''Capcom Arcade Stadium'' is an

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compilation by

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. It includes 32 arcade games originally published by Capcom between 1984 and 2001. The compilation was initially released on

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in February 2021, then on

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, and

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later in May 2021, and

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in May 2022. A sequel, ''Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium'', was released on July 22, 2022.

Overview

''Capcom Arcade Stadium''

''Capcom Arcade Stadium'' features '' 1943: The Battle of Midway'' as a free inclusion, with the remaining games purchasable as

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(DLC). ''

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'' was made individually purchasable, while the rest were initially grouped into three packs of ten games, with each pack spanning a particular time period: ''Dawn of the Arcade'' (1984–1988), ''Arcade Revolution'' (1989–1992), and ''Arcade Evolution'' (1992–2001). In October 2021, it was announced that the games would also be made available as individual purchases in addition to the packs. In June 2022, ''Street Fighter II '' was made free to download until July 2022 to celebrate the upcoming release of ''Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium'', as well as the game's 1st anniversary and Capcom's 39th anniversary. The games run in an

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which adds the ability to rewind gameplay, select difficulty, adjust game speed, and use nostalgic visual filters to simulate vintage arcade CRT screens. Minor graphical alterations to the ''Street Fighter II'' games include the removal of the Rising Sun in

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's stage, and the replacement of the

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with the

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for

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in the character selection screen. In May 2021, Capcom released paid DLC enabling an invincibility

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for each game.

''Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium''

In May 2021, Capcom announced its intention for the collection to be expanded, and invited fans to suggest ideas through

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. On April 11, 2022, Capcom announced a sequel called ''Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium'', which was released on July 22, 2022, for

, and

. The collection features 32 new games, including ''

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'' as a free inclusion, and ''

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'' as a launch bonus for pre-orders and early purchases of ''

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''.

Reception

Upon ''Capcom Arcade Stadium''s initial December 2020 announcement, ''

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'' found it to be an improvement over the 2013 predecessor ''

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'' for the

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and

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, by almost doubling the library. However, it lamented the trend of emulation "retreads" from

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and

: "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." Although noting that several of the games have been available in previous compilations such as ''

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'', ''

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'' praised the selection of

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s in ''Capcom Arcade Stadium'', which includes the console debuts of games such as ''Progear'' and ''1944: The Loop Master''.

References

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