I had been looking everywhere for the C64 theme for this game as I remembered the song and that it came from 1942, but no gameplay ever seemed to use it. I'm pretty sure I've heard a better version someplace, but that might be nostalgia goggles. Thanks for proving that my memory isn't faulty and that this song and this game *were* connected.
I never realised the C64 theme wasn't in the original or even in most of the other ports. I so love that rendition of that movie soundtrack. It made the game so exiting.
Staple of famiclones and bundled cartridges, if you own an NES clone then you own this game. I first played it on the C64. Not an accurate conversion but per se it is a decent vertical scrolling shooter with serviceable sound. I don't like the original whistle sounds at all but somebody must have loved them as they are in all ports made in Japan. I'd rather play the no music Spectrum version (which isn't bad at all).
Ear bleeding sound on most versions. I had to turn it down because it was giving me a headache. Lovely sound on the C64 but not a good game. Arcade version is a lot of fun to play.
Yeah, but half the screen area is taken up by that big fat score banner. Still no where near as bad as the very poor conversion on the Amstrad CPC. WTF is going on with the Sharp X1 release !? The MSX/MSX2 are the best 8bit releases and the Sega Saturn..well...WOW!
@usertheloset Hate to break it to you, but you're still wrong. The ZX Spectrum could display eight hues, in two brightness levels, for a total of 16 different colours. On most domestic TVs at the time, the two shades of black were identical, so it's often referred to as having 15 colours.
Arcade version has the best gameplay, but the C64 wins on soundtrack. While the NES version is pretty bad, I can think of something worse... that would be the FM-7 with its jerky scrolling and grating sound.
Nothing beats 1942: Joint strike for the 360/PS3. It's hands down the best version and only available on 2 systems. I'm honestly suprised the game wasn't on this list even as an honorable mention.
Insuperable el arcade ¡juegazo legendario! En el plano doméstico, las 8 bits se quedan en NES (esa máquina fue una joya absoluta) y luego me quedaría con la de Saturn.
A versão do Saturno ainda tem um diferencial que o arcade não tinha, o som do avião aí fundo durante todo o gameplay , na versão de arcade esse som some pra música continuar
If the second J2ME version of the game were not so laggy, I would actually prefer that version of the game over most any other port of the game, including the original arcade version of the game. The OST to it is surprisingly a lot better than the whistle-beeps of the OSTs of most of the other versions of the game.
Excellent comparison for these versions, but what the heck is wrong with the front of the largest planes where the cockpit is shifted over to the left by a couple pixels. ( 32:35 ) on the PSX Version?
It's strange yes, as nearly all of the arcade titles Elite had the license to were ported to the 16 bit machines later. Maybe they thought it was redundant to come after 1943 (well, that didn't bother them for Ghosts'n'Goblins which came out at the same time as Ghouls'n'Ghosts).
Muy wapa la comparativa, obviamente la version de msx2 está muy por encima del resto, la mas jugable en 8bits sigue siendo la de spectrum, a pesar de los mejores graficos en amstrad y comodore, ambas con pecados como q la pantalla de accion es muy pequeña, o el scroll es insufrible. Muy grande la version de jakk pacific, copia fiel. REspecto a las fujitsu y nec, esas plataformas, no las entiendo mucho, pero son un poco traumaticas no? Un saludo fiera. Edito: como le sentarían a los japoneses , crear un videojuego donde los malos eran ellos.. y pierden.. jajajaja
No le hacen justicia, esta forma de mostrar las comparativas, a la Spectrum. Porque es cierto que se ven peor esteticamente, pero siempre son my superiores en jugabilidad.
I played this on the CPC and it was obviously a bit rubbish but it was still one of those "that will do" games. Also the NES version, just like Ghosts'n'Goblins, is quite janky, same developer.
