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This was due to being the first Capcom game designed with Western markets in mind.

The game's main goal was to be easily accessible for players, leading developers to use a World War II theme. 1942 was also the first Capcom game designed with Western markets in mind.

It went on to be Japan's seventh highest-grossing table arcade game during the first half of 1986, and the overall fifth highest-grossing table arcade game of 1986.

1942 was the first Capcom title to spawn a successful series of sequels, with five titles in the 194X line released from 1987 to 2000.

In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 16.06 out of 30.

The game series has sold a total of 1.4 million units worldwide as of December 2019, and stands as Capcom's 18th best-selling franchise.

While noting the game's scenario was "an odd subject for a Japanese arcade manufacturer" to take up, he said it has "nice" graphics and had an "original" gameplay feature in the form of the percentage high score.

Retrospectively, Brett Alan Weiss of AllGame called it "a fondly remembered" shooter and praised the special roll button, "perfectly balanced" gameplay, "colorfully detailed" graphics, and "nifty" power-ups.

Retrospectively, Brett Alan Weiss of AllGame called it "a fondly remembered" shooter and praised the special roll button, "perfectly balanced" gameplay, "colorfully detailed" graphics, and "nifty" power-ups.

The game series has sold a total of 1.4 million units worldwide as of December 2019, and stands as Capcom's 18th best-selling franchise.

The name comes from Ayako Mori, a female sound staff member who was at Capcom at the time.

Mike Roberts reviewed the arcade game in the May 1985 issue of British magazine Computer Gamer.

The arcade version was added to the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on December 21, 2010, and in the PAL and North American regions in January 2011.