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Capcom is a leading third-party game developer that got its start in 1979 as a publisher of electronic games. In 1984, Capcom (originally the name Capcom was a contracted form of its official name at the time, Japan '''Cap'''sule '''Com'''puters) released its first arcade game, a scrolling shooter entitled ''Vulgus''. They would go on to make several more shooters like that, including the famed ''19XX'' series, before hitting it big with games like ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]'' (the company's mascot since 1991) and ''[[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Street Fighter II]]''.
[[Capcom]] is a leading third-party game developer that got its start in 1979 as a publisher of electronic games. In 1984, Capcom (originally the name Capcom was a contracted form of its official name at the time, Japan '''Cap'''sule '''Com'''puters) released its first arcade game, a scrolling shooter entitled ''Vulgus''. They would go on to make several more shooters like that, including the famed ''19XX'' series, before hitting it big with games like ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' (the company's mascot since 1991) and ''[[Street Fighter II]]''.


Likes to [[Capcom vs. Whatever|challenge other companies]] to [[Fighting Game]] crossover showdowns.
Likes to [[Capcom vs. Whatever|challenge other companies]] to [[Fighting Game]] crossover showdowns.


Not to be confused with {{smallcaps|CAPCOM}} ("capsule communicator", later renamed "spacecraft communicator"), the ground-side astronaut at NASA who communicates directly with the crew of a spacecraft in orbit.
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* [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation]]
== Games and franchises started by Capcom: ==
* [[Capcom vs. Whatever]]


