Gato (video game)

GATO
DevelopersSpectrum HoloByte
Xanth F/X (Atari 8-bit)
PublishersSpectrum HoloByte
Atari Corporation
DesignersPaul Arlton
Ed Dawson
PlatformsMS-DOS, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Mac, Commodore 64
Release1984: MS-DOS, Mac
1985: Apple II
1986: Atari ST
1987: Atari 8-bit
GenreSubmarine simulator
ModeSingle-player

GATO is a real-time submarine simulator published in 1984 by Spectrum HoloByte for MS-DOS. It simulates combat operations aboard the Gato-class submarine USS Growler (SS-215) in the Pacific Theater of World War II. GATO was later ported to the Apple IIe, Atari ST, and Mac. In 1987, Atari Corporation published a version on cartridge for the Atari 8-bit computers, to coincide with the launch of the Atari XEGS.