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− | | Name = Capcom | + | | Image = Capcom.svg |
− | | Founded = 1979 | + | | Name = Capcom |
− | | Headquarters = Osaka, Japan | + | | Founded = 1979 |
− | | Website = capcom.com | + | | Headquarters = Osaka, Japan |
− | | | + | | Website = capcom.com |
+ | | Aliases = Japan Capsule Computers | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | '''''Capcom''''' is one of the most successful | + | '''''Capcom''''' (''株式会社カプコン Kapukon Kabushikigaisha = Capcom Co., Ltd.'') is one of the most successful video game companies in history releasing to the arcade, console, and PC markets. They have created several successful franchise like [[Mega Man]], [[Street Fighter]], [[Resident Evil]], [[Devil May Cry]], [[Breath of Fire]], and [[Monster Hunter]]. |
Capcom is short for Japan CAPsule COMputers. | Capcom is short for Japan CAPsule COMputers. | ||
+ | ==Games== | ||
* [[:Category: Games Developed By Capcom|Games developed by Capcom]]. | * [[:Category: Games Developed By Capcom|Games developed by Capcom]]. | ||
* [[:Category: Games Published By Capcom|Games published by Capcom]]. | * [[:Category: Games Published By Capcom|Games published by Capcom]]. | ||
− | == | + | ==Music Development== |
− | These composers worked at Capcom: | + | ===ARC=== |
+ | Capcom's early arcade titles used a variety of different sound drivers, before eventually adopting one designed by [[Toshio Arima]] as their standard driver circa 1985. After a couple of years, [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]] created an updated driver, which continued to be used in various forms (often customised by other programmers) up until around the early-mid 1990s. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===NES=== | ||
+ | The majority of Capcom's NES games use a [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi (NES Driver)|sound driver]] written by [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]] in 6502 [[assembly]] to produce sound on the audio processing unit of the CPU of the NES, the [[RP2A03]]. Composition required musicians to arrange their music into a custom [[Music Macro Language]] using hex values, a very tedious process. Capcom's sound driver was quite robust and yielded an distinctly identifiable sound. | ||
+ | |||
+ | It is unknown if the earliest NES Capcom games used the same driver, as the composers have given differing reports as to whether they used Sakaguchi's driver or one by [[Micronics]] programmer [[Kazuo Yagi]], but it is known that the last few games use a [[Make Software (NES Driver)|sound driver]] created by [[Make Software]] rather than Sakaguchi's driver, possibly because it was easier to work with. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===SNES=== | ||
+ | [[Toshio Kajino]] designed the first sound driver used for Capcom's SNES games; his driver may have been a heavily modified version of Nintendo's [[Kankichi-kun]] driver. After about a year, this was replaced by a new driver designed by [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]] with assistance by [[Yasushi Ikeda]], which was used for the remainder of their SNES games - with the exception of [[Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES)]], which for some reason uses a Kankichi-kun-derived driver, possibly programmed again by Kajino. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Audio Personnel== | ||
+ | These composers worked at ''Capcom'': | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[Akari Kaida]] | ||
+ | * [[Akihiro Akamatsu]] (employee of contractors [[Make Software]]) | ||
* [[Ayako Mori]] | * [[Ayako Mori]] | ||
+ | * [[Ippo Yamada]] | ||
* [[Harumi Fujita]] | * [[Harumi Fujita]] | ||
* [[Hiroshige Tonomura]] | * [[Hiroshige Tonomura]] | ||
* [[Junko Tamiya]] | * [[Junko Tamiya]] | ||
+ | * [[Katsunari Kitajima]] | ||
+ | * [[Kenji Yamazaki]] (employee of contractors [[Biox]]) | ||
+ | * [[Kinuyo Yamashita]] (employee of contractors [[Minakuchi Engineering]]) | ||
+ | * [[Kouji Murata]] (employee of contractors [[Minakuchi Engineering]]) | ||
* [[Kumi Yamaga]] | * [[Kumi Yamaga]] | ||
− | * [[Manami Matsumae]] | + | * [[Makoto Tomozawa]] |
+ | * [[Manami Matsumae]] (also employee of contractors [[Minakuchi Engineering]]) | ||
* [[Mari Yamaguchi]] | * [[Mari Yamaguchi]] | ||
− | * [[Minae | + | * [[Minae Saito]] |
+ | * [[Naoshi Mizuta]] | ||
+ | * [[Naoto Tanaka]] | ||
+ | * [[Noriyuki Iwadare]] | ||
+ | * [[Sachiko Oita]] (employee of contractors [[Make Software]]) | ||
+ | * [[Setsuo Yamamoto]] | ||
+ | * [[Shusaku Uchiyama]] | ||
+ | * [[Takashi Tateishi]] | ||
* [[Tamayo Kawamoto]] | * [[Tamayo Kawamoto]] | ||
+ | * [[Tatsuya Nishimura]] | ||
+ | * [[Toru Osada]] (employee of contractors [[Minakuchi Engineering]]) | ||
+ | * [[Toshio Arima]] | ||
+ | * [[Toshio Kajino]] | ||
