Capcom
- CAPCOM is a radio communications term which is used by NASA and is short for "capsule communicator," the radio operator in mission control. This article is about Capcom the video game company.
Capcom (company)
Capcom, 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 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 Mega Man has superseded Captain Commando as Capcom's official mascot, primarily because of the immense popularity of the Mega Man series.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.
Notable Games
- Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
- Capcom vs SNK (also on Dreamcast; sequels on Dreamcast, Playstation 2, Xbox, and Gamecube)
- Final Fight (also on SNES, Sega CD, and Gameboy Advance; sequels on NES and SNES)
- Marvel vs Capcom and other Marvel VS. Series games (also on Dreamcast; sequels on Arcade, Dreamcast, Playstation 2, and Xbox)
- Street Fighter (also on Street Fighter II (also on SNES and Gameboy; sequels on Sega Genesis, SNES, TurboGrafx 16, 3DO, Dreamcast, and Gameboy Advance)
- Street Fighter III (sequels on Arcade, Dreamcast and PlayStation 2)
- Strider (also on NES, Genesis, and Playstation; sequel on Arcade and Playstation)
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- Breath of Fire (sequels on the SNES, Playstation, and Playstation 2)
- Mega Man X
- Super Buster Brothers (Also known as Super Pang in Japan)
- UN Squadron (Also known as Area 88 in Japan)
- Resident Evil (also on Sega Saturn; sequels on Gameboy, Playstation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, Playstation 2, and Gamecube)
- Rival Schools (also on Arcade; sequel, Street Fighter Alpha (also on Arcade, Sega Saturn, and Gameboy; sequels on Arcade, SNES, Playstation, Dreamcast, and Gameboy Advance)
- Mega Man Legends (also on Nintendo 64 as Mega Man 64)
- Star Gladiator (sequel, Plasma Sword, available on Dreamcast)
- Capcom vs. SNK Pro
- Trick'n Snowboarder
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