{{Creatorworks}}
* ''[[Nineteen Forty Two (Video Game)|Nineteen Forty Two]]'' and the rest of the ''19XX'' series
* ''[[1942]]'' and the rest of the ''19XX'' series
* ''[[Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Ace Attorney]]''
** ''[[Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney]]''
* ''[[Ace Attorney]]''
** ''[[Apollo Justice Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Apollo Justice Ace Attorney]]''
** ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]''
** ''[[Ace Attorney Investigations Miles Edgeworth (Visual Novel)|Ace Attorney Investigations Miles Edgeworth]]''
** ''[[Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]''
* ''[[Age Of Booty]]''
** ''[[Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth]]''
* ''[[Armored Warriors (Video Game)|Armored Warriors]]''
* ''[[Age of Booty]]''
** ''[[Cyberbots (Video Game)|Cyberbots]]''
* ''[[Armored Warriors]]''
** ''[[Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness|Cyberbots]]''
* ''[[Asuras Wrath (Video Game)|Asuras Wrath]]''
* ''[[Asuras Wrath (Video Game)|Asuras Wrath]]''
* ''[[Battle Circuit]]''
* ''[[Battle Circuit]]''
* ''[[Breath of Fire (Video Game)|Breath of Fire]]''
* ''[[Breath of Fire]]''
** ''[[Breath of Fire I (Video Game)|Breath of Fire I]]''
** ''[[Breath of Fire I]]''
** ''[[Breath of Fire II (Video Game)|Breath of Fire II]]''
** ''[[Breath of Fire II]]''
** ''[[Breath of Fire III (Video Game)|Breath of Fire III]]''
** ''[[Breath of Fire III]]''
** ''[[Breath of Fire IV (Video Game)|Breath of Fire IV]]''
** ''[[Breath of Fire IV]]''
** ''[[Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter (Video Game)|Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter]]''
** ''[[Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter]]''
* ''[[Captain Commando]]''
* ''[[Captain Commando]]''
* ''[[Video Game/Commando|Commando]]''
* ''[[Video Game/Commando|Commando]]''
** ''[[Bionic Commando (Video Game)|Bionic Commando]]''
** ''[[Bionic Commando]]''
* ''[[Capcom vs. Whatever]]''
* ''[[Capcom vs. Whatever]]''
** ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]''
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** ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom]]''
*** ''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]''
*** ''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]''
*** ''[[Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]]''
*** ''[[Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]]''
*** ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of the Superheroes]]''
*** ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of the Superheroes (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of the Superheroes]]''
*** ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]''
*** ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]''
*** ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''
*** ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''
*** ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite]]''
** ''[[SN Kvs Capcom]]''
** ''[[SNK vs. Capcom]]''
*** ''[[Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 (Video Game)|Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000]]''
*** ''[[Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000]]''
*** ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium (Video Game)|Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium]]''
*** ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium]]''
** ''[[Tatsunokovs Capcom (Video Game)|Tatsunokovs Capcom]]''
** ''[[Tatsunoko vs. Capcom]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]''
* ''[[Chaos Legion]]''
* ''[[Chaos Legion]]''
* ''[[Darkstalkers (Video Game)|Darkstalkers]]''
* ''[[Darkstalkers]]''
* ''[[Dead Rising (Video Game)|Dead Rising]]''
* ''[[Dead Rising]]''
