Capcom has been relatively quiet about when Capcom Arccom Stadium to go live on Switch – and now we know why. The company saved the test for the first Nintendo Direct in what feels like forever.
The games are offered in three packs, each costing $ 14.99 and each covering a period of Capcom’s coin-op history:
Dawn an Arcade (1984-1988)
- Vulgus (1984)
- Higemaru Pirate Ship (1984)
- 1942 (1984)
- Commando (1985)
- Section Z (1985)
- Trojan (1986)
- Legendary Wings (1986)
- Bionic Commando (1987)
- A Forgotten World (1988)
- The Ghosts of Ghouls (1988)
Arcade Rebellion (1989-1992)
- Strider (1989)
- Dynasty Wars (1989)
- The last fight (1989)
- 1941: Counter Attack (1990)
- Mercs (1990)
- Mega Twins (1990)
- Carrier Air Shield (1990)
- Street Fighter II (1991)
- Captain Commando (1991)
- Varth: Operation Thunderstorm (1992)
Arcade Evolution (1992-2001)
- Warriors of Fate (1992)
- Turbo Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting (1992)
- Super Street Fighter II Turbo (1994)
- Armed Heroes (1994)
- Cyberbots: Full Metal Wolf (1995)
- 19XX: The War on Destiny (1995)
- Battle Circuit (1997)
- Giga Shield (1999)
- 1944: Master Loop (2000)
- Progear (2001)
It is available for download now, and comes with one free game to play in format 1943: Battle of Midway. If you want other games, you have to kiss money, as the PR explains:
During Nintendo Direct today, Capcom revealed that all 32 arcade classes were included Capcom Arccom Stadium now available for digital download from Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch ™. An electronic arcade thriller comes to Nintendo Switch with Capcom Arccom Stadium, which offers three different packs of 10 games each illuminating a different era of Capcom arcade goodness. The collection also includes free downloads 1943 – Battle of Midway – and the title of the separate add-on, Ghosts in the Goblins. Retro fans can choose special packages or purchase an all-in-one option that includes all 32 games together.
All three individual packages included Capcom Arccom Stadium available for MSRP $ 14.99 each, and offers access to classic ’80s like COMION BIONIC and STRIDER, or ’90s toil SUPER STREET FIGHTER II TURBO. The Ghosts in the Goblins an add-on game will be available for MSRP $ 1.99. Players can also opt for the all-in-one pack containing all 32 games, including all three packs of 10, for free 1943 – Battle of Midway –, and the add-on Ghosts in the Goblins, for MSRP $ 39.99. In addition to its release on the Nintendo Switch, Capcom Arccom Stadium it also comes with the PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and Steam computer entertainment system. More details about these platforms will be revealed later.
To mark the resurrection of the legendary Capcom series, the original Ghosts in the Goblins it will be available for free as an add-on game for Capcom Arccom Stadium before the February 25 release Resurrection of Ghosts or Goblins. After that news, the Ghosts in the Goblins an add-on game will be available for purchase individually or as part of the all-in-one game Capcom Arccom Stadium pacaid.