1942 (1986)

1942 is a vertical scrolling shoot-em-up released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum. It was published by Elite Systems and created by Dominic Wood. The game is a licensed conversion of the original arcade coin-op developed by Capcom.

The game supports up to two players and features top-down 2D graphics. Players can use Kempston or Interface 2 joysticks, as well as redefinable keys to control their aircraft. The game utilizes vertical screen scrolling throughout the action.

The cassette cost £7.95.

It received an average magazine score of 78.60% across several reviews. The game also earned the 'ZX Computing Glob Minor' award in 1986.