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Limited Run Games Brings Capcom Arcade Stadium Vol.1 To Console!

Are you itching for a chance to play some old arcade classics? Than Limited Run has you covered with the Capcom Arcade Stadium Volume 1 releasing on console!

Capcom is well known for its vast library of games throughout multiple video game generations. Whether it is with the NES or the Playstation 5, you can always find Capcom games leaving their mark on video game history. However, while Capcom’s name makes one think of its console releases nowadays, some of its greatest titles sit within arcades.

Cabinets held incredible games that emblazoned the name of Capcom on their sides like a badge of honor. Names like Street Fighter 2 and Final Fight defined their genres, leaving an incredible impact on the greater industry. With this in mind, Limited Run Games‘ mission is bringing these games back into the modern world through this collection.

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THE PHYSICAL VERSION OF THE CAPCOM ARCADE STADIUM VOL. 1

When purchasing the physical game, you have a choice between five separate covers, with each one showing off the artwork from games on the collection. You also get a eight-page booklet with information about the arcade games on the collection. Booting up the collection will show a massive digital arcade, with cabinets of each game that you can freely play and enjoy.

Within the collection, you get a wide variety of Capcom games to play that span from 1984 and 2001. From platformers like Ghosts ‘N Goblins, to shooters like Legendary Wings, to even Fighting games with Street Fighter 2, you have a lot of games to choose from. However, you have more than just the games, as you have some features that the original cabinets did not have.

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Fans of the classic arcade experiences can adjust the display of the games to resemble the original cabinets visual style. If you find the difficulty of these games to be too much, then the collection also has a save and load feature, as well as a tool to slow and speed things up. You can even make use of a rewind feature to undo mistakes made in the middle of the action.

GAMES INCLUDED IN THIS COLLECTION

  • Dawn of the Arcade (1984 – 1988): 1942™, 1943: The Battle of Midway™, Bionic Commando™, Commando™, Forgotten Worlds™, Ghosts ‘n Goblins™, Ghouls ‘n Ghosts™, Legendary Wings™, Pirate Ship Higemaru™, Section Z™.
  • Arcade Revolution (1989 – 1992): 1941: Counter Attack™, Captain Commando™, Carrier Air Wing™, Dynasty Wars™, Final Fight™, Mega Twins™, Mercs™, Street Fighter II™, Strider™, Varth: Operation Thunderstorm™.
  • Arcade Evolution (1992 – 2001): 19XX: The War Against Destiny™, 1944: The Loop Master™, Armored Warriors™, Battle Circuit™, Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness™, Giga Wing™, Progear™, Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting™, Super Street Fighter II Turbo™, Warriors of Fate™.

The Capcom Arcade Stadium Volume 1 will be available for pre-order from January 9th to February 8. The collection can be bought for Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, and Xbox X|S through the Limited Run website. You can also discuss Capcom Arcade Stadium Volume 1 on the PopGeeks Video Game Forum!

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Oh Another one of those Public domain horror. That Pooh movie really created a new genre and I am not loving it because they look tasteless and the acting is cringy.

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I’m not expecting much from I Heart Willie, but I do appreciate that it doesn’t seem to rely on CGI. Practical effects almost always look better in horror, and if they go for a gritty, old-school slasher vibe, it could at least be fun to watch. The concept is silly, but I’d take a guy in a creepy homemade mouse suit over another CGI abomination any day. Honestly, this already looks better than Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, which was just a lazy, ugly mess. If nothing else, this might have some decent atmosphere and practical gore.

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I’m so tired of this trend of corrupting public domain characters just for cheap shock value. It feels like every time a beloved character enters the public domain, someone rushes to turn it into a horror movie with little thought beyond “Wouldn’t it be creepy if?” It was mildly amusing at first, but now it’s just exhausting. These characters were created to bring joy, and now they’re being twisted into generic slasher villains for easy marketing.

It’s not even about being against horror—I love a good horror movie. But there’s a difference between a well-crafted, original story and just slapping a fay should focus on creating something fresh instead of relying on a familiar name to get attention. Just because a character enters the public domain doesn’t mean it has to be turned into a horror movie.

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The concept of this movie actually has a tragic undertone. A boy born with deformities, shunned by society, turning into a monster—it’s classic horror, but it also speaks to how people who are different can be mistreated. If done right, I Heart Willie could have layers beyond just the kills. Of course, it depends on whether the filmmakers actually explore that theme or just use it for shock value.

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Looks like absolute trash. I’m so tired of these lazy horror movies that take public domain characters and slap together some nonsense just to get attention. It’s the same formula every time—take a beloved childhood figure, distort it into something grotesque, throw in a weak backstory to justify the horror elements, and hope that people watch out of morbid curiosity.

The story here is ridiculous. A kid born with mouse-like deformities turns into a murderer and makes a suit out of his victims? That just sounds like a budget version of Leatherface with a Mickey Mouse gimmick. And let’s not pretend this is some passion project—it’s just another rushed attempt to cash in on a fading trend. The fact that they’re hyping it up as a “one-night-only” theatrical event is just a way to trick people into thinking it’s special when it’ll probably be on streaming a week later.

I already sat through Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, and that was one of the worst horror films I’ve ever seen. If this is anything like that, it’s going to be another cheap, embarrassing mess with bad acting and worse writing. I won’t waste my time.

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Okay, but can we talk about how ripped Willie is? Like, I was expecting some creepy, disfigured monster, but instead, we got a full-on horror hunk. Mickey Mouse has never looked this good! The dude is jacked, and I’m not even mad about it. I know he’s supposed to be terrifying, but honestly, if this was the route they were going, they should have leaned into it even more.It’s kind of hilarious that out of all the public domain horror takes, this is the one where they decided to make the killer shredded.

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Sounds like they’re just setting up more ridiculousness instead of focusing on making a solid film. I’ll pass.

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Public domain can be great when used creatively, but so far, all we’ve seen is cheap, shock-value nonsense that exists just to generate headlines. Instead of celebrating classic characters by finding smart ways to reinterpret them, we get these bottom-of-the-barrel horror flicks that completely miss the point.

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The fact that the DC Trinity—Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman—will enter the public domain in the 2030s already has me terrified of what these low-budget horror filmmakers will do. If we’re getting stuff like I Heart Willie and Blood and Honey now, imagine the absolute disasters we’ll see when studios can legally turn Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman into something else.

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