* ''[[Devil May Cry (Video Game)|Devil May Cry]]''
* ''[[Devil May Cry]]''
* ''[[Dino Crisis]]''
* ''[[Dino Crisis]]''
* ''[[Dragons Dogma (Video Game)|Dragon's Dogma]]''
* ''[[Dragon's Dogma]]''
* ''[[El Dorado Gate]]''
* ''[[El Dorado Gate]]''
* ''[[Final Fight (Video Game)|Final Fight]]''
* ''[[Final Fight]]''
* ''[[Forgotten Worlds (Video Game)|Forgotten Worlds]]''
* ''[[Forgotten Worlds]]''
* ''[[Gaia Master]]''
* ''[[Gaia Master]]''
* ''[[Ghosts N Goblins (Video Game)|Ghosts N Goblins]]''
* ''[[Ghosts 'n Goblins|Ghosts N Goblins]]''
** ''[[Gargoyles Quest (Video Game)|Gargoyles Quest]]''
** ''[[Gargoyle's Quest]]''
** ''[[Maximo]]''
** ''[[Maximo]]''
* ''[[Ghost Trick]]''
* ''[[Ghost Trick]]''
* ''[[God Hand]]''
* ''[[God Hand]]''
* ''[[Gotcha Force]]''
* ''[[Gotcha Force]]''
* ''[[Haunting Ground (Video Game)|Haunting Ground]]''
* ''[[Haunting Ground]]''
* ''[[The King of Dragons]]''
* ''[[The King of Dragons]]''
* ''[[Knights of the Round]]''
* ''[[Knights of the Round]]''
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* ''[[Lost Planet]]''
* ''[[Lost Planet]]''
* ''[[Magic Sword Heroic Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Magic Sword Heroic Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]'': Most notably ''[[Mega Man 2 (Video Game)|Mega Man 2]]''.
* ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'': Most notably ''[[Mega Man 2]]''.
** ''[[Mega Man X (Video Game)|Mega Man X]]''
** ''[[Mega Man X]]''
** ''[[Mega Man Zero (Video Game)|Mega Man Zero]]''
** ''[[Mega Man Zero]]''
** ''[[Mega Man ZX (Video Game)|Mega Man ZX]]''
** ''[[Mega Man ZX]]''
** ''[[Mega Man Legends (Video Game)|Mega Man Legends]]''
** ''[[Mega Man Legends]]''
** ''[[Mega Man Battle Network (Video Game)|Mega Man Battle Network]]''
** ''[[Mega Man Battle Network]]''
*** ''[[Mega Man Star Force (Video Game)|Mega Man Star Force]]''
*** ''[[Mega Man Star Force]]''
* ''[[Metal Walker (Video Game)|Metal Walker]]''
* ''[[Metal Walker]]''
* ''[[Monster Hunter (Video Game)|Monster Hunter]]''
* ''[[Monster Hunter]]''
* ''[[Okami (Video Game)|Okami]]''
* ''[[Ōkami|Okami]]''
* ''[[Onimusha (Video Game)|Onimusha]]''
* ''[[Onimusha]]''
* ''[[PN 03]]''
* ''[[P.N.03]]''
* ''[[Power Stone]]''
* ''[[Power Stone]]''
* ''[[Progear]]''
* ''[[Progear]]''
* ''Quiz Nanairo Dream''
* ''Quiz Nanairo Dream''
* ''[[Red Earth (Video Game)|Red Earth]]''
* ''[[Red Earth]]''
* ''[[Resident Evil]]''
* ''[[Resident Evil]]''
* ''[[Rival Schools (Video Game)|Rival Schools]]''
* ''[[Rival Schools]]''
* ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters (Video Game)|Saturday Night Slam Masters]]''
* ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters]]''
* ''[[Sengoku Basara (Video Game)|Sengoku Basara]]''
* ''[[Sengoku Basara]]''
* ''[[Star Gladiator]]''
* ''[[Star Gladiator]]''
* ''[[Steel Battalion]]''
* ''[[Steel Battalion]]''
* ''[[Street Fighter (Franchise)|Street Fighter]]''
* ''[[Street Fighter]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter (Video Game)|Street Fighter]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter (video game)|Street Fighter]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Street Fighter II]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter II]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Street Fighter Alpha]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter III (Video Game)|Street Fighter III]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter III]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter IV]]''
* ''[[Strider (Video Game)|Strider]]''
* ''[[Strider Hiryu|Strider]]''
* ''[[Tech Romancer]]''
* ''[[Tech Romancer]]''
* ''[[Three Wonders]]''
* ''[[Three Wonders]]''
* ''[[Viewtiful Joe (Video Game)|Viewtiful Joe]]''
* ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]''
* ''[[Zack and Wiki]]''
* ''[[Zack and Wiki]]''


