Capstone Software

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Capstone Software
Industry Video games
Founded1984
Defunct1996
Headquarters Miami, Florida, U.S.
Key people
Leigh Rothschild, David Turner, Amy Smith-Boylan, James M. Wheeler
Parent IntraCorp

Capstone Software was a subsidiary of IntraCorp, a Miami-based computer and video game company. Founded in 1984, Capstone created first-person games such as Corridor 7: Alien Invasion , Operation Body Count , William Shatner's TekWar [1] and Witchaven , [2] and is also known for releasing games based on movie/TV licenses. Capstone's first-person games used the Wolfenstein 3D engine, and later, the Build engine.

Contents

IntraCorp went bankrupt in 1996 and shut down all its operations, including Capstone Software. Capstone's last game, Corridor 8: Galactic Wars , never left the prototype stage and was never released. Capstone became VRTech, providing first-person buildouts of new construction condominiums using the Build engine. It eventually closed down.

Games

The following is a list of games developed and/or published by Capstone Software as well its parent company Intracorp.

Intracorp

TitleDetails
Search for the Titanic

Original release date:
February 1989 [3] 		Release years by system:
1989 – MS-DOS, Commodore 64
Notes:
The Big Deal

Original release date:
1991		Release years by system:
1991 – MS-DOS, Amiga
Notes:
  • Gambling video game
  • Co-developed by ComputerEasy and Software Toolworks
  • Published by Capstone Software and Accolade, Inc.
  • The MS-DOS version compiles the games Ante Up, Cribbage King / Gin King and Trump Castle: The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation
  • The Amiga version compiles the games The Chessmaster 2000, Cribbage King / Gin King and Trump Castle: The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation [4]
Bridge Master

Original release date:
1992		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
1993 – Mac OS
Notes:
  • Card games
  • Published by Capstone Software
  • Remade as Bridge Master Championship Edition in 1993 for Windows 3.x and MacOS
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Chess Wars

Original release date:
1993		Release years by system:
1993 – MS-DOS
Notes:
  • Chess game
  • Published by Capstone Software
  • Working title was Terminator 2 - Cyber Chess [5]
  • Uses the Grandmaster Chess engine [6]

Capstone Software

TitleDetails
Trump Castle: The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation

Original release date:
1988		Release years by system:
1988 – MS-DOS, Commodore 64
1989 – Amiga, Atari ST
Notes:
  • Gambling video game
  • Self-published by Capstone Software
  • Part of the Trump Castle series
Miami Vice

Original release date:
1989		Release years by system:
1989 – MS-DOS, Atari ST
Notes:
Cardinal of the Kremlin

Original release date:
March 4, 1990		Release years by system:
1990 – MS-DOS
1991 – Amiga
Notes:
Lots-O-$lot$

Original release date:
1991		Release years by system:
1991 – MS-DOS
Notes:
  • Serves as an add-on program for the MS-DOS versions of Trump Castle: The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation, The Big Deal and Trump Castle II
Exotic Car Showroom

Original release date:
1992		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Grandmaster Chess

Original release date:
1992		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
1995 – Mac OS
Notes:
  • Chess game
  • Self-published by Capstone Software
  • Re-released on CD for MS-DOS in 1993
Computerized Coloring Books

Original release date:
1992 [7] 		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS, Amiga
Notes:
Trump Castle 3

Original release date:
1993		Release years by system:
1993 – MS-DOS
Notes:
  • Gambling video game
  • Self-published by Capstone Software
  • Part of the Trump Castle series
Operation Body Count

Original release date:
March 1994		Release years by system:
1994 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Corridor 7: Alien Invasion

Original release date:
March 1, 1994		Release years by system:
1994 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Zorro

Original release date:
March 14, 1995		Release years by system:
1995 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Witchaven

Original release date:
September 30, 1995 [9] 		Release years by system:
1995 – MS-DOS
Notes:
William Shatner's TekWar

