Top Gun is a video game released in 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Konami. Based on the film of the same name, it features aerial combat missions where players pilot fighter jets. Released in North America in November 1987, the game received criticism for its challenging gameplay and limited action. It later spawned a sequel titled Top Gun: The Second Mission.
Top Gun was released in 1987 for the PC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (with an equivalent version for Nintendo Vs. Series arcade cabinets). The Commodore and Spectrum versions were developed by Ocean while Thunder Mountain handled the PC version of the game. Konami developed the Nintendo version. The NES version was released on November 1987 in North America, December 11, 1987 in Japan and on November 30, 1988 in Europe and Australia. According to Game Over by David Sheff, the NES version sold over 2 million copies.
Many of the people who've played the NES version have complained about the difficulty, and lack of action in the game.
The NES version had a sequel called Top Gun: The Second Mission.