Curated category
Video games developed in Japan
- Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)Konami released Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation in 1998. The game directed by Hideo Kojima required players to navigate a nuclear weapons facility…
- Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000Capcom released the original game in 2000 for arcades using Sega NAOMI hardware. This specific machine powered the initial arcade experience before a port…
- Tekken X Street FighterKatsuhiro Harada stood before a crowd at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con to announce a project that would merge two of gaming's most famous fighting universes.
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2Capcom Fighting Collection 2 arrived in May 2025 as a digital and physical compilation of eight distinct arcade titles. The collection bridges the gap…
- Street Fighter EX3Street Fighter EX3 arrived on the 4th of March 2000 in Japan. It served as an exclusive launch title for the PlayStation 2 console.
- Capcom Fighting CollectionCapcom released a compilation containing ten arcade games in June 2022. The collection features nine fighting titles and one puzzle game originally developed…
- Final Fantasy Legend IISquare began work on Final Fantasy Legend II in 1989, shortly after the success of its predecessor. Series creator Akitoshi Kawazu returned as director to…
- Street Fighter CollectionCapcom released Street Fighter Collection in 1997 for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. The package contained three specific titles from their fighting game…
- Capcom Fighting EvolutionThe year 2004 marked the release of Capcom Fighting Evolution, a game that emerged from the wreckage of an earlier project.
- Street Fighter Alpha 2In February 1996, Capcom unveiled Street Fighter Zero 2 at the AOU show in Tokyo. The arcade cabinet introduced a new system called Custom Combo that…
- Ultra Street Fighter IIOn the 26th of May 2017, Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers launched on the Nintendo Switch. This release marked a specific moment in video game…
- Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy OriginIn 2018, Tetsuya Nomura sat with the concept for an action game that would conquer locations. He had just finished work on Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy and…
- Silent Hill: The ArcadeKonami revealed Silent Hill: The Arcade at the 2007 Japan Arcade Operator's Union trade show. Polygon Magic developed this arcade game spin-off of the…
- Suikoden TacticsKonami released Suikoden Tactics in Japan and North America during late 2005. The game arrived in Europe and the PAL region shortly after, in early 2006.
- Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade EditionOn the 4th of April 2010, producer Yoshinori Ono confirmed an arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV during the Japanese Street Fighter IV finals.
- Final Fantasy XII: Revenant WingsSquare Enix announced Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings in September 2006. This announcement marked the beginning of a new chapter for the franchise.
- SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the MillenniumTakashi Nishiyama, a former director at SNK, walked into a meeting with Yoshiki Okamoto, the head of development at Capcom.
- Final Fantasy XV: Pocket EditionSquare Enix rebuilt Final Fantasy XV using the Unity engine to fit mobile devices. The original game relied on the in-house Luminous Engine for its complex…
- Mitsumete KnightKonami and Red Company joined forces to create Mitsumete Knight in 1998. The project began as a modification of Tokimeki Memorial: Forever with You, but the…
- Dissidia Final FantasySquare Enix released Dissidia Final Fantasy for the PlayStation Portable on the 18th of December 2008. Creative producer Tetsuya Nomura originally envisioned…
- Street Fighter II TurboCapcom released Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting in 1992 as an enhancement kit for existing arcade cabinets. This distribution method allowed…
- Dissidia 012 Final FantasySquare Enix began work on Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy in August 2009. Creative producer Tetsuya Nomura wanted to include Kain Highwind from the original game.
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred HeroesYoshitaka Murayama directed the original Suikoden games while working at Konami. He left that company in 2002 just before Suikoden III arrived on shelves.
- Hyper Street Fighter IICapcom released Hyper Street Fighter II in 2003 to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the Street Fighter series. The game arrived on PlayStation 2 as a…
- Super Street Fighter II TurboIn April 1994, the arcade cabinet for Super Street Fighter II Turbo began spinning coins in Japan. Game Machine listed it as the second most successful table…
- X-Men vs. Street FighterCapcom released X-Men vs. Street Fighter in September 1996 for the CP System II arcade board. This title marked the company's third fighting game to feature…
- Dissidia Final Fantasy NTThe Japan Amusement Expo in Chiba, Japan held its doors open in February 2015. Square Enix stood before the crowd to announce a new fighting game for arcades.
