Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - Vertical Scrolling · 1988

1943 - The Battle of Midway

Published by Go! · Developed by Probe

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Information

Genre: Shoot'em Up! - Vertical Scrolling
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick
Players: 1, 2 (sim.)
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): [unknown]
Graphic Artist(s): Grier, Alan
Game design: Capcom [company]
Musician(s): Brooke, Jason C.
Sound FX: [unknown]
Year: 1988
Publisher: Go!
Distributor: US Gold
Developer: Probe
Licensed from: Capcom
Software: English
License: Commercial
ST Type: ST, STe, 0.5MB
Number of Disks: 1, Single Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 4.1/10 · Votes: 50 · Downloads: 7,478 · Hits: 40,491

Additional Comments

See P. Putnik's site for adapted versions for hardware like HxC Floppy Emulator, Atari harddisk, TT, Falcon030 and more: The Atari ST Game Archive

Screenshots (5)

1943 - The Battle of Midway — screenshot 1

1943 - The Battle of Midway — screenshot 2

1943 - The Battle of Midway — screenshot 3

1943 - The Battle of Midway — screenshot 4

1943 - The Battle of Midway — screenshot 5

Cover Art (1)

Ads (12)

Puissance de Machine à Sous Absolue · page 1/2 · 1988

Puissance de Machine à Sous Absolue · page 2/2 · 1988

Have You Got a Memory for Names? · page 1/2 · 1988

Have You Got a Memory for Names? · page 2/2 · 1988

1943 - The Battle for Midway · page 1/2 · 1988

1943 - The Battle for Midway · page 2/2 · 1988

Puissance de Machine à Sous Absolue · page 1/2 · 1989

Puissance de Machine à Sous Absolue · page 2/2 · 1989

Kutsukortti Ilmaispelien Maailmaan · 1989

Trivia (3)

Origins

Based on Capcom 1987 coin-op.

Charts

Top UK charts position: 15 (02/1989)
Months in charts: 1, 2/1989

Releases

First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for ZX Spectrum (9/1988), Amstrad CPC (10/1988), Commodore 64 (12/1988)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (11/1988), Amiga (3/1992)

Based on the review data, the Atari ST version was released first on the 16-bit market in Europe, and ported later for other 16-bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.

Book / Magazine Reviews (8)

The One · December, 1988 · Rating: 45 %

ST Action · December, 1988 · Rating: 44%

Atari ST User · March, 1989 · Rating: 8/10

The Games Machine · January, 1989 · Rating: 38%

ST Action · August, 1992 · Rating: 69%

ST Action · April, 1993 · Rating: 84%

ST Review · May, 1993 · Rating: 4/5

ST Action · October, 1993 · Rating: 89%

Comments (4)

test42 — 24 Aug 2026
Great version of a classic!
zoran zemljište — 17 Feb 2026
Unspectacular conversion of the Capcom classic.
the big m — 30 Dec 2023
A rare instance where the Amiga version is quite poor in comparison...almost unplayable ?? The AtariST version plays really well and even has some nicer designs. Highly recommended!
s2325 — 3 Mar 2009
I think it's the fastest version.