US AAF Mustang
US AAF Mustang — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is US AAF Mustang on?
- US AAF Mustang was released on Arcade, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did US AAF Mustang release?
- US AAF Mustang was first released on April 7, 1990.
About US AAF Mustang
USAAF Mustang is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game originally developed by NMK, and published by UPL in 1990. It was ported a year later to the Sega Mega Drive by Taito while being renamed Fire Mustang. NMK Co. Ltd. also developed the Sega Mega Drive version. The game is a very standard horizontal scrolling shoot em' up with only one type of available weapon and a bomb weapon. Players took on a fictional campaign in a World War II setting as a USAAF fighter pilot in a titular North American P-51 Mustang against the Nazi Luftwaffe and the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- NMK Co. Ltd.
- Publisher
- NMK Co. Ltd.
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1991 | $49 | $107 | — | 55% | Low |
Also released on: Arcade · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
How often it sells
- Loose: about 5 times a year
- Complete: about 3 times a year
- Sealed: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $15.35 in Oct 2019, $73 five years ago, and $49 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | $15.35 | $64 |
| Jan 2021 | $63 | $73 |
| Jan 2022 | $99 | $114 |
| Jan 2023 | $71 | $114 |
| Jan 2024 | $85 | $136 |
| Jan 2025 | $40 | $124 |
| Jan 2026 | $62 | $107 |
| Oct 2026 | $49 | $107 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 31 May 1991 | T-11123 | 4988611910030 |
- Region
- JP
- Released
- 1991
- Authenticity
- Low
A slow, Japan-only conversion of a World War II shooter, priced above the middle for a Japanese cart.
This is Fire Mustang, the Mega Drive version of the arcade shooter USAAF Mustang. NMK made the original, Taito ported it, and the cartridge came out only in Japan on 31 May 1991. The two-player mode of the arcade game was removed from the Mega Drive version.
Sega Pro's import review scored it 55 percent, saying a World War II setting does not feel right for a shoot 'em up and that the large graphics slow the game below an acceptable speed.
What the press said at the time
| Sega Pro Issue 22 | August 1993 | 55% |
“Somehow, a WW2 setting for a shoot- ’em-up just doesn’t seem right. The large graphics slow the gameplay below an acceptable speed.”
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The two-player mode of the arcade original was removed from the Mega Drive version.
Sega Pro scored the import 55 percent, complaining that the large graphics slowed the gameplay below an acceptable speed.
Also on other platforms
Arcade
| Arcade | NMK |
Before you buy
It came out only in Japan, and among Japan-only carts it sits above the middle. A Japanese cartridge is a different shape and fits a Western console only with an adapter or after removing two plastic tabs in its slot.
US AAF Mustang screenshots
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