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1942

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1942

Developer(s) Capcom
Publisher(s) Capcom
Designer(s) Yoshiki Okamoto
Release date Arcade:
December 1984 (NA)
Famicom:
December 11, 1985 (JP)
NES:
November 1986 (NA)
Genre Vertical Shoot 'em up
Mode(s) Single player
2 player Cooperative
Age rating(s) N/A
Arcade
NES
Platform(s) Arcade
NEC PC-8801
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
MSX
MSX2
Famicom
Nintendo Entertainment System
Game Boy Color
As Part of:
Capcom Generation 1
Capcom Classics Collection
Capcom Classics Collection: Reloaded
Media Cartridge
NES
Input Arcade:
8-Way Joystick, 2 Buttons
NES Controller
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1942 is an arcade game released by Capcom in 1984. The game is the first game Okamoto designed at Capcom. It was later ported to many game consoles and home consoles.

The game was updated as 1942: Joint Strike.

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[edit] Gameplay

1942 is set in World War II. The player (the American 'Super Ace') controlled a plane. The players goal was to destroy enemy planes.

[edit] Technical Specs

Main CPU  : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound CPU  : Z80 (@ 3 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution  : 224 x 256 pixels
Aspect Ratio  : 3/4
Screen refresh  : 60.00 Hz
Palette Colors  : 256
Players : 1 to 2
Control : 8-Way joystick
Buttons : 2

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