1943 - The Battle of Midway

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

Country

United Kingdom

Software

English

License

Commercial

ST Type

ST, STe, 0.5MB

Number of Disks

1, Single Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 4.0/10 · Votes: 49 · Downloads: 7,458 · Hits: 40,362

Additional Comments

Screenshots (5)

Cover Art (3)

Ads (7)

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 (3)

• 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.