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Akira Yasuda
(born July 21, 1964) is a Japanese animator, character designer, game designer and mecha designer, who works under the pen name "Akiman". Yasuda is a former employee of the video game company Capcom (joining in 1985) and has worked on many Capcom games, taking on various design roles for works such as the ''Final Fight'' series and '' Street Fighter II: The World Warrior'' (including their updates) under the pen name Akiman. He has also been involved in anime production, most notably '' Turn A Gundam,'' '' Overman King Gainer'' and ''Code Geass''. He also went to the United States to work on '' Red Dead Revolver'' for Angel Studios. When the studio was bought by Rockstar Games, he returned to Japan, where he officially left Capcom in 2003 and started working as a freelance artist. Notable works Anime *'' Turn A Gundam'' (1999-2000) - character designer *'' Overman King Gainer'' (2002-2003) - mecha designer *''Code Geass'' (2006-2007) - mecha designer *'' Bodacious Space Pirates'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video games. Animation is closely related to filmmaking and like filmmaking is extremely labor-intensive, which means that most significant works require the collaboration of several animators. The methods of creating the images or frames for an animation piece depend on the animators' artistic styles and their field. Other artists who contribute to animated cartoons, but who are not animators, include layout artists (who design the backgrounds, lighting, and camera angles), storyboard artists (who draw panels of the action from the script), and background artists (who paint the "scenery"). Animated films share some film crew positions with regular live action films, such as director, producer, sound engineer, and editor, but differ radically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyper Dyne Side Arms
is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed and released by Capcom as an arcade video game in 1986. The player takes control of a flying mecha suit who must battle an alien army. ''Side Arms'' uses a two-directional attacking system similar to Capcom's previous shoot-'em-up '' Section Z''. Plot An evil alien empire known as the Bozon are launching a full-scale attack on Earth. As either Lt. Henry or Sgt. Sanders, the player must pilot a giant space mecha known as a "Mobilsuit" to defeat the aliens. Up to two players can play simultaneously. Gameplay The controls consist of an eight-way joystick for moving the Mobilsuit and three action buttons. ''Side Arms'' uses two shooting buttons, one for shooting to the left and the other to the right. The third button is used to change between the weapons acquired by the player. There are five types of power-ups that can be acquired by the player: a speed upgrade, an orbital bit that will provide additional firepower with the standar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Gladiator
is a 1996 weapon-based 3D fighting game released by Capcom for the PlayStation-based ZN-1 arcade hardware. It was Capcom's first in-house polygonal fighting game (the earlier ''Battle Arena Toshinden 2'' was licensed to Capcom from an outside developer). A PlayStation port was released in October 1996. It was followed by a single sequel, '' Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein'', in 1998. Gameplay Instead of the six-button configuration system seen in past Capcom fighting game series such as '' Street Fighter II: The World Warrior'' and '' Darkstalkers'', ''Star Gladiator'' utilizes a ''Soulcalibur'' series-esque four-button configuration system, which consists of two attack buttons for a character's weapon, a kick attack, and a guard defense. The fighters battle upon a hovering arena, and if a fighter is knocked off the arena they lose the round. Plasma Reverses are two special guard moves that can be unleashed at any time from within a battle. A Plasma Reflect enables a fighter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Fighter Alpha 2
''Street Fighter Alpha 2'', known as in Japan, Asia, South America, and Oceania, is a 1996 in video gaming, 1996 fighting game originally released for the CP System II, CPS II arcade hardware by Capcom. The game is a Video game remake, remake to the previous year's ''Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams''. The game features a number of improvements over the original, such as new attacks, stages, endings, and gameplay features. It was followed by ''Street Fighter Alpha 3''. Gameplay ''Street Fighter Alpha 2'' retains most of the new features introduced in the original ''Street Fighter Alpha'', such as the three-level Super Combo gauge, Alpha Counters, Air-Blocking, and Fall Breaking. The main new feature in the game is the inclusion of the Custom Combo system (Original Combo in Japan), which replaces the Chain Combos from the first ''Alpha''. If the Super Combo gauge is on Lv. 1 or above, the player can initiate a Custom Combo pressing two punch buttons and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverine (character)
Wolverine (birth name: James Howlett; Pseudonym, alias: Logan and Weapon X) is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, mostly in association with the X-Men. He is a Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant who possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, a powerful regenerative ability known as a healing factor, and three retractable claws in each hand. Wolverine has been depicted variously as a member of the X-Men, X-Force, Alpha Flight, the Fantastic Four, and the Avengers (comics), Avengers. The character appeared in the last panel of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' #180 before having a larger role in #181 (cover-dated November 1974 in comics, 1974). He was created by Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, writer Len Wein, and Marvel art director John Romita Sr. Romita designed the character's costume, but the character was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe. Wolverine then jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Super Heroes (video Game)
