Video game · 1984
1942
Released December 1984 on arcade video game machine, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum and 7 more
- Developer
- Capcom
- Publisher
- Capcom, Elite Systems
- Made in
- Chūō-ku, Japan
- Genre
- Shooter, Arcade
- Themes
- Action, Warfare
- Series
- 194X
IGDB PLAYERS66100 ratings
About 1942
1942 is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up made by Capcom that was released for the arcade in 1984. The goal is to reach Tokyo and destroy the entire Japanese air fleet. The player pilots a plane dubbed the "Super Ace" . The player has to shoot down enemy planes; to avoid enemy fire, the player can perform a roll or "loop-the-loop". During the game the player may collect a series of power-ups, one of them allowing the plane to be escorted by two other smaller fighters in a Tip Tow formation.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| arcade video game machine | December 1984 |
|---|---|
| Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) | December 1984 |
| Amstrad CPC | 1986 |
| Commodore 64 | 1986 |
| ZX Spectrum | 1986 |
| MSX | 1986 |
| NEC PC-8801 | February 1987 |
| Sharp X1 | 1987 |
| FM-7 | 1987 |
| Wii | 21 December 2010 |
| PlayStation 3 | 30 April 2013 |
| iOS | later, date unknown |
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194X series
1942 is game 1 of 7. All 7 in order ›
- 1942 1984
- 1943: The Battle of Midway 1987
- 1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen 1988
- 1941: Counter Attack 1990
Games like 1942
- 1943: The Battle of Midway 1987
- 1941: Counter Attack 1990
- Air Gallet 1996
- 19XX: The War Against Destiny 1995
- 1944: The Loop Master 2000
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