings Special'' was released for the SegaSaturn and the Playstation. The last installment, ''Aero Fighters Assault'', was exclusive to the Nintendo64 and [[OddballInTheSeries strayed from the formula]], being an halfway realistic 3D flight simulation instead of a vertical shoot'em up,

* BossGame: The third game, arguably, as well as ''Assault''.

* GameBreaker: The [[WaveMotionGun Ninja Beam]] in ''Assault''. It does insane amounts of damage, in a BossGame where one of these will leave most bosses half-dead, or damn near OneHitKill it. The ''other'' GameBreaker in the game is Spanky's plane's main gun, the "Beam Sabre", which is essentially a weaker Ninja Beam with infinite ammo and shorter range.

* BossGame: The third game, arguably.

* {{Narm}}: The bad guys organization in ''Assault'' have the less than threatening name ''Phutta Morgana''.
** ''...BilingualBonus?!''