1942 (1984)

Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, FM-7, MSX, MSX2, PC-8800 Series, PlayStation 3, Sharp X1, Wii, ZX Spectrum

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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 … Read more

Details

Developers: Capcom
Publishers: ASCII Corporation, Capcom, Elite Systems, Williams Electronics, Zafiro, Zemina
Genres: Arcade, Shooter
Themes: Action, Warfare
Series: 19XX

Release dates

Dec 1984 (Japan) Arcade
May 1985 (Europe) Arcade
Jun 1985 (North America) Arcade
1986 (Europe) ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX
1986 (Japan) MSX, MSX2
Feb 1987 (Japan) PC-8800 Series
1987 (Japan) Sharp X1, FM-7
1987 (North America) Commodore C64/128/MAX
1987 (Korea) MSX, MSX2
Dec 21, 2010 (Japan) Wii
Jan 21, 2011 (Europe) Wii
Jan 24, 2011 (North America) Wii
Apr 30, 2013 (Japan) PlayStation 3
Apr 30, 2013 (North America) PlayStation 3

Bundled in

Capcom Generations 1: Wings of Destiny (Aug 1998) · PS1, Saturn
Capcom Generations (Sep 1999) · PS1, Saturn
Capcom Arcade Hits Volume 2 (Dec 2003) · PC
Capcom Coin-Op Collection Volume 1 (Dec 2004) · PC
Capcom Classics Collection (Sep 2005) · PS2, XBOX
Capcom (Dec 2005) · Plug & Play
Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded (Nov 2006) · PSP
Capcom Arcade Cabinet (Feb 2013) · PS3, X360
The Capcom Collection (Dec 2022) · Evercade
Super Pocket: Capcom Edition (Nov 2023) · Evercade, Handheld

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Remakes

1942: Joint Strike (Jul 2008) · PS3, X360

Ports

1942 (Dec 1985) · famicom, NES
1942 (May 2000) · GBC
1942 Mobile (Dec 2004) · Android, Mobile