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Mega Man (known as Rockman in Japan) is a Japanese science fiction video game franchise created by Capcom, starring a character named "Mega Man". The original game was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987, and spawned a franchise that expanded to over 50 games on multiple systems. As of October 2023, the series has sold 41 ...
Capcom Company Ltd. is one of the world's leading video game publishers. The Osaka, Japan-based company is one of the oldest and most successful creators of video games, including such pace-setting series as Street Fighter, Mega Man, and Resident Evil. Capcom develops games for the arcade and home and handheld console markets.
Street Fighter. Street Fighter [a] is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by six other main series games, various spin-offs and crossovers, and numerous appearances in other media.
FromSoftware, Inc. is a Japanese video game development and publishing company. It was founded by Naotoshi Zin in Tokyo on November 1, 1986. Initially a developer of business software, the company released their first video game, King's Field, for the PlayStation in 1994. Its success shifted FromSoftware to focus fully on games, with them ...
Run and gun. Mode (s) Single-player, multiplayer. Contra [a] is a run and gun video game developed and published by Konami, originally developed as a coin-operated arcade video game in 1986 [5] [6] and released on February 20, 1987. [7] [8] A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, along with ports for various ...
In January 1989, the old affiliate company Capcom Co., Ltd. merged with Sambi Co., Ltd., resulting in the current Japanese branch. The name Capcom is a clipped compound of " Cap sule Com puters", a term coined by the company to describe the arcade machines it solely manufactured in its early years, designed to set themselves apart from personal ...
Taito Corporation [b] is a Japanese company that specializes in video games, toys, arcade cabinets, and game centers, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The company was founded by Michael Kogan in 1953 as the Taito Trading Company, [c] importing vodka, vending machines, and jukeboxes into Japan. It began production of video games in 1973.
