1942 - Revision history

ADR at 20:04, 6 August 2024

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Frostyryker at 16:41, 6 August 2024

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Frostyryker at 18:35, 30 December 2023

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[[File: 1942_logo.png|700px|center]]
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{{GameInfobox
|title = 1942
| bordercolor = black
| background = #f8f8f8
| image = 1942_title_screen.png
| width = 256px;
| imagecaption = Title screen
| imagescalepx = 200px
| developer = [[Capcom]]
| releasedate = '''Arcade:''' November 30, 1984 '''Famicom/NES:''' December 11, 1985
| previousgame = [[Vulgus]]
| nextgame = [[Exed Exes]]
}}

'''1942''' is a vertically scrolling shoot em' up released by Capcom in 1984. It is the first game in the 194X series.

The game has recieved ports on several home computers/consoles.

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== Gameplay Overview ==

''1942'' is a 2-button shooter. There are 32 stages; a '''10,000,000''' point bonus is rewarded at the end of the game.

Extends are granted at '''20,000 points''' then every '''80,000 points'''. They can also appear in the form of a Pow icon.

=== Controls ===

*'''A button (Press/Hold):''' Fires the player's main shot.
*'''B button (Press):''' Activates the player's bomb.

=== Items ===

Pow icons give a '''1,000 point''' bonus on pickup.

{| class="wikitable"
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! Icon || Description
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| [[File:1942_green.png|center]] || '''Green Pow''' Widens the player's shot range.
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| [[File:1942_white.png|center]] || '''White Pow''' Wipes all enemies on-screen.
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| [[File:1942_gray.png|center]] || '''Gray Pow''' Adds two side fighters/options to the ship. Can't be equipped during bosses.
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| [[File:1942_orange.png|center]] || '''Orange Pow''' Stops enemy bullets from spawning for a brief moment.
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| [[File:1942_yellow.png|center]] || '''Yellow Pow''' Adds a bomb.
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| [[File:1942_black.png|center]] || '''Black Pow''' Grants an extend. Dropped sparingly.
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| [[File:1942_red.png|center]] || '''Red Pow''' Flat '''1,000 point''' bonus. Appears after every 200 enemies.
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| [[File:1942_yashichi.png|center]] || '''Yashichi''' Grants a '''5,000 point''' bonus. Dropped from certain enemies.
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|}

== Scoring ==

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The total stage bonus is based on two factors: Enemy Percentage + Bomb Bonus.

''TO DO: See if Stage Bonus scales with Enemy Percentage (ex: 10%, 30%, etc)

====Bomb Bonus====

Each bomb in stock is worth '''1,000 points'''.

===Tick Points===

Every hit on a medium/large enemy is worth '''100 points'''.

== Strategy ==
WIP

== Trivia ==

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