Arcade: Fun score challenge game NES: Hideous port. 12 FPS console game, even worse sound, etc. Only saving grace is the gameplay C64: Also bad, but is like the exact opposite to NES when it comes to its issues. Cramped screen, missing stages, bad collision detection, but it does have nice tunes and it's smooth CPC: Kinda funny. The play area is SMALL, but it does play well, minus the slow bullets Spectrum: Good overall, minus the collision detection. MSX: Has that typical MSX scrolling, but it's not bad overall. MSX2: Good until a big plane shows up. Just look at that flicker and slowdown! FM-7: Augh! Probably the worst sounding of the bunch. Saying that, the gameplay is still good. PC-88: Same as the FM-7 version, but you can set it to a higher speed at the tradeoff of the game running too fast Sharp X1: Same as the above two, but performs the worst overall. It even seems to load after the introduction. Saturn: Basically arcade perfect. It seems to be running in an unnecessarily higher resolution than the PS1 version though PS1: Also arcade perfect and runs in a more compact resolution, but having longer loading as a tradeoff. GBC: A port of the NES version, but it runs a LOT smoother now. We still have the same awful audio though. J2ME (Western): Ok, I take back what I said in the FM-7 port. THIS is the worst. It's also rather choppy for a simple looking game. I'd say it's a pass for me. Jakks Pacific: Arcade perfect, but also muffled PSP: Seems to be a port of the PS1, but now with crappy anti-aliasing all over the screen. I feel like I'm the only one who hates anti aliasing. J2ME (Japanese): Now this is more like it. Very good remake of the game, but the scrolling is pretty bad for some reason. Still, it looks and sounds a lot better overall. Mobile port: Touchscreen controls.... yay... at least this makes moving around easier.
La verdad nunca me gustó este juego, y me parece tremendamente difícil un gastaderonde fichas en árcade, en cambio el 1943 me parece un juego divertidisimo.
Arcade, AWSOME..NES,Still pretty good... C64, looks like it was drawn by children, but still plays ok.. All the rest of the classic ports.... Programed by children.. :( Thanks for the great video. I kept thinking there was an Apple 2 port of it, but it was a completely different game from this. More or less a clone in vague concept only.
Wow, my ears are bleeding! That whistle sound (why? music???) and the shots, horrible! Only the C64 version has this great soundtrack i still remember 29 years later... The Amstrad version is REALLY bad: Why is the playfield so tiny? And the "exploding" planes sound like popping balloons. Except for the MSX 2, all the japanese computers can't do reasonable scrolling. No wonder, japanese players prefered consoles! The Sharp also has to build up the screen again for leaving/reaching the aircraft carrier. My ranking would be: C64 (fast and sound), Arcade (the original), MSX 2 (nice graphics), NES (except sound everything's ok) and Spectrum (pretty good for it's capabilites, but don't like the plattform). Then the stuttering japanese computers without the Sharp, CPC and last the Sharp. Don't care for the later plattforms. Strange that there isn't a Master System version also.
Holy shit that nes version sucks as most games micronics developed. Capcom really improved their game after they stopped giving micronics the right to make the games starting with commando which is far better than the glitchy mess that is 1942 and especially ghosts and goblins.
Whoever came up with that fucking awful bleeping soundtrack should've been fired, worst video game soundtrack ever, I could've sworn I played an arcade version with the squadron 633 theme in 1993 though, but you seemed to skip from 1987 straight to 98 and there was an early 90s arcade version.
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I had been looking everywhere for the C64 theme for this game as I remembered the song and that it came from 1942, but no gameplay ever seemed to use it. I'm pretty sure I've heard a better version someplace, but that might be nostalgia goggles. Thanks for proving that my memory isn't faulty and that this song and this game *were* connected.
you probably heard "better version someplace": 633 squadron theme from the movie 633 Squadron
I never realised the C64 theme wasn't in the original or even in most of the other ports. I so love that rendition of that movie soundtrack. It made the game so exiting.
Staple of famiclones and bundled cartridges, if you own an NES clone then you own this game. I first played it on the C64. Not an accurate conversion but per se it is a decent vertical scrolling shooter with serviceable sound. I don't like the original whistle sounds at all but somebody must have loved them as they are in all ports made in Japan. I'd rather play the no music Spectrum version (which isn't bad at all).
Ear bleeding sound on most versions. I had to turn it down because it was giving me a headache. Lovely sound on the C64 but not a good game. Arcade version is a lot of fun to play.
C64 had great soundtracks on so many games, just a shame the graphics capabilities weren't as good (or as well used at least).
