is a
compilation
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**Compilation error
**Compilation unit
*Product bundling, a marketing strategy used to sell multiple products
*Compilation thesis
M ...
of
arcade games released by
Capcom for the
PlayStation 2 and
Xbox
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on September 27, 2005 in North America and in 2006 in Japan. It was developed by
Digital Eclipse Software
Digital Eclipse is an American video game developer based in Emeryville, California. Founded by Andrew Ayre in 1992, the company found success developing commercial emulations of arcade games for Game Boy Color. In 2003, the company merged ...
(then
Backbone Entertainment
Backbone Entertainment was an American video game developer based in Emeryville, California. The company was formed in 2003 as the result of a merger between developers Digital Eclipse and ImaginEngine. In 2005, Backbone merged with The Collec ...
), Sensory Sweep, and its Japanese developer Klein Computer Entertainment. A second volume, ''Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2'', was released on November 24, 2006 in North America, for
PlayStation 2 and
Xbox
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. The second volume as well as the
Xbox
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version of the first volume were not released in Japan.
Two handheld compilations, ''Capcom Classics Collection Remixed'' (not released in Japan) and ''Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded'' (''Capcom Classics Collection'' in Japan) were released on March 22 and October 24, 2006 respectively on the
PlayStation Portable. Reloaded can also be played on the PlayStation Vita by downloading it on a PS3 and copying it via the USB transfer function to the Vita. A
Game Boy Advance
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compilation, ''Capcom Classics Mini-Mix'' (North America only), was released on September 19, 2006. ''Reloaded'' and ''Mini-Mix'' were not developed by Digital Eclipse, but rather by Klein Computer Entertainment and Sensory Sweep, respectively.
Many of the games included in this compilation were re-released as part of ''
Capcom Arcade Cabinet
''Capcom Arcade Cabinet'' is a compilation of seventeen Capcom 1980s arcade games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The compilation was released in five separate packs of three games during February–May 2013. A purchase of all five packs inclu ...
'' for
PlayStation 3
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and
Xbox 360
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from February 19, 2013 to April 17, 2013.
Overview
In
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
, Capcom produced a series of five video game compilations titled ''
Capcom Generations
is a series of five video game compilations produced by Capcom for PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Each volume contains three or four games from a particular series or game genre and were ported directly from their original arcade versions (with th ...
'' for the
PlayStation and
Sega Saturn, released in
Japan and the
PAL region
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. The series as a whole compiled over 15 arcade games and the
Super NES
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game ''
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts''. Each volume was accompanied by extra features such as a historical overview of each title, artwork gallery, hints and even cast profiles. All games in these compilations also contained enhanced gameplay options such as rapid fire, a bigger screen, and remixed soundtrack.
''Volume 1'' of ''Capcom Classics Collection'' contains all sixteen games from ''Capcom Generations'' and ''Street Fighter Collection 2'' respectively (converted from these ports rather than the arcade originals) and six added emulated titles, while ''Volume 2'' features only titles not included in the ''Capcom Generations'' series. As with the ''Capcom Generations'' titles, all games contain extra features, which consist of gameplay tips, artwork, listenable music and cast profiles, although the contents are not identical. All the extra features are typically unlocked by getting high scores or achieving unusual gameplay objectives, such as collecting the
Yashichi Yashichi may refer to:
* Yashichi, a "boost power-up
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item in several games or picking up
Edi. E's gum in ''
Final Fight
''Final Fight'' is a series of beat 'em up video games by Capcom, which began with the arcade release of ''Final Fight'' in 1989. Set in the fictional Metro City, the games focus on a group of heroic vigilantes who fights against the control and ...
''. High scores can be saved for all the games for three different difficulty settings: Normal, Hardcore (in which only the minimum number of lives and continues are available and the AI is at its best), or Custom (if the player changes the options from the Normal or Hardcore settings).
The home console volumes feature one bonus game each. The first volume features a "Deluxe Versus Mode" for the ''Street Fighter II'' games which allows two players to compete against each other by offering the players a selection of characters from all three installments of the ''Street Fighter II'' series included in the compilation. This game mode was originally from the ''Street Fighter Collection 2'' compilation for the PlayStation and Saturn, which are the versions emulated in ''Capcom Classics Collection'' and ''Reloaded''. ''Remixed'' and ''Volume 2'' contain a version of ''Quiz and Dragons'' that is exclusively composed of Capcom-related questions.
Lineup by volume
Volume 1
Volume 2
Portable versions
''Remixed'' and ''Reloaded'', both for the
PSP contain mostly the same lineup of games from the two home console volumes. ''Reloaded'' contains the 16 games respectively from the ''Capcom Generations'' and ''Street Fighter Collection 2'' lineup plus ''
Knights of the Round'', ''
Eco Fighters'' and ''
The King of Dragons'' while ''Remixed'', which came out before ''Reloaded'', contains the majority of remaining games from the home console versions of ''Vol. 1'' and ''2''. ''
Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', ''
Tiger Road'', and ''
Trojan
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* Of or from the ancient city of Troy
* Trojan language, the language of the historical Trojans
Arts and entertainment Music
* ''Les Troyens'' ('The Trojans'), an opera by Berlioz, premiered part 1863, part 189 ...
'' do not appear in the portable versions.
''Capcom Classics Collection Remixed''
''Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded''
''Capcom Classics Mini Mix''
''Capcom Classics Mini Mix'' is a compilation for the Game Boy Advance that was developed by ''Sensory Sweep'' and released around the same time as the home console and PSP versions.
This GBA compilation includes three games originally released for the
Nintendo Entertainment System:
* ''
Strider''
* ''
Bionic Commando''
* ''
Mighty Final Fight
is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up released by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993. It is a spinoff of Capcom's 1989 arcade game ''Final Fight'', which was previously ported to the Super NES. Unlike the CP System arcade classic a ...
''
Other collections
* ''
Capcom Generations
is a series of five video game compilations produced by Capcom for PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Each volume contains three or four games from a particular series or game genre and were ported directly from their original arcade versions (with th ...
''
* ''
Capcom Puzzle World
''Capcom Puzzle World'' is a compilation of puzzle games created by Capcom for the Sony PSP. It was released on February 6, 2007 in the United States and July 13, 2007 in Europe. It contains five puzzle games:
*'' Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo' ...
''
* ''
Capcom Arcade Cabinet
''Capcom Arcade Cabinet'' is a compilation of seventeen Capcom 1980s arcade games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The compilation was released in five separate packs of three games during February–May 2013. A purchase of all five packs inclu ...
''
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