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Block Block
''Block Block'' is a 1991 arcade game by Capcom. Its style of play is consistent with the traditional play of the brick buster type of games. It was included in ''Capcom Puzzle World'', ''Capcom Classics Collection'' and ''Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium''. Gameplay ''Block Block'' has two modes. One mode which plays through all 50 levels, and a beginner mode which only carries a selection of levels suitable for the novice. In the normal mode, the player is allowed to choose their starting level. Unlike some brick busting clones, this one introduces a twist on gameplay. You must use your playing skills to keep the size of the paddle in a playable state. If the paddle counter reaches zero, the paddle shrinks. Reception Ryan Davis of GameSpot ''GameSpot'' is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. The site was launched on May 1, 1996, created by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein. In addi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capcom
is a Japanese video game company. It has created a number of critically acclaimed and List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil'', ''Monster Hunter'', ''Street Fighter'', ''Mega Man'', ''Devil May Cry'', ''Onimusha'', ''Dead Rising'', ''Dragon's Dogma'', ''Ace Attorney'', and ''Marvel vs. Capcom''. Established in 1979, it has become an international enterprise with subsidiaries in East Asia (Hong Kong), Europe (London, England), and North America (San Francisco, California). History Founding and arcade games (1979-1984) Capcom's predecessor, I.R.M. Corporation, was founded on May 30, 1979 by Kenzo Tsujimoto, who was still president of Irem, Irem Corporation when he founded I.R.M. He worked at both companies at the same time until leaving Irem in 1983. The original companies that spawned Capcom's Japan branch were I.R.M. and its subsidiary Japan Capsule Computers Co., Ltd., bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GameSpot
''GameSpot'' is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. The site was launched on May 1, 1996, created by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein. In addition to the information produced by ''GameSpot'' staff, the site also allows users to write their own reviews, blogs, and post on the site's forums. It has been owned by Fandom, Inc. since October 2022. In 2004, ''GameSpot'' won "Best Gaming Website" as chosen by the viewers in Spike TV's second ''Video Game Award Show'', and has won Webby Awards several times. The domain ''GameSpot.com'' attracted at least 60 million visitors annually by October 2008 according to a Compete.com study. History In January 1996, Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein quit their positions at IDG and founded SpotMedia Communications. SpotMedia then launched ''GameSpot'' on May 1, 1996. Originally, ''GameSpot'' focused solely on personal computer games, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiplayer And Single-player Video Games
A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g. ''World of Warcraft'', ''Call of Duty'', ''DayZ''). Multiplayer games usually require players to share a single game system or use networking technology to play together over a greater distance; players may compete against one or more human contestants, work cooperatively with a human partner to achieve a common goal, or supervise other players' activity. Due to multiplayer games allowing players to interact with other individuals, they provide an element of social communication absent from single-player games. The history of multiplayer video games extends over several decades, tracing back to the emergence of electronic gaming in the mid-20th century. One of the earliest inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capcom Games
Capcom is a Japanese video game Video game developer, development and publishing company formed from a merger on June 11, 1983. In addition to Arcade video game, arcade and consumer video games, it also produced a number of pinball games and non-video arcade games. The company is known for several game series which became multi-million selling franchises, such as ''Street Fighter'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom'', ''Mega Man'', ''Resident Evil'', ''Devil May Cry'', ''Dead Rising'', ''Monster Hunter'', ''Sengoku Basara'', ''Onimusha'', and ''Ace Attorney''. The company has developed or published hundreds of titles in several video game franchises on numerous gaming platforms. Capcom releases numerous games in regions outside Japan, such as North America, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Often the game names are changed for that region. The titles used in the table are the English titles, unless they were only released in Japan. Lists *List of Capcom games: 0–D *List of Capcom games: E–L *Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakout Clones
''Breakout'' is an arcade video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. and released on May 13, 1976. ''Breakout'' was released in Japanese arcades by Namco. The game was designed by Nolan Bushnell and Steve Bristow and prototyped via discrete logic chips by Steve Wozniak with assistance from Steve Jobs. In the game, eight rows of bricks line the top portion of the screen, and the player's goal is to destroy the bricks by repeatedly bouncing a ball off a paddle into them. The concept was predated by Ramtek's ''Clean Sweep'' (1974), but the game's designers were influenced by Atari's own ''Pong'' (1972). The arcade version of ''Breakout'' uses a monochrome display underneath a translucent colored overlay. The game was a worldwide commercial success. It was among the top five highest-grossing arcade video games of 1976 in the U.S. and Japan, and among the top three in both countries for 1977. A port of the game was published in 1978 for the Atari 2600 with color graphics. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcade Games
