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Capcom's Virtual Arcade Cabinet Runs A Bunch Of Old Stuff

17 early Capcom arcade releases are coming to XBLA and PSN in a set of downloadable packs for the Capcom Arcade Cabinet.

Feb. 7 2013

Posted by: Jeff

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Interesting.

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In for the 17 pack.

There's two games I don't care about or want, but I want the bonuses and I save $15 by buying the all-in-one pack.

Sucks I have to wait until May, though.

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NOTHING STOPS THE GAME ROOM QUICK LOOK.

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Yep. I'm buying these.

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I'm in for Commando, no interest in anything else

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I'm really happy that there's no mega man or street fighter in sight here.

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GAME ROOM LIVES!

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@Phished0ne said:

@BSw said:

@wariomona said:

I have all these games already for PS2 but some of them are awesome enough to get again.

Also, return of the "Game Room" quick look, please!

Edit: Here's the prices: http://www.capcom-unity.com/xantista/blog/2013/02/07/capcom-arcade-cabinet-full-games-list-release-dates-and-pricing

Single Game: $4; Pack-of-three: $10; All 17: $30

Seriously? That's pretty expensive for a couple of old game ports.

Its probably a little pricey on the price of *all* of them. Ideally all 17 would've been more like 20-25?? Personally i'll buy 2 or 3 of them and happily pay 4 dollars for ghosts and goblins, 1943 and a few others. Although i imagine it would be a pain trying to figure out pricing for stuff like that.

From a customer perspective, you are absolutely right that nostalgia is an important factor (and anybody that wants to buy one or more of these should of course do so). But for me, the markup on these relatively easy-to-do ports is bizarre. I'd rather spend my bucks on more recent games at a similar price point (usually starting at $8,-/800 MSP), and play these kind of games for free in one of the many, many (sometimes extremely good) duplications that have been created over the years. This is not 'reliving the old days' for a cool price, this is a cheap, perhaps almost loveless cash-in. And that's a shame, because I do like the comeback of yesteryear's games.

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@mikeydangelo said:

Game Room-esque Quick Looks please!

STAT!

:-)

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Game Room-esque Quick Looks please!

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Edited By Ronald

So buy them individually for $68 or spend $30 at once. And didn't it say if you bought all of them you get a free game?

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Fuck it. I'll get them all /Ash

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HOLY FUCKING SHIT. I have spent a DECADE PLUS trying to remember what arcade game I played on that ship that one time when I was little, and this video identified it :) Speed Rumbler! Fuck yeah!

I feel like I can go on with my life now. Maybe have kids, settle down.

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Th@wariomona said:

I have all these games already for PS2 but some of them are awesome enough to get again.

Also, return of the "Game Room" quick look, please!

Edit: Here's the prices: http://www.capcom-unity.com/xantista/blog/2013/02/07/capcom-arcade-cabinet-full-games-list-release-dates-and-pricing

Single Game: $4; Pack-of-three: $10; All 17: $30

Haven't played any of these, can someone give me recommendations for packs or individual games? thanks! :D

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@BSw said:

@wariomona said:

I have all these games already for PS2 but some of them are awesome enough to get again.

Also, return of the "Game Room" quick look, please!

Edit: Here's the prices: http://www.capcom-unity.com/xantista/blog/2013/02/07/capcom-arcade-cabinet-full-games-list-release-dates-and-pricing

Single Game: $4; Pack-of-three: $10; All 17: $30

Seriously? That's pretty expensive for a couple of old game ports.

Its probably a little pricey on the price of *all* of them. Ideally all 17 would've been more like 20-25?? Personally i'll buy 2 or 3 of them and happily pay 4 dollars for ghosts and goblins, 1943 and a few others. Although i imagine it would be a pain trying to figure out pricing for stuff like that.

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Oh great, overpriced bulls... OH GOD! Ghosts 'n Goblins, and Section Z!

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@wariomona said:

I have all these games already for PS2 but some of them are awesome enough to get again.

Also, return of the "Game Room" quick look, please!

Edit: Here's the prices: http://www.capcom-unity.com/xantista/blog/2013/02/07/capcom-arcade-cabinet-full-games-list-release-dates-and-pricing

Single Game: $4; Pack-of-three: $10; All 17: $30

Seriously? That's pretty expensive for a couple of old game ports.

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I kinda just want the song from the trailer, that's a pretty sweet jam. Though 1942 & 1943 are kind of appealing nostalgically.

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Love me some 1943/42. I'm glad they've gone out of their way to let you purchase them individually, cause those are the only games here I care about.

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Get dat Son Son SON.

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round up all your JUNGALOS and get back in the game room!

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Thanks but I'll stick with my MAME cabinet.

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old games look terrible.

I'm sure Adam Boyes is happy now

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Edited By wariomona

I have all these games already for PS2 but some of them are awesome enough to get again.

Also, return of the "Game Room" quick look, please!

Edit: Here's the prices: http://www.capcom-unity.com/xantista/blog/2013/02/07/capcom-arcade-cabinet-full-games-list-release-dates-and-pricing

Single Game: $4; Pack-of-three: $10; All 17: $30

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Game Room at least looked like it had a heart...

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Black Tiger! I'm in. I loved that game in the arcades. I can see myself getting a bunch of these titles.

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Capcom Game Room LET'S GO!!

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Played a bunch of Black Tiger on the psp.

THAT GAME IS TOTALLY FUCKED

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@captainanderson: no kidding where is styder?? my copy is still sitting in my genesis as we speak

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Kinda wish that Capcom would release the arcade D&D games digitally.

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Tell me i blinked and missed the arcade version of Bionic Commando.

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Where the fuck is Strider?

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Why do I get the feeling the All in One pack will be way cheaper then buying them as they release?

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I bet they'll find a way to lock content way for you to pay to unlock, even in these old classic games.

Fuck you Capcom.

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I'm all for a game called "Savage Bees" regardless of how it actually plays.

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Haven't seen Gunsmoke digitally available before.

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Those are some HEALTHY borders.

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I first read this title as "ruins" a bunch of old stuff. Glad that was my mistake!

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Aww yis, more Jeff and Ryan classic games Quick Looks, I freaking LOVE those.

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Wow, I heard it was kind of like a Capcom Game Room, but that's not true at all. It's Exactly like a Capcom Game Room.

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The only thing I'm interested to see is the quick looks of all these games.

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Although there are other avenues where I can play it, I'm interested in playing Ghost's N' Goblins on my Xbox 360. The thought of that is kinda weird, but at the same time, pretty cool.

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Is this like a room for games?

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I already own the Capcom Classics Collections released for PS2, and I think they include pretty much everything they showed off here.

If they were released on PC with soundtracks as suggested, I'd probably at least buy Exed Exes again, especially if it includes that amazing PS2 remix.

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Video Capture PS3 only, Screenshots Xbox 360 only. Um what Capcom - why split functionality that way?

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@Efesell said:

Nothing stops the game room quick looks

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@Pudge said:

NOTHING STOPS THE CAPCOM CABINET!

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Return of the Revenge of the Son of the Game Room Quick Look?

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They tried to stop the Game Room Quick Looks. They are very sorry now.