- 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 (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 Mega Man has superseded Captain Commando as Capcom's official mascot, primarily because of the immense popularity of the Mega Man series.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 (The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda: The Four Swords, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap).
Notable games
- Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
- 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)
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- 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)
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- Resident Evil (also on Sega Saturn; sequels on Game Boy, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and GameCube)
- Rival Schools (also on Arcade; sequel, Project Justice, available on Arcade and Dreamcast)
- Street Fighter Alpha (also on Arcade, Sega Saturn, and Game Boy; sequels on Arcade, SNES, PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Advance)
- Mega Man Legends (also on Nintendo 64 as Mega Man 64)
- Mega Man Legends 2
- Misadventures of Tron Bonne
- Mega Man X4
- Mega Man X5
- Mega Man X6
- Star Gladiator (sequel, Plasma Sword, available on Dreamcast)
- Dino Crisis (also on Dreamcast; sequels available on PlayStation and Xbox)
- Capcom vs. SNK Pro
- Trick'n Snowboarder
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