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1942 is a vertical shooter set in an exaggerated World War 2 universe. It went on to be one of Capcom's very first hits.

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Arcade flyer front (Japan)

Arcade flyer front (US)

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High Res NTSC NES Cover

Endboss plane (C64)

Fly over a volcano (C64)

Battle over green islands (C64)

Starting final area (C64)

Missed the enemy plane (C64)

This one is gonna hit him (C64)

Strike! (C64)

Big plane turns red after hits (C64)

Two big kamikaze planes (C64)

Enemy destroyed! (C64)

Enemy plane crashed me (C64)

Three big enemy planes (C64)

The red ones are more agressive (C64)

Starting the LEYTE mission (C64)

They flying in opposite directions (C64)

I hit a big plane! (C64)

Trapped by two big ones (C64)

A volcano island again (C64)

The battle of Rabaul! (C64)

The are targeting me (C64)

Stage result (C64)

Big boom! (C64)

Explosion over the island (C64)

Enemies from all directions (C64)

Another plane crashed into mine (C64)

The battle of Attu! (C64)

The endbosses look all the same (C64)

Got one! (C64)

I'll bring the red plane down (C64)

Flying over green land (C64)

Two lakes below me (C64)

Off you go! (C64)

A mission called Marshall (C64)

I missed the mark (C64)

Can not decide which one to hit (C64)

This was close! (C64)

Gonna chase the big red one (C64)

Near enough is not good enough (C64)

These are pushovers! (C64)

The battle of midway (C64)

Shoting down at only 37% (C64)

Gonna land on the carrier (C64)

Shoot down the endboss! (C64)

Many red planes - not good at all (C64)

Another island in the pacific ocean (C64)

I'll bring you down! (C64)

Starting point is the aircraft carrier (C64)

Highscores (C64)

Title screen & credits (C64)

Title screen (C64)

Famicom box art

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nes 1942 player select

Amstrad CPC box front (UK 3" disk release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC box back (UK 3" disk release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC disk (UK release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC disk (UK release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC box front (UK cassette release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC box back (UK cassette release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC cassette (UK release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC box front (Spain 3" disk release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC box back (Spain 3" disk release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC box front (Spain 3" disk release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC box back (Spain 3" disk release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC disk (Spain release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC disk (Spain release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC box front (Spain 3" disk release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC box back (Spain 3" disk release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC box front (Spain cassette release by MCM Software)

Amstrad CPC box back (Spain cassette release by MCM Software)

Amstrad CPC cassette (Spain release by MCM Software)

Amstrad CPC box front (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

Amstrad CPC box back (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

Amstrad CPC cassette (UK re-release by Encore)

Arcade cabinet

Arcade cabinet

Arcade flyer front (Japan)

Arcade flyer front (US)

Arcade marquee

Arcade monitor bezel

C64 box front (UK 5.25" disk release by Elite)

C64 box back (UK 5.25" disk release by Elite)

C64 disk (UK release by Elite)

C64 box front (UK cassette release by Elite)

C64 box back (UK cassette release by Elite)

C64 cassette (UK release by Elite)

C64 box front (Australia 5.25" disk release by ECP)

C64 box back (Australia 5.25" disk release by ECP)

C64 box front (Spain cassette release by Zafi Chip)

C64 box back (Spain cassette release by Zafi Chip)

C64 cassette (Spain release by Zafi Chip)

C64 box front (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

C64 box back (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

C64 cassette (UK re-release by Encore)

Game Boy Color box front (US cartridge release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color box back (US cartridge release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color cartridge (US release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color cartridge (US release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color box front (EU/UK cartridge release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color box back (EU/UK cartridge release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color cartridge (EU/UK release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color box front (EU/UK cartridge release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color box back (EU/UK cartridge release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color cartridge (EU/UK release by Capcom)

MSX box front (Japan cartridge release by ASCII Corporation)

MSX box back (Japan cartridge release by ASCII Corporation)

MSX 2 box front (Japan cartridge release by ASCII Corporation)

MSX 2 box back (Japan cartridge release by ASCII Corporation)

MSX 2 cartridge (Japan release by ASCII Corporation)

FM-7 disk (Japan release by ASCII Corporation)

FM-7 disk (Japan release by ASCII Corporation)

Famicom box front (Japan cartridge release by Capcom)

Famicom box back (Japan cartridge release by Capcom)

Famicom cartridge (Japan release by Capcom)

NES box front (US cartridge release by Capcom)

NES box back (US cartridge release by Capcom)

NES cartridge (US release by Capcom)