Original release date:
October 1995 [10] 		Release years by system:
1995 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Casino Tournament of Champions

Original release date:
1995		Release years by system:
1995 – MS-DOS
Notes:
  • Gambling video game
  • Self-published by Capstone Software
Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance

Original release date:
May 6, 1996		Release years by system:
1996 – MS-DOS
Notes:

Published

TitleDetails
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Original release date:
1989		Release years by system:
1990 – Commodore 64
1990 – MS-DOS
1991 – Amiga
Notes:
Trump Castle 2

Original release date:
1991		Release years by system:
1991 – MS-DOS, Amiga
Notes:
  • Gambling video game
  • Developed by Brian A. Rice
  • Part of the Trump Castle series
Taking of Beverly Hills

Original release date:
1991		Release years by system:
1991 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Home Alone

Original release date:
1991		Release years by system:
1991 – MS-DOS, Amiga
Notes:
Monte Carlo Baccarat

Original release date:
1991		Release years by system:
1991 – MS-DOS
Notes:
  • Gambling video game
  • Developed by Brian A. Rice
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Original release date:
1992		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
Notes:
L.A. Law

Original release date:
1992		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
Notes:
The Dark Half

Original release date:
1992		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
Notes:
An American Tail: The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His Friends

Original release date:
August 1992 [11] 		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Wayne's World

Original release date:
1993		Release years by system:
1993 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Homey D. Clown

Original release date:
1993		Release years by system:
1993 – MS-DOS
Notes:
The Beverly Hillbillies

Original release date:
1993		Release years by system:
1993 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Discoveries of the Deep

Original release date:
1993		Release years by system:
1993 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Surf Ninjas

Original release date:
1994		Release years by system:
1994 – MS-DOS, Amiga, Amiga CD32
Notes:
Ultimate Backgammon

Original release date:
1994		Release years by system:
1994 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Anyone for Cards?

Original release date:
1994		Release years by system:
1994 – MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac OS
Notes:
Chronomaster

Original release date:
December 20, 1995 [12] 		Release years by system:
1995 – MS-DOS
Notes:

Distributed

Cancelled

TitleCancellation dateDeveloper(s)Ref(s).
Rescue 911 1994Capstone Software [13]
Flintstones vs. The Jetsons Chess1994Capstone Software [13]
Corridor 8: Galactic Wars1996Capstone Software
Fate1996Capstone Software

References

  1. ↑ Tarason, Dominic (2018-02-19). "William Shatner's Tekwar lives again... for some reason". Rock, Paper, Shotgun . Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  2. ↑ "Witchaven - PC - GameSpy" . Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Special Report" (PDF). Computer Gaming World . No. 56. Golden Empire Publications. February 1989. p. 9.
  4. ↑ Lynch, Dennis (1991-07-26). "Gambling via Software is the Safe Way". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  5. ↑ "PC Zone Magazine". PC Zone . No. 1. Future plc. April 1993. p. 11.
  6. ↑ "CD-ROM Redux". CD-ROM Entertainment . Future plc. June 1994. p.  51.
  7. ↑ "Educational Games move Forward". Electronic Games . Vol. 1, no. 1. Decker Publications. October 1992. p. 64.
  8. ↑ Hudkins, Lonnie; Allen, Carl (1992-04-26). "The FernGully Computerized Coloring Book". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  9. ↑ Varner, Jim (May 2, 2000). "Witchaven - Gamespot". GameSpot . Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  10. ↑ IntraCorp 1995 Product Line (PDF). Capstone Software. 1995. p. 3.
  11. ↑ DeCoster, Jeane; Crook, David (1992-08-29). "The Mouse That Didn't Roar". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  12. ↑ "Chronomaster - ng alphas". Next Generation . No. 11. Imagine Media. November 1995. p. 115.
  13. 1 2 "The 1994 Summer Consumer Electronics Show".
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