1942

1942

1984 · Capcom

3.3 out of 5, 100 ratings

About

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.

Release date
December 1, 1984
Developer
Capcom
Publisher
Elite Systems, Capcom, ASCII Corporation, Williams Electronics, Zemina, Zafiro
Genres
ShooterArcade
Themes
ActionWarfare
Age rating
ESRB ECERO BUSK 0

Media

Platforms

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

Release dates

ArcadeFull release
Japan · Dec 1, 1984
ArcadeFull release
Europe · May 1, 1985
ArcadeFull release
North America · Jun 1, 1985

Time to beat

Rushed1 h
Average2 h
Completionist5 h

Languages

LanguagesAudioSubtitlesInterface
English (US)