1942 (video game)

1984 video game the 1994 DOS video game 1942: The Pacific Air War1942: The Pacific Air War September 2026 1942 1942 arcade flyer.png North American arcade flyer CapcomNES version developed by Micronics; Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum versions developed by Elite Systems; Game Boy Color version developed by Digital Eclipse. Capcom ArcadeWW Capcom NA Romstar/Williams ElectronicsThe Arcade Flyer Archive – Video Game Flyers: 1942, Romstar Daniel Hower Eric Jacobson http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=1625 https://web.archive.org/web/20140708171914/http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=1625 2014-07-08 dead 2015-01-13The Arcade PCB by Williams Electronics, Inc. (EXPORT VERSION) https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=1942&page=detail&id=26898 Gaming History C64, CPC, ZX SpectrumElite SystemsMSX, PC-88, FM-7, X1ASCII Corporation Yoshiki Okamotoゲームマエストロ Vol. 2 プロデューサー/ディレクター編 December 15, 2000 毎日コミュニケーションズ 978-4839903879 Game Maestro Volume #2 Producer/Director Edition Tamio Nakazato Yoshiki Okamoto Ayako Mori 194X Arcade NES, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum, PC-88, FM-7, Sharp X1, Game Boy Color December 1984 ArcadeJP December 19841942 (Registration Number PA0000291862) https://cocatalog.loc.gov United States Copyright Office 10 August 2021 EU May 1985Akagi Masumi アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005) 13 October 2006 Amusement News Agency ja Japan 978-4990251215 23 https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n23/mode/2up NA June 1985National Play Meter Play Meter June 15, 1985 11 11 https://retrocdn.net/images/c/c0/PlayMeter_US_Volume_11_No._11.pdf#page=33 37Akagi Masumi アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005) 13 October 2006 Amusement News Agency ja Japan 978-4990251215 112 https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n113 NESJP December 11, 1985https://www.famitsu.com/schedule/recent/fc/ All Famicom games sorted from the latest release to the earliest Famitsu October 15, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231015061257/https://www.famitsu.com/schedule/recent/fc/ dead NA November 1986https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf Nintendo of America NES Games dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140611225644/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf June 11, 2014 C64, CPC, ZX SpectrumEU 1986 MSXJP 1986 FM-7, PC-88, X1JP 1987 Game Boy ColorNA May 19, 2000Release Dates http://gbstation.com/releases.html https://web.archive.org/web/20000530120743/http://gbstation.com/releases.html May 30, 2000 June 29, 2024 Game Boy Station PAL 2001 Scrolling shooter Single-player, multiplayer Capcom Z80,CAPCOM Z80 BASED HARDWARE http://system16.com/hardware.php?id=787 System 16 PlayChoice-10 1942 is a 1984 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. Designed by Yoshiki Okamoto, it was the first game in the 194X series, and was followed by 1943: The Battle of Midway. 1942 is set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and is loosely based on the Battle of Midway. Despite the game being created by Japanese developers, the goal is to reach Tokyo and destroy the Japanese air fleet. This was due to being the first Capcom game designed with Western markets in mind. It went on to be a commercial success in arcades, becoming Japan's fifth highest-grossing table arcade game of 1986 and one of top five highest-grossing arcade conversion kits that year in the United States. It was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, selling over one million copies worldwide, along with other home systems. Gameplay thumb|250px|left|Arcade version screenshot The player pilots a Lockheed P-38 Lightning known as the "Super Ace". The player must shoot down enemy planes and avoid enemy fire. Sustaining a single hit or colliding with another aircraft causes the loss of one life. During the game, the player may collect various power-ups. One of them allows the plane to be escorted by two other smaller fighters in a Tip Tow formation. Enemies include Kawasaki Ki-61s, Mitsubishi A6M Zeros and Kawasaki Ki-48s. The boss plane is a Nakajima G10N. The game has "a special roll button that allows players to avoid dangerous situations by temporarily looping out of" the play area. In addition to the standard high score, it also has a separate percentage high score, recording the best ratio of enemy fighters to enemies shot down. Development The game was designed by Yoshiki Okamoto. The game's main goal was to be easily accessible for players, leading developers to use a World War II theme. 