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The company has also made many licensed games for various properties, including:
The company has also made many licensed games for various properties, including:


* ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]'' (the arcade game)
* ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]'' (the arcade game)
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* ''[[Cadillacs and Dinosaurs]]''
* ''[[Cadillacs and Dinosaurs]]''
* [[Disney]]:
* [[Disney]]:
** ''[[Adventures in The Magic Kingdom (Video Game)|Adventures in The Magic Kingdom]]''
** ''[[Adventures in The Magic Kingdom]]''
** ''[[Aladdin Capcom (Video Game)|Aladdin]]'' (the SNES/Game Boy Advance game)
** ''[[Aladdin (Capcom)|Aladdin]]'' (the SNES/Game Boy Advance game)
** ''[[Bonkers (Animation)|Bonkers]]''
** ''[[Bonkers]]''
** ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Video Game)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''
** ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (video game)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''
** ''[[Darkwing Duck (Animation)|Darkwing Duck]]''
** ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]''
** ''Disney Golf''
** ''Disney Golf''
** ''Disney's Hide and Sneak''
** ''Disney's Hide and Sneak''
** ''[[Disneys Magical Quest]]''
** ''[[Disney's Magical Quest]]''
** ''[[Duck Tales (Video Game)|Duck Tales]]''
** ''[[DuckTales (video game)|Duck Tales]]''
** ''[[Goof Troop (Animation)|Goof Troop]]''
** ''[[Goof Troop]]''
** ''[[The Little Mermaid (Video Game)|The Little Mermaid]]''
** ''[[The Little Mermaid (video game)|The Little Mermaid]]''
** ''[[Mickey Mousecapade]]'' (only as U.S. publisher)
** ''[[Mickey Mousecapade]]'' (only as U.S. publisher)
** ''[[Tale Spin (Animation)|Tale Spin]]''
** ''[[Tale Spin]]''
** ''[[Toy Story]]''
** ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]''
** ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (the Game Boy game)
** ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'' (the Game Boy game)
* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons Shadow Over Mystara]]'' and its predecessor ''Tower of Doom'' (plus the SNES version of ''[[Eye of the Beholder (Video Game)|Eye of the Beholder]]'')
* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons Shadow Over Mystara]]'' and its predecessor ''Tower of Doom'' (plus the SNES version of ''[[Eye of the Beholder]]'')
* ''[[Fate Stay Night (Visual Novel)|Fate/stay night]]'' (''[[Fate Unlimited Codes|Fate/unlimited codes]]'')
* ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' (''[[Fate Unlimited Codes|Fate/unlimited codes]]'')
* ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' (the second NES game, which they picked up from developer KID after Taxan got out of video game publishing)
* ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' (the second NES game, which they picked up from developer KID after Taxan got out of video game publishing)
* ''[[Gundam vs. Series]]''
* ''[[Gundam vs. Series]]''
* ''[[Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law]]''
* ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''
* ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]''
* ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]''
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda Oracle Games|The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages]]'' (collaboration with [[Nintendo]])
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda Oracle Games|The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages]]'' (collaboration with [[Nintendo]])
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Minish Cap]]''
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]''
* ''[[Little Nemo the Dream Master (Video Game)|Little Nemo the Dream Master]]''
* ''[[Little Nemo the Dream Master]]''
* [[Marvel Universe]]
* [[Marvel Universe]]
** ''[[X Men Children of the Atom (Video Game)|X Men Children of the Atom]]''
** ''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom]]''
** ''[[Marvel Super Heroes (Video Game)|Marvel Super Heroes]]''
** ''[[Marvel Super Heroes]]''
** ''Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems''
** ''Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems''
** ''[[The Punisher]]'' (for arcade and Sega Genesis)
** ''[[The Punisher]]'' (for arcade and Sega Genesis)
** ''[[X-Men]]: Mutant Apocalypse''
** ''[[X-Men]]: Mutant Apocalypse''
* ''[[Sweet Home (Video Game)|Sweet Home]]''
* ''[[Sweet Home (video game)|Sweet Home]]''
* ''Tenchi o Kurau'' (''Dynasty Wars'')
* ''Tenchi o Kurau'' (''Dynasty Wars'')
* ''[[Willow]]'' (both the arcade game and the NES game, which are very different from each other)
* ''[[Willow]]'' (both the arcade game and the NES game, which are very different from each other)
* ''Yo! Noid'' (actually a [[Dolled-Up Installment]] of an unrelated game, ''Masked Ninja Hanamaru'')
* ''Yo! Noid'' (actually a [[Dolled-Up Installment]] of an unrelated game, ''Masked Ninja Hanamaru'')
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=== Tropes associated with Capcom: ===
* [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation]]: [[Trope Maker]] and [[Trope Namer]]: Commonly seen in [[Street Fighter]] franchise.
* [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation]]: [[Trope Maker]] and [[Trope Namer]]: Commonly seen in [[Street Fighter]] franchise.
* [[Cash Cow Franchise]]: Like [[Square Enix (Creator)|Square Enix]], Capcom has three of them: [[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]], [[Street Fighter]], and [[Resident Evil]].
* [[Iconic Item]]: The [http://capcom.wikia.com/wiki/Yashichi Yashichi], a shuriken or pinwheel-like object that has seen itself in many of the company's games. Originally an enemy, it could also be an [[Easter Egg]] that may benefit the player in other games.
* [[Iconic Item]]: The [http://capcom.wikia.com/wiki/Yashichi Yashichi], a shuriken or pinwheel-like object that has seen itself in many of the company's games. Originally an enemy, it could also be an [[Easter Egg]] that may benefit the player in other games.
* [[Iconic Logo]]: With the font even being based on that used for ''[[Jeopardy (TV)|Jeopardy]]'''s questions.
* [[Iconic Logo]]: With the font even being based on that used for ''[[Jeopardy!]]'''s questions.
* [[Mascot]]: Originally, it was the titular '''[[Captain Commando|Cap]]'''[[Captain Commando|tain]] '''[[Captain Commando|Com]]'''[[Captain Commando|mando]]. Now, it's [[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]], but it's commonly agreed that both Mega Man and [[Street Fighter|Ryu]] can qualify for co-mascots.
* [[Mascot]]: Originally, it was the titular '''[[Captain Commando|Cap]]'''[[Captain Commando|tain]] '''[[Captain Commando|Com]]'''[[Captain Commando|mando]]. Now, it's [[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]], but it's commonly agreed that both Mega Man and [[Street Fighter|Ryu]] can qualify for co-mascots.


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Capcom is a leading third-party game developer that got its start in 1979 as a publisher of electronic games. In 1984, Capcom (originally the name Capcom was a contracted form of its official name at the time, Japan Capsule Computers) released its first arcade game, a scrolling shooter entitled Vulgus. They would go on to make several more shooters like that, including the famed 19XX series, before hitting it big with games like Mega Man (the company's mascot since 1991) and Street Fighter II.

Likes to challenge other companies to Fighting Game crossover showdowns.

Not to be confused with CAPCOM ("capsule communicator", later renamed "spacecraft communicator"), the ground-side astronaut at NASA who communicates directly with the crew of a spacecraft in orbit.

Capcom is the Trope Namer for:
Works created by Capcom include:

The company has also made many licensed games for various properties, including:

Capcom provides examples of the following tropes:
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