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[[File:1943_logo.png|700px|center]]
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{{GameInfobox
|title = 1943: The Battle of Midway
| bordercolor = black
| background = #f8f8f8
| image = 1943_title_screen.png
| width = 256px;
| imagecaption = Title screen
| imagescalepx = 200px
| developer = [[Capcom]]
| releasedate = '''Arcade:''' June 1987
| previousgame = [[Ares no Tsubasa]]
| nextgame = [[1943 Kai]]
}}

'''1943: The Battle of Midway''' (JP: ''1943: ミッドウェイ海戦'' "1943: Midway Kaisen") is a vertically scrolling shoot em' up released by Capcom in 1987. It is the sequel to [[1942]].

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== Gameplay Overview ==
=== Controls ===

''1943'' is a 2-button game with 16 stages. Finishing all of them will start the second loop.
*'''A button:''' Fires the player's shot/side fighters.
*'''B button:''' Uses a Mega Crash (A+B button uses a somersault bomb).

=== Items ===
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All weapons have a time limit which can be extended by picking up the same weapon type (maximum 64 seconds).

{| class="wikitable"
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| [[File:1943 pow.png|50px]] || '''POW''' Recovers a small amount of energy.
|-
| [[File:1943 3way.png|50px]] || '''3-Way''' Spread shot with good range/fire rate.
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| [[File:1943 auto.png|50px]] || '''Auto''' Rapid-fire shot with large bullets.
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| [[File:1943 shotgun.png|50px]] || '''Shotgun''' Low power/fire rate, cancels enemy bullets.
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| [[File:1943 shell.png|30px]] || '''Shell''' Poor range/fire rate, but has strong piercing properties.
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| [[File:1943 sidefighter.png|50px]] || '''Side Fighter''' Options added to each side of the player's ship.
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| [[File:1943 energytank.png|50px]] || '''Energy Tank''' Recovers a medium amount of energy.
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| [[File:1943 yashichi.png|50px]] || '''Yashichi''' Refills the player's energy meter.
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| [[File:1943 sakichi.png|50px]] || '''Sakichi''' Increases the weapon timer to its maximum state, found in certain enemies.
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| [[File:1943 mobichan.png|50px]] || '''Mobi-chan''' Gives a 100,000 point bonus on pickup, randomly appears from bosses.
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Item Cycle
| [[File:1943 pow.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:1943 shotgun.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:1943 pow.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:1943 3way.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:1943 pow.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:1943 auto.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:1943 pow.png|50px|center]]
| [[File:1943 shell.png|30px|center]]
| [[File:1943 pow.png|50px|center]]
| Cycle repeats twice
| [[File:1943 energytank.png|50px|center]]
|}

=== Energy Meter ===
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Instead of using a standard life system, 1943 introduces the '''energy meter'''; a health system which slowly decreases during gameplay.
Using a Mega Crash or getting hit by a enemy significantly decreases the meter; the game will end when you get hit with no energy.

== Strategy ==
WIP

== 1943 Kai ==
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When the Famicom version was released, a arcade revision named '''1943 Kai''' came out alongside it. This overhauled the games' graphics/sound and changed the stats of some items.

''3-Way'': Now has built-in autofire.

''Laser'': Replaces auto, forward shot with piercing properties.

''Shotgun'': Increased spread/added built-in autofire.

''Shell'': Improved range/fire rate.

''Side Fighter'': Goes down in 1 hit, but has a higher spawn rate.

''Yashichi'': Refills a medium amount of the player's energy meter, reduced spawn rate.

== Trivia ==

[[Category: Vertical orientation]]
[[Category: Bomb mechanic]]

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-When the Famicom version was released, a arcade revision named '''1943 Kai''' came out alongside it. This overhauled the games' graphics/sound and changed the stats of some items.
+When the Famicom version was released in 1988, a arcade revision named '''1943 Kai''' came out alongside it. This overhauled the games' graphics/sound and changed the stats of some items.
 ''3-Way'': Now has built-in autofire.

1943: The Battle of Midway - Revision history

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