MSX2 is near Arcade quality... I still have my boxed original cartridge. Really great conversion by Namcot
Far from arcade quality
Behold, one of Capcom's greatest arcade games!
Surely, you jest...🤓
Commando or Ghosts n Goblins
Version Commodore 64 is the best... excellent theme from 633 Squadron, controls more fluids and rapid game!
Yeah, but half the screen area is taken up by that big fat score banner. Still no where near as bad as the very poor conversion on the Amstrad CPC. WTF is going on with the Sharp X1 release !? The MSX/MSX2 are the best 8bit releases and the Sega Saturn..well...WOW!
I'm sure the Spectrum version just gave a game over screen when completed, ouch!
Keep up the good work man
J2ME (2009) amazing music!
Every version: Serious colors
ZX Spectrum: Let's get funky
Every version : Full screen
amstrad CPC : Tiny
@usertheloset plus black and white.
And darkened versions of all colours.
So - 16.🤗
@usertheloset Hate to break it to you, but you're still wrong. The ZX Spectrum could display eight hues, in two brightness levels, for a total of 16 different colours. On most domestic TVs at the time, the two shades of black were identical, so it's often referred to as having 15 colours.
@@gwishart is true the Spectrum had 16 colours
Arcade version has the best gameplay, but the C64 wins on soundtrack. While the NES version is pretty bad, I can think of something worse... that would be the FM-7 with its jerky scrolling and grating sound.
not if a person dislikes the C64 music (sound-track)
Nothing beats 1942: Joint strike for the 360/PS3. It's hands down the best version and only available on 2 systems. I'm honestly suprised the game wasn't on this list even as an honorable mention.
commodore 64 is best version (IMO) because it have great music to remember after all of this years.
C64 port (version) of 1943 had more memorable music
Insuperable el arcade ¡juegazo legendario! En el plano doméstico, las 8 bits se quedan en NES (esa máquina fue una joya absoluta) y luego me quedaría con la de Saturn.
A versão do Saturno ainda tem um diferencial que o arcade não tinha, o som do avião aí fundo durante todo o gameplay , na versão de arcade esse som some pra música continuar
If the second J2ME version of the game were not so laggy, I would actually prefer that version of the game over most any other port of the game, including the original arcade version of the game. The OST to it is surprisingly a lot better than the whistle-beeps of the OSTs of most of the other versions of the game.
That's because it actually comes from this game's sequel, 1943.
Interesting. I didn’t know there was a Jakks Pacific TV Plug & Play version.
MSX1 version has poor graphic but pretty good gameplay. MSX2 version is near to arcede perfect!
One of the soundtracks of all-time.
NES VERSION gave us a bad first impression of Capcom's nes output...but then again I wouldn't expect anything better with micronix behind the wheele.
This and the ghosts and goblins port they made were rubbish other micronix games such as ikari warriors from other publishers also sucked
Excellent comparison for these versions, but what the heck is wrong with the front of the largest planes where the cockpit is shifted over to the left by a couple pixels. ( 32:35 ) on the PSX Version?
The commodore 64 version has the best music
Loved playing the NES version. Didn't know 1942 was there for PSP. Where's DS version?
i wonder why Amiga or Atari ST didn’t get a port (version) of 1942
It's strange yes, as nearly all of the arcade titles Elite had the license to were ported to the 16 bit machines later. Maybe they thought it was redundant to come after 1943 (well, that didn't bother them for Ghosts'n'Goblins which came out at the same time as Ghouls'n'Ghosts).
@@steuph1976 16-bit Amiga/ST computer ports of Ghosts n Goblins
came out in 1990 after Ghouls n Ghosts computer/console versions (1989)
@@jasonlee7816 they came out less than 2 months apart (December 1989 vs end of January 1990) so, yeah, they did come out around the same time
Ah... 1942. The classic way of shooting wars in lakes and lands...
Nice comparission hope 1943 will be next soon
Muy wapa la comparativa, obviamente la version de msx2 está muy por encima del resto, la mas jugable en 8bits sigue siendo la de spectrum, a pesar de los mejores graficos en amstrad y comodore, ambas con pecados como q la pantalla de accion es muy pequeña, o el scroll es insufrible.
Muy grande la version de jakk pacific, copia fiel.
