Capcom Arcade Stadium
Capcom Arcade Stadium is an arcade video game compilation by Capcom. It includes 32 arcade games originally published by Capcom between 1984 and 2001. The compilation was initially released on Nintendo Switch in February 2021, then on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One later in May. Overview. "Capcom Arcade Stadium" includes "", with the remaining games purchasable as downloadable content (DLC). "Ghosts 'n Goblins" is individually downloadable. The rest are grouped as 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 ). Capcom announced that the collection will be expanded later, and invited fans to suggest ideas through Twitter. The games run in an emulator 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 are the removal of the Rising Sun in E. Honda's stage, and the replacement of the Flag of Hong Kong SAR with the flag of the People's Republic of China for Fei Long in the character selection screen. In October 2021, it was  confirmed that the games have been made available for individual purchase instead of being only available in bundles. Reception. Upon the compilation's December 2020 announcement, "Comic Book Resources" found it to be an improvement over the 2013 predecessor "Capcom Arcade Cabinet" for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, by almost doubling the library. It lamented the trend of emulation "retreads" from Nintendo and Capcom: "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 "Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle", "Nintendo Life" praised the selection of shoot 'em ups in the collection, which includes the console debuts of games such as "Progear" and "1944: The Loop Master".