1942 was also the first Capcom game designed with Western markets in mind. To appeal to the American market, the development team decided to have the player pilot an American P-38 fighter plane.Developer Interviews – Capcom and the CPS-1 Gamest September 30, 1989 4 11 (November 1989) 10 http://shmuplations.com/cps1/ The game is loosely based on the Battle of Midway, which was a turning point in the Pacific War when the Americans began defeating the Japanese. Ports The game was ported to the MSX, PC-8801, FM-7, and Sharp X1. A port to the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Micronics was released in 1985 in Japan and North America in 1986. This version was also released in arcades by Nintendo through their PlayChoice-10 arcade machines.Akagi Masumi アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) October 13, 2006 Amusement News Agency 978-4990251215 Japan 128 ja Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005) Elite Systems later released versions for the Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, and Commodore 64. The music of the Commodore 64 version is based on the main verse of Ron Goodwin's 633 Squadron film score,(Review for 1942: Arranged/Remixed tunes by Sabal Do'Ghym) http://www.mirsoft.info/gmb/review_show.php?id=2999 MIRSOFT 4 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20161030002712/http://www.mirsoft.info/gmb/review_show.php?id=2999 30 October 2016 with arrangement by Mark Cooksey.http://www.mirsoft.info/gmb/music_info.php?id_ele=NTA= Game music base – database of Games, Games music and soundtracks mirsoft.info https://web.archive.org/web/20160305024714/http://www.mirsoft.info/gmb/music_info.php?id_ele=NTA%3D March 5, 2016 A Game Boy Color version was also released in North America on May 19, 2000, and in PAL regions in 2001.October 2025 Reception true true true true true 53%https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/257227-1942/index.html 1942 for Game Boy Color GameRankings CBS Interactive September 25, 2018 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20191209015013/http://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/257227-1942/index.html 2019-12-09 4/5Weiss Brett Alan 1942 – Review http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=392&tab=review AllGame dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141114220241/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=392&tab=review 2014-11-14 23 April 2021 2/5 http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11692&tab=review 1942 – Legacy Miller, Skyler AllGame August 21, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20141211101206/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11692&tab=review December 11, 2014 3.5/5https://toucharcade.com/2017/03/17/1942-mobile-review/ '1942 Mobile' Review – Whoa-Oh, We're Midway There Musgrave Shaun March 17, 2017 TouchArcade September 25, 2018 87%Cor Blimey! 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Zzap!64 August 1989 52 57 http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=052&page=057&magazine=zzap Commodore User 9/101942 Commodore User 26 October 1986 38 (November 1986) 40–1 http://amr.abime.net/review_30021 Computer Gamer PositiveRoberts Mike Coin-Op Connection Computer Gamer May 1985 2 26–7 Argus Press United Kingdom https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gamer_Issue_02_1985-05_Argus_Press_GB/page/n25/mode/2up In Japan, Game Machine listed 1942 as the fourth most popular arcade game of December 1984.Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 – テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos) Game Machine 251 Amusement Press, Inc. 1 January 1985 37 ja It went on to be Japan's seventh highest-grossing table arcade game during the first half of 1986,Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: '86 上半期 Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: First Half '86 Game Machine 288 Amusement Press, Inc. 15 July 1986 28 ja https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19860715p.pdf#page=15 and the overall fifth highest-grossing table arcade game of 1986.Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: '86 下半期 Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: Second Half '86 Game Machine 300 Amusement Press, Inc. 15 January 1987 16 ja https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19870115p.pdf#page=9 In the United States, it was one of the top five highest-grossing arcade conversion kits of 1986.Coin Machine: AMOA Announces Awards Nominations Cash Box August 23, 1986 38 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1986/CB-1986-08-23.pdf#page=38 In the United Kingdom, it was the top-grossing arcade game on the Euromax arcade charts from JulyArcade Action: The Top Ten Computer and Video Games 15 August 1987 71 (September 1987) 132 https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-071/page/n131/mode/1upArcade Action: The Top Ten Computer and Video Games 15 October 1987 73 (November 1987) 138 https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-073/page/n137 through November 1987.Arcade Action https://web.archive.org/web/20150221153150/http://www.solvalou.com/images/arcade/reviews/69.jpg February 21, 2015 , Computer and Video Games, December 1987Arcade Action: The Top Ten Computer and Video Games 15 November 1987 74 (December 1987) 139 https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-074/page/n138/mode/1upArcade Action: The Top Ten Computer and Video Games 15 December 1987 75 (January 1988) 151 https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-075/page/n150 The NES version sold over a million copies worldwide.Kent Steven L. Steven L. Kent September 6, 2001 The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokémon and Beyond... The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World New York City, New York Three Rivers Press 351 978-0761536437 1942 was Capcom's breakaway hit, eclipsing in popularity the company's preceding three titles: Vulgus, Sonson, and Pirate Ship Higemaru. Mike Roberts reviewed the arcade game in the May 1985 issue of British magazine Computer Gamer. While noting the game's scenario was "an odd subject for a Japanese arcade manufacturer" to take up, he said it has "nice" graphics and had an "original" gameplay feature in the form of the percentage high score. Retrospectively, Brett Alan Weiss of AllGame called it "a fondly remembered" shooter and praised the special roll button, "perfectly balanced" gameplay, "colorfully detailed" graphics, and "nifty" power-ups. Legacy 1942 was re-released in Capcom Generations 1 for the PlayStation and Saturn consoles. It was featured in the Capcom Classics Collection for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, as well as Capcom Classics Collection: Reloaded for the PlayStation Portable. The arcade version was added to the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on December 21, 2010, and in the PAL and North American regions in January 2011. It was also re-released for Windows Mobile Professional. A remake, 1942: Joint Strike was released for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2008. 1942: First Strike was released for iOS in 2010. 194X 194X series 1942 was the first Capcom title to spawn a successful series of sequels, with five titles in the 194X line released from 1987 to 2000. Many of Capcom's other vertical shooters featured very similar gameplay, such as Varth: Operation Thunderstorm. The game series has sold a total of 1.4 million units worldwide as of December 2019, and stands as Capcom's 18th best-selling franchise.CAPCOM Game Series Sales http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/salesdata.html February 15, 2020 1942 (1984) 1943: The Battle of Midway (1987) 1943 Kai (1988) 1941: Counter Attack (1990) 19XX: The War Against Destiny (1996) 1944: The Loop Master (2000) 1942: Joint Strike (2008) 1942: First Strike (2010) Notes References External links /7949 6766 1942 0009297 1942 11 1942 Japan 1980s Video games 1942_(video_game).ogg 5 May 2010 Category:1984 video games Category:Arcade video games Category:Amstrad CPC games Category:Capcom games Category:Commodore 64 games Category:IOS games Category:FM-7 games Category:Game Boy Color games Category:MSX2 games Category:NEC PC-8801 games Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games Category:PlayChoice-10 games Category:Romstar games Category:Sega Saturn games Category:Sharp X1 games Category:ZX Spectrum games Category:Vertically scrolling shooters Category:PlayStation Network games Category:Virtual Console games Category:Pacific War video games Category:Windows Mobile Professional games Category:Xbox 360 Live Arcade games Category:Video games developed in Japan Category:Video games scored by Mark Cooksey Category:Video games set in 1942 Category:Video games set in Alaska Category:Video games set in Japan Category:Video games set in the Marshall Islands Category:Video games set in the Northern Mariana Islands Category:Video games set in Okinawa Prefecture Category:Video games set in Papua New Guinea Category:Video games set in the Philippines Category:Video games set in the United States Category:Fiction about aircraft carriers Category:Digital Eclipse games Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games Category:Cooperative video games Category:Micronics games Category:Elite Systems games