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1942 (USA)

Game Boy Color
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2000
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Capcom 1942 arcade port, WWII vertical aviation shooter. Faithful presentation and pure mechanics. A retro benchmark for nostalgic shmup fans.

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Category
Shooter 1 player 3+
Description
Portable conversion of Capcom's vertically scrolling arcade shoot'em up set in World War II. Published by Capcom, released in 2000 in the USA. Piloting a P-38 Lightning, waves of enemy planes, power-ups and the signature loop manoeuvres of the original cabinet. Faithful adaptation of the 1984 classic.

1942 review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,06 MB 📅26/05/2000
Published by Capcom

1942 (GBC) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $55 Q6 complete
 $119 Q10 new
 $191 !
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1942
Europe
26/05/2000
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