REspecto a las fujitsu y nec, esas plataformas, no las entiendo mucho, pero son un poco traumaticas no?
Un saludo fiera.
Edito: como le sentarían a los japoneses , crear un videojuego donde los malos eran ellos.. y pierden.. jajajaja
No le hacen justicia, esta forma de mostrar las comparativas, a la Spectrum. Porque es cierto que se ven peor esteticamente, pero siempre son my superiores en jugabilidad.
1st J2ME version exactly same as the original one while 2nd J2ME version may looks like "1942: Joint Strike"
Let’s Compare 1942
1: Arcade (1984)
2: NES (1985)
3: Commodore 64 (1986)
4: Amstrad Cpc (1986)
5: Zx Spectrum (1986)
6: Msx (1986)
7: Msx2 (1986)
8: Fujitsu Fm-7 (1987)
9: Nec Pc-88 (1987)
10: Sharp X1 (1987)
11: Sega Saturn (1998)
12: Playstation (1998)
13: Game Boy Colour (1999)
14: J2me (2004)
15: Jakks Pacific (2005)
16: PSP (2006)
17: J2me (2009)
18: IOS / Android (Classic Mode) (2017)
19: IOS / Android (Casual Mode) (2017)
me gusto y voy a probar la versión de MSX2 ...Abrazo
I loved shooting down the large bombers as a kid, I always pretended to fart on people when they exploded =D Memories from the NES version.
All 8bits versions , except nes and c64 got a bad scroll and sprites movement. C64 sounds better than original O-o
C64 music sounded better
arcade better sound effects
I do like the c64 music and it looks very smooth
In iOS and Android version, if you touch the screen to control the plane, it will shooting automatically.
I played this on the CPC and it was obviously a bit rubbish but it was still one of those "that will do" games. Also the NES version, just like Ghosts'n'Goblins, is quite janky, same developer.
is the Amstrad port rubbish because of the audio (sound) or the graphics (visuals)?
i like Amstrad’s audio, graphics, pace, sound, visuals more than the C64 version
Can you do Versions comparison of Sonic Robo Blast 2?
They always changed things on home ports back then, but not on 1942...no way, they just HAD to get the music right in every version. lol
Wasn't there a Xbox 360 version in 2010?
EDIT: NVM it was a different game...1942 Joint Strike.
Amazing so many version
PCX version my FAV.
Arcade and PS1 versions are my favs Я знал, что найду тебя здесь! Приветствия! )))
I've played NES version only.
But I'm gonna play others.
Especially ZX Spectrum version.
It's really cool and Speccy))
Phew, thank god Jason Lee isn't here yet
My middle name
Why wouldn’t Jason Lee be here as he as every right to be here as much as you do?
@@jasonlee7816 Because you're a terribile person, always trying to pick up fights with other commenters
Very decent game in its time. I had the speccy version.
The ZX Spectrum is a joke of a gaming platform in damn near every regard, even by EU/UK standards.
@@paxhumana2015 Nah, so would be the game boy compared to the atari lynx.
if the 1942 arcade game was released in 1985, 1986, 1987 it might’ve been acceptable standards (decent)
@@paxhumana2015 and yet its version of 1942 beats the crap out of the c64, cpc and pretty much every 8bit computer here, except for the msx2
MSX2 best version
It was my first bullet rain. And yes, I was a clueless boy.
Same
la versiobn del java del 2009, es la mejor con jefes y toda la cosa, que buen soundtrack, yo lo tenia en mi nokia, que hermoso recuerdo :)
Arcade: Fun score challenge game
NES: Hideous port. 12 FPS console game, even worse sound, etc. Only saving grace is the gameplay
C64: Also bad, but is like the exact opposite to NES when it comes to its issues. Cramped screen, missing stages, bad collision detection, but it does have nice tunes and it's smooth
CPC: Kinda funny. The play area is SMALL, but it does play well, minus the slow bullets
Spectrum: Good overall, minus the collision detection.
MSX: Has that typical MSX scrolling, but it's not bad overall.
MSX2: Good until a big plane shows up. Just look at that flicker and slowdown!
FM-7: Augh! Probably the worst sounding of the bunch. Saying that, the gameplay is still good.
