1942 (NES)

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Description

1942 is a vertically scrolling shooter for one or two players. The year is 1942, and you are a daring fighter pilot "Super Ace". You begin and end each of the numerous levels on an aircraft carrier and then fly your plane into battle against the enemy over both sea and land. After destroying certain plane formations you can collect several different power ups to increase your fire power and chances of survival. You can also make your plane roll to avoid enemy attacks 3 times per life. There are 24 levels, the first being Midway and the last The Final Area.

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Alternate Titles

• "Capcom Arcade Cabinet: 1942" -- PSN title
• "1942 MOBILE" -- Android title

Part of the Following Groups

• 194x series
• Aircraft: P-38 Lightning
• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up

User Reviews

Who knew WWII in the Pacific was so much like Xevious?	PCGamer77 (3225)
A great game 1942	akumakun (6)

Critic Reviews

Questicle.net	Jan, 2011	B-	67
Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library	2016		60
Video Game Den	Sep 18, 2011		60
Retro4Ever	Mar 04, 2013	5.5 out of 10	55
1UP!	Dec 11, 2015	52 out of 100	52
Classic-games.net	Apr 24, 2020	5 out of 10	50
Hardcore Gaming 101	2000	5 out of 10	50
Retro Game Reviews	Sep 20, 2014		40
Just Games Retro	Jan 04, 2002		30
Game Freaks 365	2005	2 out of 10	20

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
1942(arcade) released for Windows(via Steam) on the Capcom Arcade Stadium	1	Andrew Fisher (707) Aug 22, 2022

Trivia

Capcom's First Console Game

1942 for the NES marks Capcom's first home video game.

C16 version

The game was in development for the Commodore 16, with loading instructions for the system appearing in other formats released by Elite, and an infamous April Fool of the title screen and music being produced. Richard Ikin revealed years later that he was working on it, with graphics provided by an unknown artist, but it was cancelled by Elite while fairly advanced in development. Sadly Richard has nothing of the original code, and his attempt at creating it as a hobby in the mid-2010s stalled due to real life issues.