is a Fighting game, fighting video game developed by Capcom. Originally released in the video arcade, arcade in 1995 on the CP System II, CPS-2 arcade system, it was ported to the Sega Saturn and PlayStation (console), PlayStation in late 1997. The game, alongside ''Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes'', was also included in the ''Marvel vs. Capcom Origins'' collection, released digitally for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in September 2012. ''Marvel Super Heroes'' is loosely based on "The Infinity Gauntlet" storyline of the Marvel Universe. It is the second Capcom fighting game based on characters from the Marvel Comics line, following ''X-Men: Children of the Atom (video game), X-Men: Children of the Atom'', and was later succeeded by the ''Marvel vs. Capcom (series), Marvel vs. Capcom'' series. Gameplay ''Marvel Super Heroes'' is a fighting game in which superheroes and villains from the Marvel Universe fight against each other. Loosely based on ''The Infinity Gauntlet' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of The Atom (arcade Game)
''Children of the Atom'' is a 1953 science fiction novel by American writer Wilmar H. Shiras, which has been listed as one of "The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years, 1953–2002." The book is a collection and expansion of three earlier stories, the most famous of which is the novella "In Hiding" from 1948, which appeared on several "Best SF" lists. The book's plot focuses on children with superhuman intelligence. Plot summary In the novel, much of which was originally published as a series of stories in ''Astounding Science Fiction'' magazine, hidden throughout a future America of 1972 are a group of incredibly gifted children — all approximately the same age, all preternaturally intelligent, and all hiding their incredible abilities from a world they know will not understand them. These children were born to workers caught in an explosion at an atomic weapons facility, and orphaned just a few months after birth when their parents succumbed to delayed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Warriors
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Street Fighter II
is a competitive fighting game produced by Capcom and originally released as an arcade game in 1993. It is the fourth game in the ''Street Fighter II'' sub-series of ''Street Fighter'' games, following ''Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting''. It refines and balances the existing character roster from the previous versions, and introduces four new characters. It is the first game on Capcoms CP System II hardware, with more sophisticated graphics and audio over the original CP System hardware used in previous versions of ''Street Fighter II''. ''Super Street Fighter II'' was followed in 1994 by ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', a fifth version of ''Street Fighter II'', which further balances the characters and adds features. Characters All twelve World Warriors from the previous ''Street Fighter II'' games return, many with basic and special techniques refined to adjust the overall balance. Some of the characters received new special techniques such as Ryu's ''Fire Hadōken'' (ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Punisher (arcade Game)
is a 1993 beat 'em up arcade game developed and released by Capcom. It stars the Marvel Comics' antihero the Punisher (Frank Castle) and co-stars S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury as the second player's character as they embark on a mission to kill the crime lord the Kingpin and bring down his organization. While following the same general formula as Capcom's previous beat 'em ups, the game has a range of usable weapons and a comics-style presentation. ''The Punisher'' gained significant popularity in arcades and is widely regarded as one of the best titles in the beat 'em up genre as well as one of the best video game adaptations of comic books. A Mega Drive/Genesis port was developed by Sculptured Software and published by Capcom to mixed reviews and commercial failure. Gameplay ''The Punisher'' follows the same side-scrolling beat'em up formula Capcom established in ''Final Fight'' (1989) and ''Captain Commando'' (1991) as the protagonists engage ordinary foes and stage boss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Commando
is a 1991 futuristic side-scrolling beat 'em up originally developed and published by Capcom as an arcade video game, and later ported to several other platforms. It was the seventeenth game produced for the company's CP System hardware. The game stars the titular superhero who was originally conceived as a fictional spokesman used by Capcom USA in the company's console games during the late 1980s. On September 13, 2018, Capcom announced '' Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle'' with ''Captain Commando'' being one of seven titles and released digitally for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows on September 18, 2018. Plot The game is set in a futuristic version of Metro City, the setting of Capcom's other beat 'em up, Final Fight, and features several loose ties with the characters and settings from that game. The year is 2026. The world is filled with crime. Captain Commando and his three faithful Commando Companions rise up to erase this crime from Planet Earth and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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