Capcom Classics Collection

by Capcom

Product Features

• Capcom Classics Collection includes the following features -
• Experience more than 20 groundbreaking and revolutionary games of their time on one disk
• Hundreds of hours of nostalgic gameplay
• Enjoy a wealth of added features including original artwork, remixed music and playing tips

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009UUQGE
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 7, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,497 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

From the Manufacturer

Enjoy the arcade hits not available anywhere else! These retrospective works span nearly a decade of video-game history to take you back to the days of crowded arcades, pockets full of change, and the excitement of holding bragging rights to the high-score rankings.

The collection includes the following 22 timeless classics:

• 1942
• 1943
• 1943 Kai
• Street Fighter II
• Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting
• Street Fighter II Champion Edition
• Ghosts’ N Goblins
• Ghouls’ N Ghosts
• Super Ghouls’ N Ghosts
• Son Son
• Exed Exes
• Pirate Ship Higemaru
• Vulgus (Capcom’s first game ever)
• Commando
• Mercs
• Gun Smoke
• Section Z
• Bionic Commando
• Forgotten Worlds
• Legendary Wings
• Trojan
• Final Fight

Plus extra unlockable items throughout the game!

Product Description

Capcom Classics Collection takes players back to the days of break dancing and waiting in endless arcade lines to see how long they can make their coveted quarter last. Spanning over 10 years of Capcom history, this anthology contains hundreds of hours of gameplay with treasured favorites including the WWII-style plane assault of '1942', defeating Metro City street gangs in 'Final Fight', rescuing Princess Guinevere against zombies and demons in "Ghosts 'n Goblins', the unforgettable title 'Commando', plus 18 other classics that everyone grew up with! All of these titles can be played in either single or two player modes while experiencing a bountiful of bonus features such as remixed soundtracks, original art and playing tips, just to name a few.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best game for current generation consoles!, September 28, 2005

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death gleamer (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Capcom Classics Collection (Video Game)

This is an awesome collection of games. All together this 'game' or collection is perhaps the best game for current generation consoles IMO. Go ahead and laugh! This is because most modern games are not fun and lack gameplay. The only awesome game I've played from current generation consoles is Ninja Gaiden.

These are REAL games from the GOLDEN ERA of ARCADE. IMO some of these old games should be made modern! Imagine Forgotten Worlds in full intense 3-D spectular mayhem fashion on Xbox 360 and PS3. However 3-D can really kill games, this is evident in many remakes such as Castlevania LOI. IMO current generation consoles are not all that and playing 3-D games on a single TV screen just isn't all that. Im waiting for hologram consoles.

Looking at the preview screen shots gave me the impression that some games are console version from NES, SNES, etc... However Im glad to report that the games are arcade versions. Each game looks wonderful and comes with history info, unlockable art, tips, cast, and music. You can adjust the screen, difficulty, etc.... These games really test your reflexes.

Here are the arcade machines:

1942, 1943, and 1943 Kai. A vertical shooter. You shoot up Japanese WW2 planes, ships, etc... Great game(s).

Bionic Commando: A horizontal platformer. You swing across trees and kill enemies. So so game.

Commando: A popular vertical shooter. You are a charging marine. Great game.

Exed Exes: One of many excess shooters found in this collection. Okay game.

Final Fight: A super popular horizontal brawler. Great game. Similar to Streets of Rage.

Forgotten Worlds: A horizontal shooter. Futuristic, ancient and zany. Awesome background theme and graphic. You can buy weapons from a pretty blonde chick too. Superb game.

Ghosts 'n Goblins: A horizontal platformer. Cool medieval theme and monster design. Great game. BTW Recently I checked out an original Ghosts 'n Goblins arcade machine at an old pier amusement place, its made by Taito, lol and the graphic is hideous compare to the Capcom version on this disc.

Ghouls 'n Ghosts: A later version of the former. Great game.

Gun.Smoke: A vertical shooter. You are a cowboy in the old wild wild west. Great game. Excellent new button system.

Legendary Wings: A mythological vertical shooter. You have flying wings, cool Greek setting. Great game.

Mercs: Similar to Commando. Okay game.

Pirate Ship Higemaru: I never seen this at arcades. Horrible game.

Section Z: A futuristic horizontal shooter with 'metroidish' levels. Good game.

Son Son: A horizontal half platform half shooter. Simple but decent game.

Street Fighter II, SFII Champion Edition, and SFII Hyper Fighting: Biggest game ever from Capcom. Great fighter game. There is a two to three seconds of loading time between matches, its rather annoying.

Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts: Third game of the series. Insane difficulty just like last two. Great game.

Trojan: Horizontal brawler. Metro ghetto setting. Great game.

Vulgus: Another vertical futuristic shooter. So so game.

Overall this is a MUST BUY for all REAL gamers. I urge younger generation games to give this a try. Thanks a zillion Capcom for making this game!

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Now this is a classics collection!, October 7, 2005

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Terrell T. Gibbs (Jamaica Plain, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Capcom Classics Collection (Video Game)

Many collections of "classic" games seem to include only a couple of genuine classics and a whole load of "filler" (the first Midway Arcade Treasures collection being a notable exception). But this is a genuine classics collection, with many great games, quite a few of which still hold up today, and at a bargain price. As far as i can tell, all are exact recreations of the arcade originals. The early Street Fighter games which touched off the fighting game craze (and one of the ones that still holds up well today) are here, along with the influential Final Fight brawler (which was cloned by Sega as Streets of Rage, albeit without the signature giant character sprites). The arcade Ghosts and Goblins is here, along with its sequel and the excellent SNES blend of the two. I was particularly happy to see Forgotten Worlds. This 2-player shooter was stunning in its time, and the original version featured a joystick to move and a knob to aim, allowing independent control of movement and targeting. While various home versions have appeared over the years, the dual joystick control of this version comes the closest to capturing the feel of the arcade controls.

What I'd forgotten was how insanely difficult some of these games were. I can't believe that I was once good enough that I felt like a quarter a play was a good deal. Modern games are designed to pamper the gamer; these monsters were designed to separate him from his money as rapidly as he would tolerate. If you never could afford to see the last levels of some of your favorite games, this is your chance.

I suspect that the low-resolution graphics and stilted animation will look hopelessly dated to younger gamers. Still, the imagination and creativity of the artists shines through, and many of them remain hard to put down.

There are still some notable omissions, making me hope that Capcom has a sequel or two in mind, perhaps including such games as SideArms, Black Tiger, Strider and its sequels, Final Fight Revenge, GigaWing, Magic Sword, Saturday Night Slam Masters, and Street Fighter 1.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Treat From The Past, September 28, 2005

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Jason Adamczyk "zillajay23" (Sterling Hts, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Capcom Classics Collection (Video Game)

First off the main reason I was excited about this release is for $20 you get three of the greatest games from the past ever well ok one game 2 upgrades of course I am talking about Street Fighter 2, Champion and Hyper edditions I spent so many quarters and money on these games growing up at the local 7-11 or party store. I was going to by the Street Fighter Aniversary but kept putting it off because it mixed all three together here you get all three separate from one another in all their glory. Also Ghosts N Goblins, Ghouls N Ghosts great Final Fight and many more well worth the money I must also thank Capcom for this disc I love it.

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