1942 (PlayChoice)

Description

Control a WWII-style plane over 32 vertically scrolling sea and landscapes. Shoot various types of enemy planes. Collect a variety of weapon power-ups.

1942 (PlayChoice) was produced by Capcom in 1985.

Capcom released 228 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1984. Capcom was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Capcom during the time period 1942 (PlayChoice) was produced include: 1942, HiGeMaru - Pirate Ship, Son Son, Vulgus, Pirate Ship HigeMaru, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Makaimura, Commando, Exed Exes, and Gun Smoke

Specs

Name	1942 (PlayChoice)
Developer	Capcom (Japan)
Year	1985
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	6767
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Scrolling Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Nintendo PlayChoice
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 2 - Shoot\|Loop
Sound	Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

1942 (PlayChoice) KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.97 (3 votes)

Fun Factor: 4.27

Overall Like	4.33
Fun (Social)	4.33
Fun (Solo)	4.33
Collector Desire	4.00

Technical Rating: 3.67

Gameplay	4.33
Graphics	3.67
Originality	3.33
Sound/Music	3.33

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op 1942 (PlayChoice) Census

There are 14,753 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,474 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,463 machines (6,895 unique titles).

Common - There are 25 known instances of this machine owned by 1942 (PlayChoice) collectors who are active members. Of these, 3 of them are original dedicated machines. 22 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 8 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

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