- Gensō Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no TokiPlayers control a party of up to six characters out of 108 possible recruits. These characters come from three distinct time periods within the game world.
- Metal Gear Solid: The Twin SnakesNintendo of America announced the remake in 2003. Silicon Knights would develop the game under guidance from Hideo Kojima and Shigeru Miyamoto.
- SNK vs. Capcom: SVC ChaosSNK Playmore released SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos in 2003 for the Neo Geo arcade platform. The game arrived as the third entry in a crossover series between…
- Final Fantasy IV (2007 video game)Square Enix released a 2007 role-playing video game for the Nintendo DS. Matrix Software developed this remake of Final Fantasy IV, originally known as Final…
- Street Fighter Alpha 3Street Fighter Alpha 3 arrived in Japanese arcades during the summer of 1998. It ran on Capcom's CP System II hardware, a board that had powered previous…
- Street Fighter EX2Street Fighter EX2 emerged from a partnership between Capcom and Arika in 1998. The game debuted as a coin-operated arcade machine built on Sony ZN-2…
- Street Fighter Alpha AnthologyStreet Fighter Alpha Anthology arrived in 2006 as a digital collection for the PlayStation 2. The title gathered multiple entries from the long-running…
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super HeroesIn February 1998, the CP System II arcade board powered a new fighting game called Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes.
- Suikoden IVKonami Computer Entertainment Tokyo developed Suikoden IV for the PlayStation 2 console. The game arrived in Japan during August of 2004.
- Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street FighterIn 1997, Capcom released a fighting game that introduced a mechanic players had never seen before. The Variable Assist allowed a player to summon their…
- Capcom Classics CollectionCapcom Classics Collection emerged from a collaboration between Capcom, Backbone Entertainment, Sensory Sweep, and Klein Computer Entertainment.
- Silent Hill 3In September 2001, the development team at Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo began work on a project that would eventually become Silent Hill 3.
- Fighting LayerArika released Fighting Layer in December 1998. The studio built the game on Namco System 12 arcade hardware. This machine powered many popular titles during…
- Final Fantasy XIIISquare Enix began work on Final Fantasy XIII in February 2004, shortly after releasing Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission.
- Street Fighter III: 2nd ImpactCapcom released Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact in October 1997. The game ran on the CP System III hardware, a new board designed for arcade cabinets.
- Silent HillsKonami's president approached Hideo Kojima in September 2012 to direct the next Silent Hill installment. Kojima accepted the offer with enthusiasm and began…
- X-Men: Children of the Atom (video game)Capcom released X-Men: Children of the Atom on CP System II arcade hardware in December 1994. The game arrived in Japan first, followed by North America and…
- Final Fantasy IV: The After YearsThe second moon rises over the Blue Planet, casting a pale glow on the rebuilt Kingdom of Baron. Cecil and Rosa stand watch as their son Ceodore prepares for…
- Final Fantasy Mystic QuestSquare released Final Fantasy Mystic Quest in North America during 1992 as a simplified role-playing game designed for entry-level players.
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade ClassicsIn December 2013, Capcom announced that the digital releases of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 were to be delisted due to the expiration of their character…
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIISeven years before the events of 1997, a young man named Zack Fair stood in the ruins of Wutai. He wore the blue uniform of SOLDIER and carried a heavy…
- Metal Gear (video game)Hideo Kojima took over the Metal Gear project in 1987 after a senior associate had already begun work on it. The original concept was a straightforward…
- Final Fantasy Legend IIIProduction began in 1990 within Square's newly formed Osaka studio. Series creator Akitoshi Kawazu did not participate because he was busy developing…