Playstation 3 box front (US download release by Capcom)

ZX Spectrum box front (UK cassette release by Elite)

ZX Spectrum box back (UK cassette release by Elite)

ZX Spectrum cassette (UK release by Elite)

ZX Spectrum box front (Spain cassette release by Zafi Chip)

ZX Spectrum box back (Spain cassette release by Zafi Chip)

ZX Spectrum box front (Spain cassette release by Zafi Chip)

ZX Spectrum box back (Spain cassette release by Zafi Chip)

ZX Spectrum box front (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

ZX Spectrum box back (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

ZX Spectrum box inside (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

ZX Spectrum cassette (UK re-release by Encore)

ZX Spectrum box front (Spain cassette release by MCM Software)

ZX Spectrum box back (Spain cassette release by MCM Software)

ARC Screenshots

Box Art

High Res NTSC NES Cover

Famicom box art

Amstrad CPC box front (UK 3" disk release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC box back (UK 3" disk release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC box front (UK cassette release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC box back (UK cassette release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC box front (Spain 3" disk release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC box back (Spain 3" disk release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC box front (Spain 3" disk release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC box back (Spain 3" disk release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC box front (Spain 3" disk release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC box back (Spain 3" disk release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC box front (Spain cassette release by MCM Software)

Amstrad CPC box back (Spain cassette release by MCM Software)

Amstrad CPC box front (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

Amstrad CPC box back (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

Arcade marquee

Arcade monitor bezel

C64 box front (UK 5.25" disk release by Elite)

C64 box back (UK 5.25" disk release by Elite)

C64 box front (UK cassette release by Elite)

C64 box back (UK cassette release by Elite)

C64 box front (Australia 5.25" disk release by ECP)

C64 box back (Australia 5.25" disk release by ECP)

C64 box front (Spain cassette release by Zafi Chip)

C64 box back (Spain cassette release by Zafi Chip)

C64 box front (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

C64 box back (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

Game Boy Color box front (US cartridge release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color box back (US cartridge release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color box front (EU/UK cartridge release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color box back (EU/UK cartridge release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color box front (EU/UK cartridge release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color box back (EU/UK cartridge release by Capcom)

MSX box front (Japan cartridge release by ASCII Corporation)

MSX box back (Japan cartridge release by ASCII Corporation)

MSX 2 box front (Japan cartridge release by ASCII Corporation)

MSX 2 box back (Japan cartridge release by ASCII Corporation)

Famicom box front (Japan cartridge release by Capcom)

Famicom box back (Japan cartridge release by Capcom)

NES box front (US cartridge release by Capcom)

NES box back (US cartridge release by Capcom)

Playstation 3 box front (US download release by Capcom)

ZX Spectrum box front (UK cassette release by Elite)

ZX Spectrum box back (UK cassette release by Elite)

ZX Spectrum box front (Spain cassette release by Zafi Chip)

ZX Spectrum box back (Spain cassette release by Zafi Chip)

ZX Spectrum box front (Spain cassette release by Zafi Chip)

ZX Spectrum box back (Spain cassette release by Zafi Chip)

ZX Spectrum box front (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

ZX Spectrum box back (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

ZX Spectrum box inside (UK cassette re-release by Encore)

ZX Spectrum box front (Spain cassette release by MCM Software)

ZX Spectrum box back (Spain cassette release by MCM Software)

C64 Screenshots

Endboss plane (C64)

Fly over a volcano (C64)

Battle over green islands (C64)

Starting final area (C64)

Missed the enemy plane (C64)

This one is gonna hit him (C64)

Strike! (C64)

Big plane turns red after hits (C64)

Two big kamikaze planes (C64)

Enemy destroyed! (C64)

Enemy plane crashed me (C64)

Three big enemy planes (C64)

The red ones are more agressive (C64)

Starting the LEYTE mission (C64)

They flying in opposite directions (C64)

I hit a big plane! (C64)

Trapped by two big ones (C64)

A volcano island again (C64)

The battle of Rabaul! (C64)

The are targeting me (C64)

Stage result (C64)

Big boom! (C64)

Explosion over the island (C64)

Enemies from all directions (C64)

Another plane crashed into mine (C64)

The battle of Attu! (C64)

The endbosses look all the same (C64)

Got one! (C64)

I'll bring the red plane down (C64)

Flying over green land (C64)

Two lakes below me (C64)

Off you go! (C64)

A mission called Marshall (C64)

I missed the mark (C64)

Can not decide which one to hit (C64)

This was close! (C64)

Gonna chase the big red one (C64)

Near enough is not good enough (C64)

