Capcom Arcade Stadium

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Capcom Arcade Stadium
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Developer(s) Capcom
Publisher(s) Capcom
Director(s) Takashi Matsuda
Producer(s) Tairoku Nozoe
Michiteru Okabe
Composer(s) Azusa Kato
Engine RE Engine
Platform(s)
ReleaseNintendo Switch
February 17, 2021
PS4, Windows, Xbox One
May 25, 2021
Genre(s) Various
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Capcom Arcade Stadium is an arcade video game compilation by Capcom. It includes 32 arcade games originally published by Capcom between 1984 and 2001. [1] [2] The compilation was initially released on Nintendo Switch in February 2021, then on PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2021, [3] [4] and Amazon Luna in May 2022.

Contents

A sequel, Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium, was released on July 22, 2022. [5]

Overview

Capcom Arcade Stadium

Capcom Arcade Stadium features 1943: The Battle of Midway as a free inclusion, with the remaining 31 games purchasable as downloadable content (DLC). Ghosts 'n Goblins was made individually purchasable, [6] and the rest were initially grouped into three packs of ten games. Each pack spans a particular time period: Dawn of the Arcade (1984–1988), Arcade Revolution (1989–1992), and Arcade Evolution (1992–2001). [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] In October 2021, the games also became individual purchases. [11] In June 2022, Street Fighter II was made free to download until July 2022 to celebrate the game's first anniversary, Capcom's 39th anniversary, and the upcoming release of Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium. [12]

The games run in an emulator which adds the ability to rewind gameplay, select difficulty, adjust game speed, and use nostalgic visual filters to simulate vintage arcade CRT screens. [13] Minor graphical alterations to the Street Fighter II games include the removal of the Rising Sun in E. Honda's stage, and the replacement of the Flag of Hong Kong SAR with the flag of the People's Republic of China for Fei Long in the character selection screen. [14] In May 2021, Capcom released paid DLC enabling an invincibility cheat for each game. [15]

Games

Dawn of the Arcade (1984–1988)
Arcade Revolution (1989–1992)
Arcade Evolution (1992–2001)

Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium

Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
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Developer(s) Capcom
Publisher(s) Capcom
Engine RE Engine
Platform(s)
ReleaseJuly 22, 2022
Genre(s) Various
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

In May 2021, Capcom announced the expansion of the collection, and invited fans' suggestions through Twitter. [16] On April 11, 2022, Capcom announced a sequel called Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium, [17] which was released on July 22, 2022, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. [5] The collection features 32 new games, including SonSon as a free inclusion, and Three Wonders as a launch bonus for pre-orders and early purchases of Capcom Fighting Collection . [17]

Games

Reception

Upon Capcom Arcade Stadium's initial December 2020 announcement, Comic Book Resources found it to be an improvement over the 2013 predecessor Capcom Arcade Cabinet for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, by almost doubling the library. However, it lamented the trend of emulation "retreads" from Nintendo and Capcom: "The downside is that these companies have normalized the practice of re-selling consumers classic games every console generation, and that's a price gamers shouldn't have to pay." [7]

Although noting that several of the games have been available in previous compilations such as Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle , Nintendo Life praised the selection of shoot 'em ups in Capcom Arcade Stadium, which includes the console debuts of games such as Progear and 1944: The Loop Master. [24]

As of December 2023, Capcom Arcade Stadium sold 1.8 million units and Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium sold 1.2 million units. [25]

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