Landing (series) explained

Landing
Developer:	Taito
Genre:	Flight simulation
Spinoffs:	Air Inferno Jet de Go! series
First Release Version:	Midnight Landing
First Release Date:	1987
Latest Release Version:	Landing High Japan
Latest Release Date:	1999

Landing is a series of flight simulator video games by Taito. Almost all games were released for arcades, except the Jet de Go! Series released for PlayStation consoles.

They are amateur flight simulation arcade video games that run on the Taito Air System and use 3D polygon graphics.^[1] They simulate commercial airliners, while utilizing motion simulator cockpit arcade cabinets. Air Inferno (1990) is a spin-off 3D aerial firefighting helicopter simulation running on the same hardware.^[2]

Landing series

• Midnight Landing (arcade, JP May 1987,^[3] June 1987)^{[4] [5]}
• Top Landing (arcade, developed 1987, JP July 7, 1988,^[6] EU December 1988,^[7] NA January 1989)
• Landing Gear (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.^[8] It was later Japan's sixth highest-grossing dedicated arcade game of 1988.^[9]

Top Landing was the fifth highest-grossing dedicated arcade game of 1989 in Japan.^[10] It was also a success in Europe, particularly France.^[11] In North America, it topped the monthly RePlay chart for new arcade video games in August 1990.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Book: Arsenault . Dominic . Super Power, Spoony Bards, and Silverware: The Super Nintendo Entertainment System . 2017 . . 978-0-262-03656-6 . 129 .
2. News: Looking At Taito's history As They Turn 60 . 19 May 2021 . Arcade Heroes . 2013-08-27.
3. Web site: Midnight Landing . Media Arts Database . . ja . 8 July 2021.
4. Book: Akagi . Masumi . アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) . Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005) . October 13, 2006 . Amusement News Agency . ja . Japan . 978-4990251215 . 136-7 .
5. Arcade Action . . 15 July 1987 . 70 (August 1987) . . United Kingdom . 110-2 .
6. Web site: Top landing (Registration Number PA0000494009) . . 8 July 2021.
7. Kelly . Nick . Arcades . . 19 December 1988 . 64 (January 1989) . . United Kingdom . 100–3 .
8. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: '87 . . 324 . . 15 January 1988 . 20 . ja .
9. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: '88 / "Game of the Year '88" By Game Machine . . 348 . . 15 January 1989 . 10–1, 26 . ja .
10. Videos of The Year; "Tetris", "Chase H.Q." . . 372 . . 15 January 1990 . 26 . ja .
11. Openshaw . Mary . Paris Says Oui! Pins, video and — surprise! — poll all shine at best Paris show ever . RePlay . March 1990 . 15 . 6 . 134–5 .
12. RePlay: The Players' Choice . RePlay . August 1990 . 15 . 11 . 4 .