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: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, 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 identityA secret identity is the practice of hiding a person's identity so the actual identity of the person is not known or suspected. Legal uses of secret identity include people placed under witness protection programs to protect witnesses in criminal trials f. Mega Man has superseded Captain Commando as Capcom's official mascot, primarily because of the immense popularity of the Mega Man series.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 CommandoCommando is regarded by many as being the first true Shoot 'em Up as well as being very influential in the creation of several later games in the genre ( Ikari Warriors, Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Green Beret to name a few). It was released for sever and Bionic Commando , despite the similar name.
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1.1 ArcadeAn arcade is a passage or walkway covered over by a succession of arches or vaults supported by columns, or else it is a covered passage fronted by a series of arches. In cities, buildings with arcades along their street-level fronts, the interior faces o games
- Cadillacs & DinosaursCadillacs & Dinosaurs is a 1992 arcade game released by Capcom. It is a fighting game based upon the comic Xenozoic Tales which was created by Mark Schultz in the late eighties. External links entry on the Killer List of Videogames Arcade games.
- Capcom vs SNK (also on Dreamcast; sequels on Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube)
- Final Fight (also on Super Famicom/ SNES, Sega CD, and Game Boy Advance; sequels on Famicom/ NES and SFC/ SNES)
- Marvel vs. Capcom and other Marvel vs. series games (also on Dreamcast; sequels on Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and Xbox)
- Mega Man: The Power Battle
- Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
- Street Fighter (also on Turbo Duo )
- Street Fighter II (also on SFC/SNES and Game Boy; sequels on Sega Genesis, SNES, TurboGrafx 16, 3DO, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Advance)
- Street Fighter III (sequels on Arcade, Dreamcast, and PlayStation 2)
- Strider (also on NES, Genesis, and PlayStation; sequel Strider 2 on Arcade and PlayStation)
