Giga Wing 2
Developer: Takumi Publisher: Capcom Release: 05/16/01 Genre: Shooter Giga Wing was one of a host of Capcom shooters for the Dreamcast that helped reignite my love for the genre. At a time where the best of the...
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SonSon II
Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Release: 01/27/89 Genre: Action Konami graced the PC Engine with excellent support in Japan. Everyone is aware of Rondo of Blood’s legendary status but they had more to offer with fantastic arcade ports such as...
Breath of Fire II
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 12/10/95 Genre: RPG Breath of Fire was as traditional as RPGs can get. But it made an impression thanks to its fascinating world and pixel art. It was surprising that Capcom did not release...
1943
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 10/88 Genre: Shooter Capcom and their early NES games had a bad reputation. While most of us have fond memories of games like Ghosts ‘n Goblins and Commando they were riddled with severe performan...
Giga Wing
Developer: Takumi Publisher: Capcom Release: 07/2000 Genre: Shooter As with all genres by the year 2000 the shooter had long since had its time in the sun. While Westerners subsisted on scraps the genre was going through a...
Onimusha: Warlords
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 03/14/01 Genre: Action Also On: PS2, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC The PlayStation 2 had a whopping 26 games at its launc...
Captain Commando
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 1995 Genre: Beat em up Captain Commando was once the official mascot for Capcom. If you can believe it the goofy American superhero stereotype was used to shill Capcom products in the US before Me...
Forgotten Worlds Turbo Grafx-16
Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Released: 11/92 Genre: Shooter I count myself as fortunate to have been present for the Sega Genesis launch. Among the early titles for the system Forgotten Worlds was one of my favorites. I thought it was...
Tiger Road
Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Released: 1990 Genre: Action As an early adopter of the Turbo Grafx-16 the pickings were slim initially. After the launch period releases were sporadic and unless you liked sports or shooters you were screw...
Breath of Fire
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Square Soft Released: 08/10/94 Genre: RPG Capcom is one of the most versatile developers in the world. From platformers to shooters and fighting games in their heyday they covered nearly every genre. The one notab...