Battlefield 1942

Publishers EA Games
Developers Digital Illusions CE
Release date 2002
Genre Shooter
Game rating

Game Description

Battlefield 1942 is a first-person shooter video games developed by the Swedish studio, Digital Illusions CE, and released in 2002 by Electronic Arts. The game is set during the second world war and can be played in single-player or multiplayer. Battlefield 1942 is the first game of the widely known Battlefield series, and was very well received by critics, particularly for its realistic battle simulation.

In Battlefield 1942, players take on the role of soldiers of one of five countries participating in World War II. As the Allies, the player can choose to be a soldier of the United States, the United Kingdom or the Soviet Union, while as the Axis, the player can play with Germany or Japan. The game takes place on maps corresponding to real battles that took place on one of four theaters of action – in North Africa, on the Western Front, the Eastern Front and the Pacific. Various vehicles and five infantry classes are available in the game. The infantry classes the player can play with are: Scout, Assault, Medic, Anti-tank, and Engineer.

Download Battlefield 1942

We might have the game available for more than one platform. Battlefield 1942 is currently available on these platforms:

Windows (2002)

Battlefield_1942_World_War_II_Anthology_Win_Setup_EN.7z (1.95GB)

Battlefield_1942_Win_RIP_EN .zip (888.8MB)

How to play on Windows – Battlefield 1942: World War II Anthology

  1. Download and Extract Battlefield_1942_World_War_II_Anthology_Win_Setup_EN.7z
  2. Open “Game Files” and run “bf1942-setup.exe” and install the game.
  3. Play game using desktop shortcut
  4. Optional: Download Battlefield 1942 Widescreen Patch (see Additional Files) and install “bf1942widescreenpatch.exe” to play in higher resolution.

This download includes:

  • Battlefield 1942 v1.61 (Base Game)
  • Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome
  • Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII

How to play on Windows – Base Game

  1. Download and Extract Battlefield_1942_Win_RIP_EN .zip
  2. Open the folder called “Game Files”
  3. No installation is needed – launch the game by double-clicking on the “BF1942.exe” file and the game will launch.
  4. If the game does not launch, try running the game as an administrator or in compatibility mode for Windows XP (right click on the file, go to properties and then the compatibility tab to do this).

Additional files, patches and fixes

Battlefield 1942 Windows Manual (English)

Battlefield 1942 Widescreen Patch

Battlefield 1942 Screenshots

Windows

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  2. Hello! I’m trying to install but whenever I finish the zip extraction, I get a notification that says “no data.bin”. What should I do? I tried extracting the ‘data.bin’ file in the zip, but it still doesn’t seem to work.

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  3. I’m trying to run the base game but it says “The code execution cannot proceed because binkw32.dll was not found.”

    I see that extension below the exe but have no idea how to make it work.

    Any ideas?

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  4. The Game doesnt start when I double click it. I’m running it in compatibility mode (Windows XP service pack 2) and as an administrator but when I double click the .exe nothing happens. Any ideas how to fix this?

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    • This worked for me on Win10;

      – Go into \Battlefield 1942\Mods\bf1942\Settings\Profiles\*user profile*\VideoCustom.con and set “game.setGameDisplayMode 800 600 16”. Then tag the file as read only.

      – Launch the game in WinXP SP2 compatibility mode.

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      • hi i’ve installed the ww2 pack & have unzipped/extracted & also checked the compatibility mode to (W-XP S-Pack 2) & also checked Admin mode, I also installed & extracted the widescreen patch in main game folder..but whenever i fully load into the game & choose any map to play as soon as i load in the map after choosing weapon or location it freezes & crashes, something i did wrong? is it because im using the wrong launch app for it i’m using the same one that the installation wizard provided to desktop, please help thanks.

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      • hi i’ve installed the ww2 pack & have unzipped/extracted & also checked the compatibility mode to (W-XP S-Pack 2) & also checked Admin mode, I also installed & extracted the widescreen patch in main game folder..but whenever i fully load into the game & choose any map to play as soon as i load in the map after choosing weapon or location it freezes & crashes, something i did wrong? And yes i also edited that (32) to (16) in the “Video-custom.con”, please help thanks.

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      • Sadly, the “user profile” folder doesn’t show up at all under the “Profiles” folder. The only folders that appear when I access Profiles are “DEVESTATING”, “Default”, and “Custom”. If there’s any way that allows me to activate the game, I’d like to know.

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  5. anyone having an issue unzipping the file? I don’t have an option when I right click to unzip the file. It is like Windows doesn’t recognize it is compressed file

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  6. You add the widescreen patch by putting the exe in the main game folder and running it from there.
    Did you ever figure out how to play the secret weapons maps?

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    • hi i’ve installed the ww2 pack & have unzipped/extracted & also checked the compatibility mode to (W-XP S-Pack 2) & also checked Admin mode, I also installed & extracted the widescreen patch in main game folder..but whenever i fully load into the game & choose any map to play as soon as i load in the map after choosing weapon or location it freezes & crashes, something i did wrong? is it because im using the wrong launch app for it i’m using the same one that the installation wizard provided to desktop, please help thanks.

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