Space Harrier
The game was commercialy successful upon its initial arcade release. Sega unveiled "Space Harrier" at the 1985 Amusement Machine Show in Japan, where it was the most popular game. In January 1986, "Game Machine" listed "Space Harrier" as being the top-grossing title on the monthly upright/cockpit arcade cabinet charts in Japan. It remained at the top of the upright/cockpit arcade charts for much of 1986, through February, March and early April, then returning to the top in May, remaining at the top through June, July and August, and then topping the charts again in October. Overall, the "Space Harrier" rolling type cabinet was Japan's second highest-grossing upright/cockpit arcade cabinet during the first half of 1986 (below only "Hang-On"), and the overall highest-grossing upright/cockpit arcade game during the latter half of 1986. It was later Japan's seventh highest upright/cockpit arcade game of 1987.