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1942

1984 video game

Video gamevideo gameQ55532

Also known as Capcom 1942

Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
, Elite Systems
Released: December 1984
, 1986
Platforms: ZX Spectrum
, Nintendo Entertainment System
, Commodore 64
+4 more
Genre: shoot 'em up
Game mode: single-player video game

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1942 is a 1984 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. Designed by Yoshiki Okamoto, it was the first game in the 194X series, and was followed by 1943: The Battle of Midway.

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CPU: Zilog
ESRB rating: Everyone content descriptor: Mild Animated Violence · interactive elements: none · platforms: Game Boy Color
Everyone content descriptor: Mild Violence · interactive elements: none · platforms: Wii, PlayStation 3
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1.Stated in ESRB rating database
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Everyone 10+ content descriptor: Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood · interactive elements: none · platforms: Xbox 360
PEGI rating: PEGI 7 content descriptor: Violence
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1.Stated in PEGI Rating Database
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Named after: 1942
Narrative location: Midway Atoll
Marshall Islands
Attu Island
Rabaul
Leyte
Saipan
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
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Pacific War
Title: 1942
Country of origin: Japan
Input device: touchscreen platforms: iOS
Distributor: App Store platforms: iOS
Operating system: iOS
Part of the series: 19XX followed by: 1943: The Battle of Midway
Takes place in fictional universe: 194X universe
Language: English
Set in period: Pacific War
Uses: Mode 0 platforms: Amstrad CPC
NormalscreenSmalldisplay platforms: Amstrad CPC
Has part(s) of the class: title screen platforms: Amstrad CPC · uses: Mode 0
USK rating: USK 0(since 2001) rating certificate id: 5978/01 · platforms: Game Boy Color
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1.Stated in USK Classification Database
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Parental Advisory System rating: Suitable for All Ages
Game designer: Yoshiki Okamoto
ELSPA rating: 3+
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1.amazon.co.uk/Capcom-1942-GBC/dp/B00005K8RQ
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SELL rating: All ages
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1.amazon.co.uk/Capcom-1942-GBC/dp/B00005K8RQ
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Australian Classification: G(since 2010) content descriptor: none · rating certificate id: 243794 · applicant: THQ
Different from: 1942: The Pacific Air War

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