Platform: Arcade
Region: NTSC-U
Country: United States of America
Developer(s): Capcom
Publishers(s): Romstar Incorporated
ReleaseDate: 1984-12-31
Players: 2
Co-op: No
1942
Also know as: 1942 [Romstar]
1942 is a 1984 arcade vertically scrolling shooter video game developed by Capcom and released by Romstar in the USA on December 31, 1984. The player pilots a Lockheed P-38 Lightning dubbed the "Super Ace". The player has to shoot down enemy planes and avoid enemy fire: a single hit on the plane or a collision with another aircraft causes the loss of one life. 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. Enemies included: 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 playfield. 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.
Trailer: YouTube
ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
Genre(s): Action | Shooter