PC-88: Same as the FM-7 version, but you can set it to a higher speed at the tradeoff of the game running too fast
Sharp X1: Same as the above two, but performs the worst overall. It even seems to load after the introduction.
Saturn: Basically arcade perfect. It seems to be running in an unnecessarily higher resolution than the PS1 version though
PS1: Also arcade perfect and runs in a more compact resolution, but having longer loading as a tradeoff.
GBC: A port of the NES version, but it runs a LOT smoother now. We still have the same awful audio though.
J2ME (Western): Ok, I take back what I said in the FM-7 port. THIS is the worst. It's also rather choppy for a simple looking game. I'd say it's a pass for me.
Jakks Pacific: Arcade perfect, but also muffled
PSP: Seems to be a port of the PS1, but now with crappy anti-aliasing all over the screen. I feel like I'm the only one who hates anti aliasing.
J2ME (Japanese): Now this is more like it. Very good remake of the game, but the scrolling is pretty bad for some reason. Still, it looks and sounds a lot better overall.
Mobile port: Touchscreen controls.... yay... at least this makes moving around easier.
Requests:
Ms-Pac-Man
Another World (Also known as Out of this World)
Maniac Mansion
And Doom
1942 on the PlayStation and/or Sega Saturn would be my favourite if it didn’t have a border down the side of the screen
is version of arcade
Existe alguma versâo desse jogo para play 4?
A world war 2 game
In a Japanese point of view.
1942❤
Who else agrees j2me version had best music
c64 immediately stands out with great music and smooth gameplay. All other 8-bit home versions are crap, with CPC being the worst.
Game Boy Color a good port
@@jasonlee7816 Ok, have no idea if gameboy is 8-bit.
@@fradd182 it is infact 8 bit both the gb and colour while the advance is 32 bit
The C64 version is crap. It plays nothing like the arcade game and it's way too cramped.
😃
New vid
La verdad nunca me gustó este juego, y me parece tremendamente difícil un gastaderonde fichas en árcade, en cambio el 1943 me parece un juego divertidisimo.
Arcade, AWSOME..NES,Still pretty good... C64, looks like it was drawn by children, but still plays ok.. All the rest of the classic ports.... Programed by children.. :( Thanks for the great video. I kept thinking there was an Apple 2 port of it, but it was a completely different game from this. More or less a clone in vague concept only.
Hi
Fun Fact: There was a hidden track of the arranged version of the 1942 BGM in 19xx.
1942 on the Game Boy Color is my favourite because it looks and/or sounds unique
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最後の沖縄の難易度は鬼｡
Me mate cómo dos días para pasarlo entero para un final de Mier..
Una decepción
Que esperabas? Eran así los finales antes!
Wow, my ears are bleeding! That whistle sound (why? music???) and the shots, horrible! Only the C64 version has this great soundtrack i still remember 29 years later... The Amstrad version is REALLY bad: Why is the playfield so tiny? And the "exploding" planes sound like popping balloons. Except for the MSX 2, all the japanese computers can't do reasonable scrolling. No wonder, japanese players prefered consoles! The Sharp also has to build up the screen again for leaving/reaching the aircraft carrier.
My ranking would be: C64 (fast and sound), Arcade (the original), MSX 2 (nice graphics), NES (except sound everything's ok) and Spectrum (pretty good for it's capabilites, but don't like the plattform). Then the stuttering japanese computers without the Sharp, CPC and last the Sharp. Don't care for the later plattforms.
Strange that there isn't a Master System version also.
This game has some creepy sounds
Why does it even sound creepy?
what is creepy about the sounds?
The nes version
if you can’t explain why the NES port (version) sounds creepy it isn’t creepy
GBC version is a lazy remake of the NES version it does NOT sound creepy
So much freaking beeping.
Holy shit that nes version sucks as most games micronics developed. Capcom really improved their game after they stopped giving micronics the right to make the games starting with commando which is far better than the glitchy mess that is 1942 and especially ghosts and goblins.
NES Commando had a
flickering sprites issue
Whoever came up with that fucking awful bleeping soundtrack should've been fired, worst video game soundtrack ever, I could've sworn I played an arcade version with the squadron 633 theme in 1993 though, but you seemed to skip from 1987 straight to 98 and there was an early 90s arcade version.