If you're an arcade fan, you don't want to miss out on this Capcom Arcade Stadium giveaway. We all get super nostalgic when we think back to the days of
Capcom Arcade Stadium Is Coming to PS4 on 25th May, and Invincibility Is Paid DLC
Capcom Arcade Stadium is coming to PlayStation 4 on 25th May, but that’s the secondary story here. The real headline is that the publisher is releasing DLC that you can purchase, which will make you invincible across the release’s selection of retro games. Surely, seeing as these aren’t actual arcades, you could just push continue and spend your virtual “quarters” to keep playing?
The publisher is also charging for background wallpapers, which will fill out your screen retaining the aspect ratio of the original releases. Look, we understand these companies need to make money, but both of these features strike us as free updates – surely they shouldn’t be premium in a game that already costs money to play?
Progea.
An official overview is as follows:
Shooters, fighting, action all your favorite genres in this exciting collection! Capcom Arcade Stadium brings back all the nostalgia of the arcade, while adding in new and exciting features you’ll wish you had back then! Every game has online leaderboard rankings, so you can see where you stack up against players all over the world! Capcom Arcade Stadium, where retro appeal meets cutting-edge features for a fresh take on Capcom’s classics!
Key features include:
Just Like the Good Old Days – From 3D-rendered arcade cabinets to scanline filters, there’s everything you need to recreate that arcade atmosphere. Fully customizable display settings let you craft your own personal experience and truly relive the glory days of arcade gaming.
As you see, there are 32 titles within
Arcade Stadium. The main issue is that these games can be purchased in installment, and the actual content is a bit questionable if you happen to be a seasoned Capcom fan. While I love the
Street Fighter II love on display and played a ton of Capcom’s beat-em ups, I will say that seeing them stapled in here for the sake of content despite being released in other compilations fairly recently kind of put me off a bit. Sure, there are new backgrounds to add and a slightly different aesthetic, but everyone I know who would buy this bought the other titles the day they came out, myself included. While filler content is forgivable, I think it was fairly brave of Capcom to dive in with so many titles they have re-released in other collections.
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CAPCOM is bringing 32 of its retro arcade games to the Nintendo Switch, which you can buy all together as one bundle or in three separate packs of 10.
The first pack, named
Dawn of the Arcade features games that released between 1984 and 1988, while the second pack titled
Arcade Revolution focuses on titles launched between 1989 to 1992. The third pack wraps up the collection with games that came out during 1992 to 2001, aptly named
Arcade Evolution. On top of the 30 from the three packs, two separate DLCs will also be offered, featuring
1943: The Battle of Midway and
Ghosts n’ Goblins. Find the full list of games below: