1942 (video game)

1942
1942
	North American arcade flyer
Developer(s)	Capcom; Elite Systems (C64) ; Micronics (Famicom/NES) ; Digital Eclipse (GBC)
Publisher(s)	Capcom Arcade WW: Capcom; NA: Romstar; NA: Williams Electronics; ;
Designer(s)	Yoshiki Okamoto
Composer(s)	Ayako Mori
Platform(s)	Arcade, NES, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, PC-88, FM-7, Sharp X1, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Saturn, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Windows Mobile Professional
Release	November 30, 1984 Arcade JP: November 30, 1984; EU: May 1985; NA: June 1985; Famicom/NES JP: December 11, 1985; NA: November 1986; Game Boy Color NA: May 19, 2000; PAL: 2001; ;
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Capcom Z80

1942 is a vertically scrolling shooter by Capcom that was released as an arcade video game in 1984. 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 1 million copies worldwide, along with other home systems.

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^ "1942 (Registration Number PA0000291862)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "National Play Meter" (PDF). Play Meter. Vol. 11, no. 11. June 15, 1985. p. 37.
^ Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). 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)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 112. ISBN 978-4990251215.
^ "Release Dates". Game Boy Station. Archived from the original on May 30, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
^ Hower, Daniel; Jacobson, Eric. "The Arcade Flyer Archive - Video Game Flyers: 1942, Romstar". Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
^ "The Arcade PCB by Williams Electronics, Inc. (EXPORT VERSION)". Gaming History.
^ "CAPCOM Z80 BASED HARDWARE". System 16.

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[2] "1942 (Registration Number PA0000291862)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[3] "National Play Meter" (PDF). Play Meter. Vol. 11, no. 11. June 15, 1985. p. 37.

[4] Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). 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)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 112. ISBN 978-4990251215.

[5] "Release Dates". Game Boy Station. Archived from the original on May 30, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[6] Hower, Daniel; Jacobson, Eric. "The Arcade Flyer Archive - Video Game Flyers: 1942, Romstar". Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2015-01-13.

[7] "The Arcade PCB by Williams Electronics, Inc. (EXPORT VERSION)". Gaming History.

[8] "CAPCOM Z80 BASED HARDWARE". System 16.

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1942
North American arcade flyer
Developer(s)	Capcom Elite Systems (C64) Micronics (Famicom/NES) Digital Eclipse (GBC)
Publisher(s)	Capcom Arcade WW: Capcom NA: Romstar^[6] NA: Williams Electronics^[7]
Designer(s)	Yoshiki Okamoto
Composer(s)	Ayako Mori
Platform(s)	Arcade, NES, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, PC-88, FM-7, Sharp X1, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Saturn, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Windows Mobile Professional
Release	November 30, 1984 Arcade JP: November 30, 1984^[2] EU: May 1985^[1] NA: June 1985^[3]^[4] Famicom/NES JP: December 11, 1985 (1985-12-11) NA: November 1986 (1986-11) Game Boy Color NA: May 19, 2000^[5] PAL: 2001
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Capcom Z80^[8]