What are you thoughts about the Capcom Home Arcade?

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What are you thoughts about the Capcom Home Arcade? Apr 17, 2019 0:46:20 GMT stratogustav and scipioafricanus like this

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Post by dschult3 on Apr 17, 2019 0:46:20 GMT

This is a cool idea. The build quality looks great, but there are a lot of guys complaining about the clear buttons and the Capcom design. I personally don't care about the aesthetics, as long as the build quality is excellent, and the games play well. The 16 games look great, and I know scipioafricanus will be excited about the addition of the first ever port of Alien vs. Predator arcade game. I'm interested, to say the least.

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What are you thoughts about the Capcom Home Arcade? Apr 17, 2019 4:20:15 GMT via Tapatalk dschult3 likes this

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Post by stratogustav on Apr 17, 2019 4:20:15 GMT

Holy moly! They actually put 1944 The Loop Master, Giga Wing, and AVP.

That list is some of the top of the top from Capcom, and very solid indeed.

I'm in love with the clear Sanwa buttons. I always loved those, but I have to admit I'm not a fan of the Capcom logo being the dashboard though, that alone makes it a hard sell for me.

However there is something special about getting full licensed stuff like this, even if we end up modding it, and adding stuff to it later.

Although people may consider not doing that to keep the global connectivity they are offering, they even said is Wi-Fi enabled for high scores, and that could be a selling point for many.

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What are you thoughts about the Capcom Home Arcade? Apr 17, 2019 5:51:18 GMT stratogustav and dschult3 like this

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Post by winnersdontusedrugs on Apr 17, 2019 5:51:18 GMT

I think the pad looks ghastly but it's an otherwise cool product. I wish they added a few more games though, but the ones we got were good choices, with some I've never played before.

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Post by stratogustav on Apr 17, 2019 11:11:24 GMT

Apr 17, 2019 5:51:18 GMT winnersdontusedrugs said:

I think the pad looks ghastly but it's an otherwise cool product. I wish they added a few more games though, but the ones we got were good choices, with some I've never played before.

I agree, the Capcom logo doesn't look good for something like this.

I would prefer if they did something more like the grey of the Street Fighter II arcade machine dashboard.

I still think the Rec Room Masters PRO dashboard is the best looking on the market:

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What are you thoughts about the Capcom Home Arcade? Apr 17, 2019 15:11:27 GMT winnersdontusedrugs and stratogustav like this

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Post by Pimpjira on Apr 17, 2019 15:11:27 GMT

I actually don't mind the of the stick. But really to me even with a nice build, being $250 and not not having as many games as the SNES Classic is a pretty big detractor. For me to buy it I think it will either have to be easy to hack and add games, or the price will have to drop a bit. Especially since a lot of these games have been in recent collections. The only big games for me here are AvP, Progear, and Gigawing.

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What are you thoughts about the Capcom Home Arcade? Apr 26, 2019 1:47:35 GMT via Tapatalk

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Post by stratogustav on Apr 26, 2019 1:47:35 GMT

Apr 17, 2019 15:11:27 GMT Pimpjira said:

I actually don't mind the of the stick. But really to me even with a nice build, being $250 and not not having as many games as the SNES Classic is a pretty big detractor.

It should have been 60 games:

- 1944 The Loop Master

- 19XX The War Against Destiny

- Alien Vs. Predator

- Armored Warriors

- Battle Circuit

- Cadillacs And Dinosaurs

- Cannon Spike

- Capcom Fighting Evolution

- Capcom Sports Club

- Capcom Vs. SNK

- Capcom Vs. SNK 2

- Captain Commando

- Carrier Air Wing

- Cyberbots Full Metal Madness

- Darkstalkers

- Darkstalkers 3

- Dungeons & Dragons Shadow Over Mystara

- Dungeon s & Dragons Tower Of Doom

- Dimahoo

- Eco Fighters

- Final Fight

- Final Fight Revenge

- Ghouls ‘n Ghosts

- Giga Wing

- Giga Wing 2

- Hyper Street Fighter II

- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

- King Of Dragons

- Knights Of The Round

- Magic Sword

- Mars Matrix

- Marvel Super Heroes

- Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter

- Marvel Vs. Capcom

- Marvel Vs. Capcom 2

- Mega Man The Power Battle

- Mega Man 2 The Power Fighters

- Night Warriors

- Plasma Sword

- Power Stone

- Power Stone 2

- Progear

- Project Justice

- The Punisher

- Red Earth

- Rival Schools

- Star Gladiator

- Street Fighter Alpha

- Street Fighter Alpha 2

- Street Fighter Alpha 3

- Street Fighter III 3rd Strike

- Strider

- Strider 2

- Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix

- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

- Tech Romancer

- U.N. Squadron

- Warriors Of Fate

- X-Men Children Of The Atom

- X-Men Vs. Street Fighter

..., and if they really wanted to kill, they would have included Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, and Fate/Unlimited Codes.

I feel the big appeal of this is that after all it is a dedicated arcade system for Capcom.

If you think about it, the reason why SNK has such a big following base is not just because they had great games, but because they also had a proprietary system, the Neo Geo MVS, displaying all their excellent titles during a 15 years lifespan in the arcades.

This is an opportunity for Capcom to have the same thing, and just as many people like to collect all Neo Geo titles into one cabinet, this could allow fans to build a DIY cabinet dedicated to Capcom that can be placed right next to the Neo Geo, and finally have a proper Capcom Vs. SNK setup in the comfort of the house.

That is something that can already be done with something as cheap as the Rasberry Pi 3, but having a properly lincesed release, that is as easy to setup as any other plug & play, is a bigger excuse to do so.

For people that grew up in the 90s, we can quickly realize all of those games were some of the greatest hits at the arcades, and that's why we still have such a heavy nostalgia for each of them.

Of course Namco, Sega, and Konami had a lot of heavy hitters too, but the Capcom ones always took the main stage in all the very crowded arcades at the time, and having a single platform for them is quite the big deal.

What are you thoughts about the Capcom Home Arcade?

Post by dschult3 on Apr 17, 2019 0:46:20 GMT

Post by scipioafricanus on Apr 17, 2019 1:28:06 GMT

Post by stratogustav on Apr 17, 2019 4:20:15 GMT

Post by winnersdontusedrugs on Apr 17, 2019 5:51:18 GMT

Post by stratogustav on Apr 17, 2019 11:11:24 GMT

Post by Pimpjira on Apr 17, 2019 15:11:27 GMT

Post by stratogustav on Apr 26, 2019 1:47:35 GMT

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