

For the dogfights, the player is allowed to pick between three missile types, each varying in the target locking area they can be fired at. Gameplay takes place from the cockpit's point of view and consists of two main themes: dogfighting and landing the aircraft.

If the player completes all four missions and successfully lands on the aircraft carrier, a scene is shown of the F-14 taxiing on the carrier and the player waving to the LSO crew. If the player loses but achieves a minimum score of 50,000 points, a still shot is shown of the player being presented the Top Gun plaque that was awarded to Iceman in the film. Given a choice of missiles, and starting with a training mission, the player is sent after an enemy aircraft carrier, an enemy base, and finally an enemy space shuttle. Piloting an F-14 Tomcat fighter, the player, as the film's protagonist Maverick, has to complete four missions. It is an adaptation of an earlier arcade game by Konami titled Vs. The Konami version of Top Gun was released for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in November 1987 in the United States.
