Capcom

right Capcom (カプコン in Japanese), which stands for Japan Capsule Computers, is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher founded in 1979. Over the years Capcom has created some of the biggest and longest running franchises. From the hugely influential platformer Mega Man (Rockman in Japan) series through the standard-bearing Street Fighter beat 'em ups to the new survival horror classic Resident Evil. Capcom's original mascot, Captain Commando, is a superhero who wears a futuristic armor of unknown origin. He originally appeared in the early Capcom Famicom/NES game Section Z (the arcade version of Section Z has similar gameplay, but it is not clear that the hero is the same person) and in the manuals of Capcom's early Nintendo Entertainment System games to thank players for purchasing them. He later appeared as the title character in an arcade game bearing his name, as well as in Marvel vs. Capcom and its sequel, in which he is often considered to be an excessively powerful character. In Marvel vs. Capcom, he still serves as a mascot, regularly shouting "Capcom!" during fights and relaying Capcom-themed messages after winning. He displays the ability to quickly change from regular clothing into his armor, suggesting a secret identity. Mega Man has superseded Captain Commando as Capcom's official mascot, primarily because of the immense popularity of the Mega Man series. Captain Commando's storyline is not connected to that of Commando and Bionic Commando, despite the similar name. Recently, Capcom has worked with Nintendo, developing 2-D Legend of Zelda titles (, , , , and ).

Notable games

3DO games

Amiga games

Arcade games

Commodore 64 games

Famicom/NES games

  • Mega Man (sequels on Arcade, NES, Game Boy, SNES, and PlayStation)
  • Sweet Home (never released in North-America and Europe)

Famicom Disc System games

Game Boy games

Game Boy Advance games

Game Boy Color games

MSX games

Nintendo 64 games

Nintendo DS games

Nintendo GameCube games

PC games

Sega Dreamcast games

  • Power Stone (also in Arcades; sequel on Arcade and Dreamcast)
  • (also in Arcades)
  • (also in Arcades)

Sega CD games

Sega Genesis games

Sega Master System games

Sega Saturn games

Sony PlayStation games

  • Dino Crisis (also on Dreamcast; sequels available on PlayStation and Xbox)
  • Street Fighter Alpha (also on Arcade, Sega Saturn, and Game Boy; sequels on Arcade, SNES, PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Advance)

Sony PlayStation 2 games

  • (The second sequel, is actually a prequel to the first game. Has received very positive reviews)

Sony PlayStation Portable games

Super Famicom/SNES games

  • Breath of Fire (sequels on the SNES, PlayStation, and PlayStation 2)

Turbo CD games

TurboGrafx-16 games

WonderSwan Color games

Microsoft Xbox games

See also

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