Tag: Capcom
Street Fighter is a 1987 arcade game by Japanese developer and publisher Capcom. It is the first competitive fighting game produced by the company and the first instalment in the Street Fighter series. It was a commercial success in arcades and introduced special attacks and some of the conventions made standard in later fighting games, such as the six-button controls…
In 1987 Capcom, under the guidance of director “Akira Kitamura” released Mega Man on the Nintendo Entertainment System, sales were disappointing, to the point where a sequel was canned..until the developers within Capcom decided to produce the game in their own free time. And then on the 24th December 1988 Rockman 2 was released to the Japanese Public. And a…
Released in 1996 as a sequel to the equally impressive Tower of Doom, Shadows Over Mystara is a surprisngly in-depth fusion of side-scrolling beat ’em up and action RPG set within the D&D universe. I still can’t imagine people standing/sitting at an arcade cabinet for 90 minutes, but it’s a thoroughly compelling experience, particularly when played with friends! Players must…
Retro gamers looking for some classic fighting action can let off some steam with the Capcom Beat ‘Em Up bundle, a collection of seven classic side-scrolling, coin-op brawlers. The line-up includes Final Fight, Captain Commando and Armored Warriors, each of which acts as a reminder as to why Capcom was such a dominant force in the 80’s and 90’s arcade gaming scene….
Assembler of Spanish coding team ASM has finally finished work on a conversion of Ghosts’n Goblins for the MSX Turbo R. Released in 1990 as successor to the MSX 2+, the machine packed in a custom 16-bit RISC CPU (R800) alongside the standard Zilog Z80, as well as 256 Kb of RAM – it would be the most powerful machine…
The official Commodore 64 release of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is well-known for being one of the most lacklustre conversions of the Capcom’s seminal tournament fighting game in existence, so we were excited to learn that a new, fan-based remake is in the works! Behind the planned reincarnation is Paco Herrera of PacoBlog64, which was originally conceived a…
Fans of Amstrad’s GX4000 console might be excited to learn that a new, high-quality conversion of Capcom’s seminal coin-op, Ghosts’n Goblins, has been released for free over on cpcwiki.eu by the game’s developer! Those of us who grew up during the 1980’s will remember just how poorly so many arcade conversions for our humble 8-bit micros turned out to be, so…
The year was 1992 and Commodore Amiga owners were going into paroxysms of excitement – I should know for I was one of them – because the unthinkable was happening – Street Fighter II, one of the best arcade fighters ever made, was soon to be released for the system. The game received massive amounts of pre-release coverage (and hype)…
The excellent MSX Resource Centre website brought to my attention this new game that will be released in July by Kai Magazine. Myths and Dragons is a fantasy-themed beat ’em up game that also has some RPG elements. This nice addition gives the game more to look for since the players can gain experience and money that will let them upgrade equipment as…
It’s back to WWII and the battle of Midway as the sequel to 1942 takes off into action! As from the previous campaign, the action takes place from above. Dogfighting, dodging lead and airborne acrobatics are still paramount as the mighty Japanese naval power must be thwarted. The dynamic remains the same, a simple shooter with much more weaponry and…
