Mig 29 Soviet Fighter is a shoot 'em up

Shoot 'em up

Shoot 'em up is a subgenre of shooter video games. In a shoot 'em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or subgenres and critics differ on exactly what...

 game developed by Codemasters

Codemasters

The Codemasters Software Company Limited, or Codemasters is a British video game developer founded by Richard and David Darling in 1986...

 in 1989 and released for several contemporary home computer

Home computer

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s. An unlicensed version was also released for the Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...

 by Camerica

Camerica

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 where the object is to defeat the World Terrorist Army. It is similar in style to After Burner

After Burner

is a 1987 Japanese flight simulator arcade game by Sega. It is one of the first games designed by Yu Suzuki. The player flew an F-14 using a specialized joystick , and the game spawned several sequels.-Gameplay:...

. Mig 29 cartridges have a small switch in the back to make the game compatible with U.S. and European systems.

The original version of this game was written for the ZX Spectrum by Richard Chaney whilst he was a pupil at Wolfreton School

Wolfreton School

Wolfreton School and Language College is a large state secondary school in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.It is situated five miles to the west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. It is split over two sites, one in Willerby and one in Kirk Ella...

, Hull, UK. Updated graphics and sound were later added by Codemasters. The 10 names on the high score table are pupils in Richard's form at the school, giving away the game's home-grown origins.