May 29, 2026
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1942

1942 Cover

1942

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Game Summary

1942 is a vertically scrolling shoot ’em up made by Capcom that was released for the arcade in 1984. The goal is to reach Tokyo and destroy the entire Japanese air fleet. The player pilots a plane dubbed the “Super Ace” . The player has to shoot down enemy planes; to avoid enemy fire, the player can perform a roll or “loop-the-loop”. During the game the player may collect a series of power-ups, one of them allowing the plane to be escorted by two other smaller fighters in a Tip Tow formation.


Archive Metadata

Developer Capcom
Publisher Elite Systems, Capcom, ASCII Corporation, Williams Electronics, Zemina, Zafiro
Genre Shooter, Arcade
Platform Arcade, PC-8800 Series, PlayStation 3, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sharp X1, Wii, FM-7, MSX2, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Initial Release December 1, 1984
IGDB Catalog ID #6075

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