Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
"P-47 Thunderbolt" (aka "The Freedom Fighter") is a horizontally scrolling shooter game released in arcades in 1988 by Jaleco, ported by Source and published by Firebird in 1988 on the Atari ST.
00:00 Arcade Version
00:30 Atari ST Version - Title screen
01:16 Stage 1 : Northen France (unlimited lives)
03:20 Boss : Train
04:42 Stage 2 - Sky
06:30 Boss : Plane
07:20 Stage 3 : North Africa
09:30 Boss : Tank
10:26 Stage 4 - Sea
11:06 Boss : Warship
12:41 Stage 5 - Desert
16:04 Stage 6 - Ardennes (France)
18:30 Stage 7
21:20 Stage 8 - Night
22:06 Final Boss : Warship
23:56 Ending
The P-47 was one of the toughest planes in use in World War 2, and this side-scrolling shoot 'em up puts you in control of one as you take on hordes of Nazis. 16-bit versions have a simultaneous 2-player mode, as well as the ability to wrap-around the game with increased difficulty up to 4 times.
You are initially armed with a machine gun, but can also pick up bombs, spray missiles and multi-missiles by picking up the appropriate letter. Each weapon can be upgraded by picking up further tokens of the same type. Tokens offering extra lives and speed-ups are also on offer.
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"P-47 Thunderbolt" (aka "The Freedom Fighter") is a horizontally scrolling shooter game released in arcades in 1988 by Jaleco, ported by Source and published by Firebird in 1988 on the Atari ST.
00:00 Arcade Version
00:30 Atari ST Version - Title screen
01:16 Stage 1 : Northen France (unlimited lives)
03:20 Boss : Train
04:42 Stage 2 - Sky
06:30 Boss : Plane
07:20 Stage 3 : North Africa
09:30 Boss : Tank
10:26 Stage 4 - Sea
11:06 Boss : Warship
12:41 Stage 5 - Desert
16:04 Stage 6 - Ardennes (France)
18:30 Stage 7
21:20 Stage 8 - Night
22:06 Final Boss : Warship
23:56 Ending
The P-47 was one of the toughest planes in use in World War 2, and this side-scrolling shoot 'em up puts you in control of one as you take on hordes of Nazis. 16-bit versions have a simultaneous 2-player mode, as well as the ability to wrap-around the game with increased difficulty up to 4 times.
You are initially armed with a machine gun, but can also pick up bombs, spray missiles and multi-missiles by picking up the appropriate letter. Each weapon can be upgraded by picking up further tokens of the same type. Tokens offering extra lives and speed-ups are also on offer.
atarimania.com/game-atari-st-p-47-thunderbolt_10167.html
atarilegend.com/games/games_detail.php?game_id=2357
