1942 (video game)

1984 video game
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Summary

1942 (video game) is a video game[1]. 1942 (video game) has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Publisher: Capcom[3], Elite Systems[4]
  • Genre: shoot 'em up[5]
  • Named after: 1942[6]
  • Developer: Capcom[7]
  • Part of the series: 19XX[8]
  • Operating system: iOS[9]
  • Platform: ZX Spectrum[10], Nintendo Entertainment System[11], Commodore 64[12], MSX[13], Amstrad CPC[14], iOS[15], arcade video game machine[16]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[17]
  • Language of work or name: English[18]
  • Input device: touchscreen[19]
  • Country of origin: Japan[20]
  • Publication date: December 1984[21], 1986[22]
  • Distributed by: App Store (Apple)[23]
  • Narrative location: Midway Atoll[24], Marshall Islands[25], Attu Island[26], Rabaul[27], Leyte[28], Saipan[29], Iwo Jima[30], Okinawa[31], Pacific War[32]
  • ESRB rating: Everyone[33], Everyone 10+[34]
  • CPU: Zilog[35]
  • PEGI rating: PEGI 7[36]
  • USK rating: USK 0[37]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: 194X universe[38]
  • Title: 1942[39]
  • Different from: 1942: The Pacific Air War[40]
  • Uses: Mode 0[41], NormalscreenSmalldisplay[42]
  • Set in period: Pacific War[43]
  • Has part(s) of the class: title screen[44]
  • Australian Classification: G[45]

Why It Matters

1942 (video game) is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . PEGI Rating Database. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . USK Classification Database. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of the series → 19XX
    Sitelink count → 29
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'ha', 'hu', 'id',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Part of the series: 19XX, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect 19XX → 19XX ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q110909441_"
  2. 6w ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Senscritique work id → 53981
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Senscritique work id: 53981, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/134717401|1942 (#134717401)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5146|SensCritique video games]] "
  3. 12w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → 1942: The Pacific Air War
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: 1942: The Pacific Air War"
  4. 17w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/1942
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/1942, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293293157|1942 (#293293157)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎Giant Bomb Wiki games]"
  5. 18w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mobygames game id (former scheme) → 1942arcade
    Imported from → —
    Spoken text audio → 1942 (video game).ogg
    Elspa rating → 3+
    + 85 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Fandom article id: video-games:1942"
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