Midnight Landing
A 1987 arcade flight simulator by Taito.
Midnight Landing is a 1987 flight simulator video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released in Japan in May 1987 and in North America in June 1987. The game was followed by a series of sequels, as well as a spin-off Air Inferno (1990). Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, as well as their Arcade Archives 2 series for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in October 2025.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Taito
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Released
- May 1987 (JP); June 1987 (NA)
- Genre
- Flight simulator
- Modes
- Single-player
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Did You Know?
- Midnight Landing was the eighth highest-grossing upright/cockpit arcade game of 1987 in Japan.
- It was Japan's sixth highest-grossing dedicated arcade game of 1988.
- The Jet de Go! spin-off series spanned three console releases from 1999 to 2005.
Sequels
Top Landing, released in 1988, was the fifth highest-grossing dedicated arcade game of 1989 in Japan and successful in Europe, particularly France. It topped the monthly RePlay chart for new arcade video games in North America in August 1990. Further sequels include Landing Gear (1996) and Landing High Japan (1999). A spin-off for consoles, Jet de Go!, was released for PlayStation, Game Boy Color, and Windows, followed by Jet de Go! 2 (2002) and Jet de Go! Pocket (2005).
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