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video games by

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. Almost all games were released for arcades, except the ''Jet de Go!'' Series released for PlayStation consoles. They are amateur flight simulation

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s that run on the Taito Air System and use 3D polygon graphics. They simulate commercial airliners, while utilizing

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cockpit arcade cabinets. '' Air Inferno'' (1990) is a spin-off 3D

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simulation running on the same hardware.

''Landing'' series

* '' Midnight Landing'' (arcade, JP May 1987, June 1987) * '' Top Landing'' (arcade, developed 1987, JP July 7, 1988, EU December 1988, NA January 1989) * ''

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'' (arcade, worldwide, February 1996) * '' Landing High Japan'' (arcade, worldwide, June 1999)

Related game series and spin-offs

* '' Air Inferno'' (arcade, June 1990)

''Jet de Go!'' series

* '' Jet de Go!'' (PlayStation, Game Boy Color, PC - February 2000) * '' Jet de Go! 2'' (PlayStation 2, PC - 2002) * '' Jet de Go! Pocket'' (PSP - 2005)

Reception

''Midnight Landing'' was the eighth highest-grossing upright/cockpit arcade game of 1987 in Japan. It was later Japan's sixth highest-grossing dedicated arcade game of 1988. ''Top Landing'' was the fifth highest-grossing dedicated arcade game of 1989 in Japan. It was also a success in Europe, particularly France. In North America, it topped the monthly ''RePlay'' chart for new arcade video games in August 1990.

References

{{Reflist Square Enix franchises Video game franchises Flight simulation video games Taito arcade games