To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Capcom are releasing Capcom Arcade Cabinet, a series of downloadable games that originally appeared in the arcades. From February 19th through early May, 15 titles from 1984-1988 will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3, for sale in packs or individually. Purchasing any of them grants access to the Arcade Cabinet interface, which includes DIP switch functionality, a music player, and the ability to capture and share screenshots or video.
When playing in standard mode, players will be able to access DIP switch-like settings to adjust their number of lives and difficulty, including a Casual Mode which tones down the difficulty level and makes it more attainable to see the end credits. Further features include 2 player online play for certain titles; a global leaderboard; a training mode with infinite lives to hone your strategy and an option to select either the Japanese or international versions of the individual titles.
On top of this, PlayStation 3 users will be able to capture video of gameplay to post on YouTube, while Xbox 360 users will be able to upload screenshots to Facebook. Further additions include a sound gallery that allows players to listen to the background music of any of the games in their cabinet, and an art gallery which fills with new pieces as players progress through the games. This really is the whole package, and should allow players to experience their old favourites in a whole new way.
Here’s the full list of games and their release dates, along with the announcement trailer:
| BUNDLE PACKS/INDIVIDUAL TITLES | NORTH AMERICAN SCHEDULE | PRICING |
| Black Tiger demo | February 19 (PSN) February 20 (XBLA) |
Free |
| GAME PACK 1 Titles: Black Tiger, Avengers, 1943: The Battle of Midway |
February 19 (PSN) February 20 (XBLA) |
$4.99/400MSP |
| GAME PACK 2 Titles: Ghosts n Goblins, Gun.Smoke, Section Z |
March 5 (PSN/XBLA) | $9.99/800MSP |
| Avengers | March 5 (PSN)* | $3.99 |
| 1943: The Battle of Midway | March 5 (PSN)* | $3.99 |
| GAME PACK 3 Side Arms, Legendary Wings, Trojan |
March 19 (PSN/XBLA) | $9.99/800MSP |
| Ghosts n Goblins | March 19 (PSN/XBLA) | $3.99/320MSP |
| Gun.Smoke | March 19 (PSN/XBLA) | $3.99/320MSP |
| Section Z | March 19 (PSN/XBLA) | $3.99/320MSP |
| GAME PACK 4 Titles: Commando, The Speed Rumbler, Exed Exes (Savage Bees) |
April 2 (PSN/XBLA) | $9.99/800MSP |
| Side Arms | April 2 (PSN/XBLA) | $3.99/320MSP |
| Legendary Wings | April 2 (PSN/XBLA) | $3.99/320MSP |
| Trojan | April 2 (PSN/XBLA) | $3.99/320MSP |
| GAME PACK 5 Titles: 1942, SonSon, Pirate Ship Higemaru |
April 16 (PSN/XBLA) | $9.99/800MSP |
| Commando | April 16 (PSN/XBLA) | $3.99/320MSP |
| The Speed Rumbler | April 16 (PSN/XBLA) | $3.99/320MSP |
| Exed Exes (Savage Bees) | April 16 (PSN/XBLA) | $3.99/320MSP |
| 1942 | April 30 (PSN/XBLA) | $3.99/320MSP |
| SonSon | April 30 (PSN/XBLA) | $3.99/320MSP |
| Pirate Ship Higemaru | April 30 (PSN/XBLA) | $3.99/320MSP |
| Bonus Pack (for those who have purchased all five game packs or all 15 individual titles Titles: Two titles (names to be confirmed) |
TBC | Free for those who have purchased all previously released packs or individual titles |
| All-in-one-pack Titles: All 17 games |
May 21 (PSN/XBLA) | $29.99/2000MSP |
- Not available as an individual title on XBLA
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