1942
Series : Banzai!!
Climb into your Super-charged P38
and take on the enemy in their multitude in the
air, on land,
and at sea with Capcom's 1942 shooter series..
One of
their most famous franchises in the early days,
there's not a great deal to be said about these
games content-wise (er.. kill lots and lots of
enemy aircraft.. that's about it!) but their
arcade incarnations were certainly a lot of fun,
and I'm still very fond of the original 1942 even
after all these years. Special mention has to go
to the soundtrack and jingles in the first game,
they drove you barmy while playing but you would
end up humming the damn things to yourself for
days afterwards..
Another 1942 fan Bodhisattva has kindly allowed me to
include his vivid recollections of playing the
original 1942 : ' Fond
Memories of 1942...' here. His attraction to
the game in the early days seem very similar to
my own.. as he explains in his piece. Bodhisattva
also cites Konami's Gyruss and Time Pilot among his other favourite
all-time games.. I have to agree, all three games
were highly influential in getting me involved in
shoot-em-ups in the early days. Good taste that
man!
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One of
their most famous franchises in the early days,
there's not a great deal to be said about these
games content-wise (er.. kill lots and lots of
enemy aircraft.. that's about it!) but their
arcade incarnations were certainly a lot of fun,
and I'm still very fond of the original 1942 even
after all these years. Special mention has to go
to the soundtrack and jingles in the first game,
they drove you barmy while playing but you would
end up humming the damn things to yourself for
days afterwards.. 
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