A platformshooting em up game where you play as son son or ton ton traveling through different stages fighting enemies and rescuing their. Sonson is one of the four capcom original characters introduced in marvel vs. Sonson is a patform video game series by capcom video games. Sonson is an action game loosely based on journey to the west. Sonson is a little monkey girl who made her fighting game debut in marvel vs capcom 2. Capcom 2 doesnt have much going on in terms of story even by the series usual standards, ruby is clearly meant to be the closest thing to a companyneutral main protagonist for the game. This is a list of video games released for the family computer video game console released as the nintendo entertainment system outside japan the family computer was released by nintendo on july 15, 1983 and featured ports of donkey kong, donkey kong junior, and popeye as launch titles. The son son coinoperated videogame by capcom circa 1984, and its history and background, photos, repair help, manuals, for sale and wanted lists, and. This book features tons of concept art, as well as sprites for all the characters that have shown up in the capcom vs series.
New age of heroes 9 items how to make a proper comic book game 100 items game informers top 200 games of all time 10 items games i like in concept more than in execution. Stories and characters were widely used, especially in beijing opera, and has been adapted many times in modern film, television, stage, and other media. The yashichi, an item that frequently appears in capcom games especially those of the late 1980s and early 1990s makes its second cameo appearance here. It is loosely based on the chinese novel journey to the west. Higemaru pirate ship 1984 capcom mame retro arcade games duration. Capcom rereleasing six arcade classics that also include sonson, black tiger, exed exes, and commando through wiis retro game channel this winter. Capcom has seen it fit to release 1984 s sonson from its trove of arcade treasures, and while this isnt likely to be the game anybody was particularly waiting for, it offers a pleasant enough.
In this game, you play the role of either son son or ton ton as you try to rescue your three friends from the clutches of a random bad guy who kidnapped them right in front of you. Son son videogame by capcom international arcade museum. Much of capcoms early output was dominated by shootemups, and most of these. Just like its predecessor, the game is loosely based on the classic wellknown chinese novel journey to the. This was capcom s second game and their first released in the united states. This is a brand new art book collecting all of the official.
Sonson was one of the 4 original capcom characters introduced in marvel vs. Gods among us releases today and is available on playstation store right now, along with a demo for ps vitas upcoming soul sacrifice. Capcom series of crossover fighting games featuring characters from capcom and marvel comics capcom simplified the engine so that it would be more accessible to casual players, in order to bring in new players. Son son is capcom s tribute to a chinese legend called xiyou ji, meaning journey to the west, considered to be one of the four classic pieces of chinese literature and a fairly good read. Sonson and tonton must fight their way to heaven to save some guys. It is the fourth installment in both the marvel vs. The game opens with all of sonson s buddies being kidnapped by a mysterious creature its literally a large shadow of a beast with a gigantic question mark in the middle. Sonson and tonton, the main characters of the series. The player assumes the role of a monkey boy who is patterned after sun wukong from the story and fights their way from one side to another, eventually reaching the statue of buddha. Capcoms 1984 arcade title sonson includes food as point bonuses. Ii is a platformer game developed by capcom and released on the turbografx pc engine in 1989.
It is the sequel to the 1984 game sonson and the second game in the series. Rubyi hato is an original character from capcom and the protagonist of marvel vs. Capcom 2 on the dreamcast, gamefaqs has game information and a community message board for game discussion. These retrospective works span nearly a decade of videogame history to take you back to the days of crowded arcades, pockets full of change, and the excitement of holding bragging rights to the highscore rankings. Oct 02, 2012 an amazing collection nearly 20 years in the making, udon entertainment proudly presents marvel vs. She is based on the character sonson from capcoms 1984 game with the same name. Both characters are based on sun wukong from journey to the west, a classical chinese novel.
Capcom 2 or mvc2 is a 2d fighting game and the fourth installment in the marvel vs. The game was soon released on the dreamcast in japan on march 30, 2000, and north america on june 29. Ruby heart is an original character from capcom and the protagonist of marvel vs. Grab yours now on xbox live and playstation network. Jun 29, 2000 sonson iii is the granddaughter of the original hero of sonson, a game released in 1984.
As a fighter, sonson remains largely unchanged from her marvel vs. Please purchase after downloading capcom arcade cabinet. Unlicensed games are listed in a different color and are not counted toward the total number of games. Pirate ship higemaru was the third game produced by capcom, following vulgus and sonson. Arcade, famicom, saturn, playstation, playstation 2, playstation portable, playstation 3, xbox 360 1984. This final package brings us three old school arcade games from 1984 sonson, 1942 and pirate. Traveling across the world with her crew onboard a flying ship known as. New age of heroes loweralpha 2 is a crossover fighting game developed and published by capcom. These three capcom games to use z80based technology, along with 1942, and exed exes. The following changes have been made to her playing style. Sonson is an arcade video game by capcom released in july 1984. About genre shooter summary this platformershooter game is an early work from capcom and is loosely based on the monkey king legend. Journey to the west, one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature, was written in the 16th century and attributed to wu chengen. Capcom 30th anniversary character encyclopedia by casey loe.