These are pushovers! (C64)

The battle of midway (C64)

Shoting down at only 37% (C64)

Gonna land on the carrier (C64)

Shoot down the endboss! (C64)

Many red planes - not good at all (C64)

Another island in the pacific ocean (C64)

I'll bring you down! (C64)

Starting point is the aircraft carrier (C64)

Highscores (C64)

Title screen & credits (C64)

Title screen (C64)

CPC Screenshots

GBC Screenshots

Media

Amstrad CPC disk (UK release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC disk (UK release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC cassette (UK release by Elite)

Amstrad CPC disk (Spain release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC disk (Spain release by Zafi Chip)

Amstrad CPC cassette (Spain release by MCM Software)

Amstrad CPC cassette (UK re-release by Encore)

Arcade cabinet

Arcade cabinet

C64 disk (UK release by Elite)

C64 cassette (UK release by Elite)

C64 cassette (Spain release by Zafi Chip)

C64 cassette (UK re-release by Encore)

Game Boy Color cartridge (US release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color cartridge (US release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color cartridge (EU/UK release by Capcom)

Game Boy Color cartridge (EU/UK release by Capcom)

MSX 2 cartridge (Japan release by ASCII Corporation)

FM-7 disk (Japan release by ASCII Corporation)

FM-7 disk (Japan release by ASCII Corporation)

Famicom cartridge (Japan release by Capcom)

NES cartridge (US release by Capcom)

ZX Spectrum cassette (UK release by Elite)

ZX Spectrum cassette (UK re-release by Encore)

MSX Screenshots

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NES Screenshots

nes 1942 player select

nes 1942 player select

Screenshots

msx 1942 player select

Endboss plane (C64)

Fly over a volcano (C64)

Battle over green islands (C64)

Starting final area (C64)

Missed the enemy plane (C64)

This one is gonna hit him (C64)

Strike! (C64)

Big plane turns red after hits (C64)

Two big kamikaze planes (C64)

Enemy destroyed! (C64)

Enemy plane crashed me (C64)

Three big enemy planes (C64)

The red ones are more agressive (C64)

Starting the LEYTE mission (C64)

They flying in opposite directions (C64)

I hit a big plane! (C64)

Trapped by two big ones (C64)

A volcano island again (C64)

The battle of Rabaul! (C64)

The are targeting me (C64)

Stage result (C64)

Big boom! (C64)

Explosion over the island (C64)

Enemies from all directions (C64)

Another plane crashed into mine (C64)

The battle of Attu! (C64)

The endbosses look all the same (C64)

Got one! (C64)

I'll bring the red plane down (C64)

Flying over green land (C64)

Two lakes below me (C64)

Off you go! (C64)

A mission called Marshall (C64)

I missed the mark (C64)

Can not decide which one to hit (C64)

This was close! (C64)

Gonna chase the big red one (C64)

Near enough is not good enough (C64)

These are pushovers! (C64)

The battle of midway (C64)

Shoting down at only 37% (C64)

Gonna land on the carrier (C64)

Shoot down the endboss! (C64)

Many red planes - not good at all (C64)

Another island in the pacific ocean (C64)

I'll bring you down! (C64)

Starting point is the aircraft carrier (C64)

Highscores (C64)

Title screen & credits (C64)

Title screen (C64)

nes 1942 player select

SPEC Screenshots

Game details

Name

1942

Platform

PC (Platform), Amstrad CPC (Platform), Commodore 64 (Platform), MSX (Platform), ZX Spectrum (Platform), Nintendo Entertainment System (Platform), Android (Platform), Arcade (Platform), Wii Shop (Platform), iPad (Platform), iPhone (Platform), Game Boy Color (Platform), PlayStation Network (PS3) (Platform), Xbox 360 Games Store (Platform), NEC PC-8801 (Platform), Sharp X1 (Platform), FM-7 (Platform), Windows Phone (Platform)

Developer

Elite Systems Ltd. (Company), Capcom (Company), Digital Eclipse Software, Inc. (Company), Syrox Developments, Ltd. (Company), ASCII Corporation (Company), Micronics (Company), BitBank Software (Company)

Publisher

Nintendo (Company), Elite Systems Ltd. (Company), Encore (Company), Capcom (Company), ASCII Corporation (Company), Romstar Incorporated (Company), Zemina Co. (Company), Zafiro Software Division (Company), MCM Software (Company), ECP Pty. Ltd. (Company), Google (Company), EDOS (Company), Zafi Chip (Company)

Genre

Shoot 'Em Up (Genre)

Theme

World War II (Theme)