+ | * [[Toshihiko Horiyama]] | ||
* [[Yasuaki Fujita]] | * [[Yasuaki Fujita]] | ||
+ | * [[Yasushi Ikeda]] | ||
+ | * [[Yoko Shimomura]] | ||
* [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]] | * [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]] | ||
− | * [[Yuko | + | * [[Yoshino Aoki]] |
+ | * [[Yuki Iwai]] | ||
+ | * [[Yuko Takehara]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Picture Gallery== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Capcom Sound Team.jpg|Capcom's sound team in the mid 1980s. | ||
+ | Capcom Sound Team - 3.jpg|Capcom's sound team, circa 1990. http://shmuplations.com/womenofgamedesign/ | ||
+ | Capcom Sound Team - 2.jpg|Some of the Capcom sound team. | ||
+ | Capcom_Sound_Staff_Colored_Picture.png|1990 Picture in color. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Links== | ||
+ | * [http://www.mobygames.com/company/capcom-co-ltd mobygames.com/company/capcom-co-ltd] - MobyGames (Capcom Ltd.). | ||
+ | * [http://www.mobygames.com/company/capcom-usa-inc mobygames.com/company/capcom-usa-inc] - MobyGames (Capcom USA, Inc.). | ||
+ | * [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/2324.html gamefaqs.com/features/company/2324.html] - GameFAQs. | ||
+ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcom en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcom] - Wikipedia. |
Revision as of 00:52, 2 October 2021
Capcom | |
Founded | 1979 |
Headquarters | Osaka, Japan |
Website | capcom.com |
Other Names | Japan Capsule Computers |
Capcom (株式会社カプコン Kapukon Kabushikigaisha = Capcom Co., Ltd.) is one of the most successful video game companies in history releasing to the arcade, console, and PC markets. They have created several successful franchise like Mega Man, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Breath of Fire, and Monster Hunter.
Capcom is short for Japan CAPsule COMputers.
Contents
Games
Music Development
ARC
Capcom's early arcade titles used a variety of different sound drivers, before eventually adopting one designed by Toshio Arima as their standard driver circa 1985. After a couple of years, Yoshihiro Sakaguchi created an updated driver, which continued to be used in various forms (often customised by other programmers) up until around the early-mid 1990s.
NES
The majority of Capcom's NES games use a sound driver written by Yoshihiro Sakaguchi in 6502 assembly to produce sound on the audio processing unit of the CPU of the NES, the RP2A03. Composition required musicians to arrange their music into a custom Music Macro Language using hex values, a very tedious process. Capcom's sound driver was quite robust and yielded an distinctly identifiable sound.
It is unknown if the earliest NES Capcom games used the same driver, as the composers have given differing reports as to whether they used Sakaguchi's driver or one by Micronics programmer Kazuo Yagi, but it is known that the last few games use a sound driver created by Make Software rather than Sakaguchi's driver, possibly because it was easier to work with.
SNES
Toshio Kajino designed the first sound driver used for Capcom's SNES games; his driver may have been a heavily modified version of Nintendo's Kankichi-kun driver. After about a year, this was replaced by a new driver designed by Yoshihiro Sakaguchi with assistance by Yasushi Ikeda, which was used for the remainder of their SNES games - with the exception of Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES), which for some reason uses a Kankichi-kun-derived driver, possibly programmed again by Kajino.
Audio Personnel
These composers worked at Capcom:
- Akari Kaida
- Akihiro Akamatsu (employee of contractors Make Software)
- Ayako Mori
- Ippo Yamada
- Harumi Fujita
- Hiroshige Tonomura
- Junko Tamiya
- Katsunari Kitajima
- Kenji Yamazaki (employee of contractors Biox)
- Kinuyo Yamashita (employee of contractors Minakuchi Engineering)
- Kouji Murata (employee of contractors Minakuchi Engineering)
- Kumi Yamaga
- Makoto Tomozawa
- Manami Matsumae (also employee of contractors Minakuchi Engineering)
- Mari Yamaguchi
- Minae Saito
- Naoshi Mizuta
- Naoto Tanaka
- Noriyuki Iwadare
- Sachiko Oita (employee of contractors Make Software)
- Setsuo Yamamoto
- Shusaku Uchiyama
- Takashi Tateishi
- Tamayo Kawamoto
- Tatsuya Nishimura
- Toru Osada (employee of contractors Minakuchi Engineering)
- Toshio Arima
- Toshio Kajino
- Toshihiko Horiyama
- Yasuaki Fujita
- Yasushi Ikeda
- Yoko Shimomura
- Yoshihiro Sakaguchi
- Yoshino Aoki
- Yuki Iwai
- Yuko Takehara
Picture Gallery
Capcom's sound team, circa 1990. http://shmuplations.com/womenofgamedesign/
Links
- mobygames.com/company/capcom-co-ltd - MobyGames (Capcom Ltd.).
- mobygames.com/company/capcom-usa-inc - MobyGames (Capcom USA, Inc.).
- gamefaqs.com/features/company/2324.html - GameFAQs.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcom - Wikipedia.