In 1984, capcom originally the name capcom was a contracted form of its official name at the time, japan capsule computers released its first arcade game, a scrolling shooter entitled vulgus. The roster select screen has the player 1 cursor always start on ruby. Sonson iii is the granddaughter of the original hero of sonson, a game released in 1984. Son son is a sidescrolling action game, where the game field advances automatically, and the screen is divided in six. They looked towards capcoms 1984 action game sonson, which was based on the monkey king legend, and used that games characters. The game opens with all of sonson s buddies being kidnapped by a mysterious creature its literally a large shadow of a beast with a gigantic question mark in the middle, though its meant to be gyumao the ox demon king. Capcom is a leading thirdparty game developer that got its start in 1979 as a publisher of electronic games. In mvc2 sonson is a great rushdown character with plenty of tricks up her sleeves to confuse or keep the pressure on, depending on ones play style. Sold by winged hussar and ships from amazon fulfillment. Originally published anonymously in the 1590s during the ming dynasty, it has been ascribed to the scholar wu chengen since the 20th century, even though no direct.
While capcom s first product was the coinoperated little league from july 1983, its first real video game, the arcade title vulgus, was released in may 1984. New age of heroes debuted in japanese arcades on the sega naomi arcade platform in early 2000. A platformshooting em up game where you play as son son or ton ton traveling through different stages fighting enemies and rescuing their friends. Capcom series of crossover fighting games featuring characters from capcom and marvel comics. New age of heroes is a crossover fighting game developed and published by capcom. A great hardback book celebrating some of the best capcom characters of their first 30 years. Son son 1984 capcom mame retro arcade games youtube. Sonson is an action game, developed by micronics and published by capcom, which was released in japan in 1986. List of nintendo entertainment system games nintendo fandom. The son son coinoperated videogame by capcom circa 1984, and its history and background, photos, repair help, manuals, for sale and wanted lists, and census survey is brought to you by the international arcade museum at the museum fo the game. Oct 17, 2018 for a long time, sonson was completely unknown to westerners, despite the character occasionally making cameos in other games, like in chun lis stage in super puzzle fighter ii turbo. Journey to the west, xiyouji in mandarin chinese and saiyuki in japanese is a 16thcentury chinese legend and one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature, which dragon ball is loosely based upon.
As sonson and tonton, players must go after the dastardly gods. In the game, she tries to find out why her village was struck by an unknown illness. Apr 17, 20 the spring fever sale continues this week with the grand theft auto franchise and dragon fantasy book 1. Like many early capcom games, it was designed by yoshiki. List of media adaptations of journey to the west wikipedia. Vs 2 is a 2000 fighting game developed and published by capcom.
Ruby heart is a frenchspeaking pirate captain with a prominent reputation across all seven seas. Unlike the other original characters introduced in the game, however, shes actually based on and related to the main protagonist of capcoms 1984 platform game sonson. More for capcom arcade cabinet explore more games and downloadable content for capcom arcade cabinet. The game only became a little more well known thanks to marvel vs. One of the two games that inspired sonson ii, which i covered last week. She is the granddaughter of another capcom character also named sonson, who starred in the 1984 capcom arcade game, sonson. A full color, hardcover book with 101 unique, interesting, and. The following are the games available for the nintendo famicomnintendo entertainment system by year of release for each region.
The player assumes the role of a monkey boy who is patterned after sun wukong from the story and fights their way from one side to another, eventually. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. The player assumes the role of a monkey boy and fights their way from one side to another, eventually reaching the statue of buddha. They looked towards capcom s 1984 action game sonson, which was based on the monkey king legend, and used that games characters and setting to create sonson ii. Oct 19, 2018 they looked towards capcoms 1984 action game sonson, which was based on the monkey king legend, and used that games characters and setting to create sonson ii. Much of capcom s early output was dominated by shootemups, and most of these vulgus, exed exes, 1942 were standard fare, based on the success of namcos xevious. Each page is dedicated to a separate character with an illustration of the character as well as information about the character and what games they have appeared in. Capcom 2, which introduced a new character named sonson.
It also includes art and sprites from games on the fringe of the series, like capcoms shoot em upbeat em up game the punisher from capcoms golden days. Unlike the other three, however, shes actually based on and related to the main protagonist of capcoms 1984 platform game sonson. But wedged in there is a weird little game called sonson, a sidescrolling shooter with characters from the famed chinese journey to the west story. Capcom classics collection, kapukon kurashikkusu korekushon is a compilation of arcade games released by capcom for the playstation 2 and xbox on september 27, 2005 in north america and in 2006 in japan. Beginning with a nintendo entertainment system port of 1942 published in december 1985, the company started to venture into the market of home console video games, 5 which became its. With the fourth installment, capcom simplified the controls to make the gameplay more accessible for casual players and the button configuration was trimmed. Capcom 2 is the granddaughter of the original sonson from capcoms game in 1984. Capcom simplified the engine so that it would be more accessible to casual players, in order to bring in new players.
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