1942 (computer game)
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| Studio | Capcom | ||
| Publisher | Capcom | ||
| Senior Developer | Yoshiki Okamoto | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Arcade: December 1984 NES: December 11, 1985 1986   |
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| genre | Shoot 'em up | ||
| Game mode | 2 players at the same time | ||
| control | 8-way joystick ; 2 buttons | ||
| casing | default | ||
| Arcade system | Main CPU : Z80 (@ 4 MHz) Sound CPU: Z80 (@ 3 MHz) Sound Chips: 2 × AY-3-8910 (@ 1.5 MHz) |
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| monitor | Raster resolution 224 × 256 (3: 4 vertical) Color palette: 256 | ||
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1942 is an arcade game that was developed by the Japanese game manufacturer Capcom in 1984 and later ported to all major home computers and consoles . It's a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up in which the player controls a Lockheed P-38 during World War II. With the successors, 2 players can play in co-op mode at the same time.
Game description
During the Pacific War , the Japanese aircraft squadron must be destroyed in 32 game levels . Various weapons are available as power-ups in the further course. In addition, loops can be flown to avoid enemy fire. After each level there is an intermediate landing on an aircraft carrier and the hit rate is displayed.
The well-known music of the C64 version comes from Mark Cooksey , whereby the melody was borrowed from the theme of the film Kampfgeschwader 633 composed by Ron Goodwin .
successor
The 19xx series consists of the following additional arcade games:
- 1943: The Battle of Midway (1987)
- 1943 Kai - Midway Kaisen (1988)
- 1941: Counter Attack (1990)
- 19XX The War Against Destiny (1995)
- 1944 - The Loop Master (2000)
Ports
- Nintendo Entertainment System (1985) / Playchoice-10 (1987)
- ZX Spectrum (1986)
- Commodore 64 (1986) Capcom, re-release 1986 Elite / Hit-Pack. In addition, there is a 1942 trainer version that was indicated
- MSX (1986, ASCII Corporation )
- MSX2 (1986, ASCII Corporation)
- Amstrad CPC (1986)
- PlayStation (1998, compilation )
- Sega Saturn (1998)
- Game Boy Color (2000)
- PlayStation 2 (2005, compilation)
- Xbox (2005)
- mobile phone
Web links
- 1942 in the Killer List of Videogames (English)
- 1942 at MobyGames (English)
- Arcade history entry
- Video of the game on the NES game console
- 1945 (1942 clone ), post-programmed flash game version for online play on Gamesbasis.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release info 1942 on mobygames.com
- ↑ 1942 for MSX in the generation-msx.nl database
- ↑ 1942 for MSX2 in the database of generation-msx.nl