An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are presented as primarily games of skill and include arcade video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games or merchandisers. Types Broadly, arcade games are nearly always considered games of skill, with only some elements of games of chance. Games that are solely games of chance, like slot machines and pachinko, often are categorized legally as gambling devices and, due to restrictions, may not be made available to minors or without appropriate oversight in many jurisdictions. Arcade video games Arcade video games were first introduced in the early 1970s, with '' Pong'' as the first commercially successful game. Arcade video games use electronic or computerized circuitry to take input from the player and translate that to an electronic display such as a monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Video Games
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union collapsed, leaving fifteen sovereign republics and the CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license raj and autarky and began extensive liberalisation to its economy. This increased GDP but also increased income inequality over the next two decades. A UN-authorized coalition force from 34 nations fought against Iraq, which had invaded and annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Serbia and the other Yugoslav republics would lead into the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars, which ran through the rest of the decade. In the context of the apartheid, the year after the liberation of political prisoner Nelson Mandela, the Parliament of South Africa repeals the Population Registration Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
''Capcom Arcade Stadium'' is a 2021 video game compilation developed and published by Capcom. It includes 32 Arcade video game, arcade games originally published by Capcom between 1984 and 2001; the game itself is free to download with a single free game, while the others require individual purchases. The compilation was initially released on Nintendo Switch, then on PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, and later Amazon Luna. A second compilation, ''Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium'', was released in 2022. Overview ''Capcom Arcade Stadium'' ''Capcom Arcade Stadium'' features ''1943: The Battle of Midway'' as a free inclusion, with the remaining 31 games purchasable as downloadable content (DLC). ''Ghosts 'n Goblins (video game), Ghosts 'n Goblins'' was made individually purchasable, and the rest were initially grouped into three packs of ten games. Each pack spans a particular time period: ''Dawn of the Arcade'' (1984–1988), ''Arcade Revolution'' (1989–1992), and ''Arcade Evolution' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Shimomura
is a Japanese composer and pianist primarily known for her work in video games. She graduated from the Osaka College of Music in 1988 and began working in the video game industry by joining Capcom the same year. Shimomura wrote music for several games there, including '' Final Fight'', '' Street Fighter II'', and '' The King of Dragons''. Shimomura left Capcom and joined Square (now Square Enix) in 1993, with her first project there being '' Live A Live''. There she would compose the music for games such as '' Super Mario RPG'', '' Legend of Mana'', and '' Parasite Eve''. Shimomura would later become better known for writing the music for the '' Kingdom Hearts'' series. She left Square to become a freelancer in 2002, continuing to work with them on later games such as '' The 3rd Birthday'' and '' Final Fantasy XV''. Other well-known games Shimomura has worked on include the ''Mario & Luigi'' series, '' Radiant Historia'', and '' Xenoblade Chronicles''. Her works have been p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capcom Classics Collection
is a video game compilation developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was developed by Backbone Entertainment, Sensory Sweep, and its Japanese developer Klein Computer Entertainment. A second volume, ''Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2'', was released on November 14, 2006 in North America, for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The second volume as well as the Xbox version of the first volume were not released in Japan. Two handheld compilations, ''Capcom Classics Collection Remixed'' (not released in Japan) and ''Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded'' (''Capcom Classics Collection'' in Japan) were released on March 22 and October 24, 2006 respectively on the PlayStation Portable. ''Reloaded'' and ''Remixed'' can also be played on the PlayStation Vita by downloading it on a PS3 and copying it via the USB transfer function to the Vita. A Game Boy Advance compilation, ''Capcom Classics Mini-Mix'' (North America only), was released on September 19, 2006. ''Reloade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capcom Puzzle World
''Capcom Puzzle World'' is a 2007 video game compilation developed by Sensory Sweep Studios and published by Capcom for the PlayStation Portable. It contains five puzzle games: * ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'', released in Japan as , is a 1996 tile-matching puzzle video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. The game's title is a play on '' Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' (called ''Super Street Fighter ...'' (1996) * '' Buster Bros.'' (1989) * '' Super Buster Bros.'' (1990) * '' Block Block'' (1991) * ''Buster Buddies'' at arcade-museum.com (1995) References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
