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History

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Development

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System development was handled by Koch Media under license from Capcom.[1][2]

Launch

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The Capcom Home Arcade was released on November 8th, 2019.[3]

The use of FB Alpha caused some controversy in the emulator community due to the use of a non-commercial emulator in a commercial product.[4][5][6]

Technology

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An Allwinner H3 SOC on a Banana Pi, similar to the SOC used on the Capcom Home Arcade.

Compute

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The system is based on an Allwinner H3 SOC, which includes a quad core ARM Cortex A7 architecture processor clocked at 1.08 gigahertz and a Mali400 MP2 GPU.[7][8][9] It is speculated that the system had 4 gigabytes of RAM,[10] while others list 512 megabytes of DDR3 RAM.[7]

The system has 4 gigabytes of NAND flash storage provided by a Kingston eMMC chip.[10][1]

Software

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The system runs an operating system based on the Linux 5.0 kernel.[8]

The open source FB Alpha emulator is used to run games on the system,[11] which were originally made for the CPS1 and CPS2 platforms.[8]

Connectivity

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The system supports Wi-Fi, which is used for leaderboards,[11] and system updates.[3] The Wi-Fi is handled by a Realtek chipset.[10]

A micro USB port is used to provide power to the device,[12] at 5 Volts and 2 Amps.[3] A full size USB port is also present on the system.[3]

An HDMI port is used to output AV.[3] The system outputs at 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second.[8][1]

Hardware

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The system was contained in a fight deck shaped around the Capcom logo.[13] Despite being commonly categorized as a Microconsole, the system is often considered to be quite large.[3][13] The system could be used on a table, on a lap (Though this was somewhat unoptimal), or a similar surface.[14]

Sanwa sticks and OBSF buttons are used for the control deck.[1]

The system was designed in the United Kingdom, and manufactured in China.[3]

Games

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  • Progear[14]
  • Giga Wing[14]
  • Mega Man: The Power Battle[14]
  • Eco Fighters[2]
  • Strider'[2]
  • Armored Warriors[14]
  • 1944 The Loop Master[14]
  • Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness[14]
  • Capcom Sports Club[14]
  • Super Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting'[2]
  • Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo[2]
  • Ghoul's N Ghosts[2]
  • Alien Vs. Predator[14]
  • Final Fight[2]
  • Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors[14]
  • Captain Commando[14]

External Resources

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References

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  1. ↑ a b c d "The Capcom Home Arcade is big and expensive, but loads of fun". Windows Central. 14 November 2019. https://www.windowscentral.com/capcom-home-arcade-review. 
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g "Capcom Home Arcade". Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g McFerran, Damien (4 November 2019). "Hardware Review: Capcom Home Arcade Is The Most Ludicrous Micro-Console Yet, And We're In Love". Nintendo Life. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/hardware_review_capcom_home_arcade_is_the_most_ludicrous_micro-console_yet_and_were_in_love. 
  4. ↑ "The Legal Dilemma of Capcom Home Arcade's Usage of Emulator FB Alpha" (in en). TechRaptor. https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/legal-dilemma-of-capcom-home-arcades-usage-of-emulator-fb-alpha. 
  5. ↑ Blake, Vikki (23 April 2019). "Emulator devs are unhappy FB Alpha is included in the Capcom Home Arcade" (in en). MCV. https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/emulator-devs-are-unhappy-fb-alpha-is-included-in-the-capcom-home-arcade/. 
  6. ↑ "Capcom Home Arcade is illegally using a non-commercial Emulator | MVG" (in en). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj9Vl-Bteq8. 
  7. ↑ a b "Unofficial Capcom Home Arcade Manual". 19 November 2021. https://github.com/lilo-san/cha-documentation. 
  8. ↑ a b c d Morgan, Thomas (17 August 2019). "Hands on with the Capcom Home Arcade" (in en). Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-capcom-home-arcade-digital-foundry-hands-on. 
  9. ↑ "What's Inside the Capcom Home Arcade ??". Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. ↑ a b c "Capcom Home Arcade Teardown & Specs!". Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. ↑ a b Grant, Christopher (16 April 2019). "Capcom Home Arcade is a plug-and-play arcade stick with 16 games". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/16/18410475/capcom-home-arcade-system-games-pre-order. 
  12. ↑ Linneman, John (12 November 2019). "Capcom Home Arcade review: the DF Retro verdict" (in en). Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-capcom-home-arcade-review. 
  13. ↑ a b Woger, Martin (13 December 2021). "Gewinnt eine Capcom Home Arcade und zockt Street Fighter 2 und Darkstalkers wie früher" (in de). Eurogamer.de. https://www.eurogamer.de/articles/2021-12-13-gewinnt-eine-capcom-arcade-und-zockt-street-fighter-2-und-darkstalkers-wie-frueher. 
  14. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k "Capcom Home Arcade review – authentic retro gaming at a cost" (in en). the Guardian. 6 November 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/nov/06/capcom-home-arcade-review-authentic-retro-gaming-machine. 
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