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Noritaka Funamizu
, sometimes credited as Poo, is a Japanese video game designer, director and producer formerly employed by Capcom. In 2004, he left Capcom to help found Crafts & Meister. Career Funamizu was employed by Capcom in 1985. Prior to that, he wrote for ''Beep'' as a part-time contributor until he was invited into the company by senior staff. When he joined Capcom, he befriended fellow Capcom designer Yoshiki Okamoto while playing a game of catchball. During the late 1980s and up until the mid-1990s, Funamizu designed and co-designed several of the company's arcade games, including games in the ''Street Fighter'' series (particularly ''Super Street Fighter II'' and the ''Street Fighter Alpha'' series). Funamizu was later promoted to General Manager of Capcom's Production Studio 1 which produced several of the company's arcade and consumer titles. He, along with producer Katsuhiro Sudo left Capcom in April 2004 to form Crafts & Meister. Works * '' Gun Smoke'' - character design * '' Sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Men Vs
The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to low sales, following its 1975 revival and subsequent direction under writer Chris Claremont, it became one of the most recognizable and successful franchises of Marvel Comics. They have appeared in numerous books, television shows, the 20th Century Fox ''X-Men'' films, and video games. The ''X-Men'' title may refer to the superhero team itself, the eponymous comic series, or the broader franchise including various solo titles and team books such as the New Mutants, Excalibur, and X-Force. In the Marvel Universe, mutants are humans who are born with a genetic trait called the X-gene which grants them natural superhuman abilities. Due to their differences from the majority of humanity, mutants are subject to prejudice and discrimination an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mega Twins
''Mega Twins'', known as in Japan, is a side-scrolling action game released for the arcade game, arcades by Capcom in 1990 in video gaming, 1990. It was the tenth game released for the CP System hardware. Plot The game features two twins who are attempting to re-take control of their land, Alurea, after a monster unexpectedly attacks, destroying everything in its path. The people of Alurea have lived in peace for a thousand years and have forgotten how to fight, yet the land's only survivors, the twin sons of the king, must take up the challenge and return their kingdom to its former glory. The two twins, aged around 15 at the time the game takes place, venture forth in search of a legendary stone known as "Dragon Blue Eyes", which is rumoured to be able to put everything back to rights. Gameplay The game takes the form of a scrolling Platform game, platform game, with the players controlling the characters of the twins. The game can be played alone (in which case only one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Power Fighters
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be 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 nouns 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 the archaic pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'', released in Japan as , is a tile-matching puzzle video game released in 1996 for the CP System II (CPS2) arcade board, by Capcom and its Capcom Coin-Op division. The game's title is a play on ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' (called ''Super Street Fighter II X'' in Japan), as there were no other ''Puzzle Fighter'' games at the time, and the game includes music and interface elements spoofing the '' Street Fighter Alpha'' and '' Darkstalkers'' games. It was a response to Sega's '' Puyo Puyo 2'' that had been sweeping the Japanese arcade scene. A high-definition remake version titled ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix'', is available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A successor, '' Puzzle Fighter'', was released for mobile devices in 2017. ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix'' was made backwards compatible on Xbox One in June 2019. In 2022, it was announced that ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'' will be included as a part of both the ... [...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 fighting game originally released for the CPS II arcade hardware by Capcom. The game is a remake to the previous year's '' 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 a kick or one punch button and two kicks. The player can then perform an ... [...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 delaye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armored Warriors
''Armored Warriors'', known in Japan as , is a 1994 mecha-themed beat-em-up game released by Capcom as a coin-operated video game for their CP System II hardware. The "Variant Armors" mecha featured in the game were later used for the head-to-head fighting game '' Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness''. After being included with the Retro-Bit Super Retro-Cade dedicated console, the game would later be released digitally as part of the ''Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle'' on September 18, 2018, for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows. and ''Capcom Arcade Stadium'' on February 17, 2021, for the Nintendo Switch, an later that year on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam. Gameplay ''Armored Warriors'' most prominent feature is its multi-player option, and the ability to augment the players' mechs with a large array of different parts for varied attacks. Multiple regions of the mech could be switched, including the arms, legs and handheld weaponry. Such parts were gai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' is a fighting game released for the arcades by Capcom in Japan on February 23, 1994, in North America on February 23 and March 26, 1994 (beta) and in Europe in March 1994 (beta). It is the fifth installment in the '' Street Fighter II'' sub-series of ''Street Fighter'' games, following '' Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers''. Like its predecessor, it ran on the CP System II hardware. ''Super Turbo'' introduced several new gameplay mechanics not present in previous versions of ''Street Fighter II'', including the addition of combination moves called super combos and air combos. It also introduced the secret character Akuma, who would go on to become a recurring character in later ''Street Fighter'' installments and other Capcom fighting games. ''Super Turbo'' was originally ported to the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, followed by the PlayStation and Sega Saturn (under the title of ''Super Street Fighter II Turb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Slam Masters
''Saturday Night Slam Masters'', known in Japan as , is a 1993 pro wrestling arcade game released for the CP System by Capcom. The game features character designs by manga artist Tetsuo Hara, famous for '' Fist of the North Star''. The game was followed by an updated version titled ''Muscle Bomber Duo: Ultimate Team Battle'' in 1993, and a sequel called ''Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters II'' in 1994. Gameplay The original ''Slam Masters'' plays like a traditional wrestling game, only the game used a view similar to that commonly used in the fighting game genre. The game uses a three button configuration (grab, attack, and jump). Each character has two special attacks: a non-grappling technique and a finisher. When an opponent's life meter is depleted, he must either be pinned for a three-count or forced to submit. Defeating all of the other wrestlers results in winning the championship belt, which must then be defended against the entire roster. There are two game modes: ... [...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] |
Cadillacs And Dinosaurs (arcade Game)
''Cadillacs and Dinosaurs'', released in Japan as , is a 1993 arcade game by Capcom. It is a side-scrolling beat 'em up based on the comic book series ''Xenozoic Tales''. The game was produced as a tie-in to the short-lived '' Cadillacs and Dinosaurs'' animated series which was aired during the same year the game was released. A version for the Capcom Power System Changer was planned and previewed but never released. Gameplay Up to three players can play at once, guiding their selected characters through eight stages, battling various enemies and bosses. There are four playable characters, each with their own strengths and weaknesses: Jack (balanced type), Hannah (skill type), Mustapha (speed type), and Mess (power type). The game's titular dinosaurs make appearances as neutral characters that may attack both player characters and enemies. The players have access to several attacks. Each character has two special moves including one that depletes a character's health upon c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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