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]

Dump

Missing dump(s)

Year

1992

Publisher

Kixx

Distributor

US Gold

Developer

Probe

Licensed from

Capcom

License

Commercial

ST Type

ST, STe, 0.5MB

Version

[Re-release]

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 4.0/10 · Votes: 49 · Downloads: 0 · Hits: 7,313

Screenshots (5)

Cover Art (3)

Ads (1)

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.