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1943 Kai - Midway Kaisen 1988 Capcom

1988

1943 Kai - Midway Kaisen (c) 1988 Capcom.
Control a WWII airplane fighting against small airplanes and big airplanes.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Main CPU : Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) YM2203 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 256
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in June 1988.
The title of this game translates from Japanese as '1943 Modified - Midway Naval Battle'.
This update of '1943 - The Battle of Midway' was only released to arcades in Japan; it was only released in the US to home systems (see Ports below).
Default High-score table ('Ranking best 5') :
1ST 200000 TAE
2ND 150000 YAM
3RD 100000 POO
4TH 70000 MR.
5TH 50000 BLB
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Daimakaimura : G.S.M. Capcom 1 - D28B-0011) on 11/01/1989.

>>> GAME UPDATES
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'1943 Kai - Midway Kaisen' has different graphics and gameplay and is slightly harder than '1943 - The Battle of Midway'.

>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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* Choose Your Weapon : Hold these buttons at the beginning of each stage to activate the weapon...
Stage 1 for a Shot Gun, press 1P side Right and 2P side Upright.
Stage 2 for a Laser, press 1P side Upleft and 2P side Down+B.
Stage 3 for a 3-way, press 1P side A and 2P side Upleft.
Stage 4 for a 3-way, press 1P side Downleft+A and 2P side Up+A.
Stage 5 for a Shell, press 1P side Left and 2P side Downright+A.
Stage 6 for a Laser, press 1P side Downleft+B and 2P side Upleft+A.
Stage 7 for a 3-way, press 1P side Down+A+B and 2P side B.
Stage 8 for a Laser, press 1P side Downleft+B and 2P side Down+A.
Stage 9 for a Shell, press 1P side Upleft+B and 2P side Downright+A+B.
Stage 10 for a 3-way, press 1P side Up+A and 2P side Upleft.
* Hint : If you see an icon shaped like a mountain, get it - it will give you the laser! (This bonus will not appear in every game, or at any particular level).

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. 1942 (1984)
2. 1943 - The Battle of Midway (1987)
3. 1943 Kai - Midway Kaisen (1988)
4. 1941 - Counter Attack (1990)
5. 19XX - The War Against Destiny (1995)
6. 1944 - The Loop Master (2000)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Designers : Noritaka Funamizu (Poo), Dechikun
Producer : Yoshiki Okamoto (Kikaji O.)
Character designers : Naoko Sato, Miki Chan, Kawamoyan, Aho no Sakata
Music & SFX : Yoshihiro Sakaguchi
Additional music : Junko Tamiya (stage 1-1), Manami Matsumae (stage 1-2), Harumi Fujita (stages 2-2 and 3-1)
Hardware : Panchi Kubozoo (Punch Kubozoo), Jumbo Saito
Programming : BLBON

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
NEC PC-Engine (1991)
Sony PlayStation (1998, 'Capcom Generation 1')
Sega Saturn (1998, 'Capcom Generation 1')
Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, 'Capcom Classics Collection')
Microsoft XBOX (2005, 'Capcom Classics Collection')
Sony PSP (2006, 'Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded')

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.

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