# Capcom high end Plug and play arcade setup rumored **URL:** \ **Category:** Video Games\ **Created:** [April 16, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472 "2019-04-16T14:11:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/1 "2019-04-16T14:11:56Z")
> **[Capcom Home Arcade Is A Plug-And-Play Arcade Stick, But Is The Emulation Legit?](http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/04/capcom_home_arcade_is_a_plug-and-play_arcade_stick_but_is_the_emulation_legit)** > > UPDATE: Confusion over licencing of Final Burn Alpha emulator WHAT THE HELL YOU GUYS?! So much great news today! Edit: never mind. Hype gone: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/2X/c/ceba59f4a435a8d51d2cdfc7c15e45bd57cde7f0.jpeg) [https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/2X/c/ceba59f4a435a8d51d2cdfc7c15e45bd57cde7f0.jpeg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/2X/c/ceba59f4a435a8d51d2cdfc7c15e45bd57cde7f0.jpeg) šŸ¤¢ ---
**Author:** ![Vespa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/vespa/32/405_2.png) [@Vespa](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Vespa)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/2 "2019-04-16T14:20:02Z")
What a rollercoaster this has been, being hyped at the rumour of an AvP port but then hearing the price and it being output from an arcade stick. Seeing that itā€™s a 2-player stick and using Sanwa parts Iā€™m somewhat interested, I donā€™t really need any more sticks though and would have prefered a collection. Still, AvP and Progear!! ---
**Author:** ![harborline\_765](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/harborline_765/32/5947_2.png) [@harborline\_765](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/harborline_765)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/3 "2019-04-16T14:31:26Z")
The hardware as an idea is pretty cool. Not a huge fan of a giant garish Capcom logo being the inspiration for the shell but itā€™s certainly eye catching. If you had it stationed at a home or office desk the Capcom logo is sure to grab attention and let people immediately start guessing what itā€™s for. Bit gutted that Buster Bros/Pang didnā€™t make the cut - I presume Capcom still has the rights since the older games are published by them on the PlayStation Store. ---
**Author:** ![KC-Slater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/kc-slater/32/417_2.png) [@KC-Slater](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/KC-Slater)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/4 "2019-04-16T14:36:42Z")
With the inclusion of Wifi and a USB port, I could see additional titles locked to the hardware being sold. FB Alpha-based emulation though? ---
**Author:** ![tomwhite2004](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/tomwhite2004/32/15175_2.png) [@tomwhite2004](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/tomwhite2004)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/5 "2019-04-16T14:37:36Z")
"emulation provided by FB Alpha, delivering an authentic & accurate arcade experience " šŸ˜‚ ---
**Author:** ![cornerstone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/cornerstone/32/1281_2.png) [@cornerstone](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/cornerstone)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/6 "2019-04-16T14:39:23Z")
Maybe add this to OP: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/2X/c/ceba59f4a435a8d51d2cdfc7c15e45bd57cde7f0.jpeg) The Sanwa parts themselves are around $100 anyway. A decent stick with genuine arcade stuff on modern consoles runs around $200 minimum. So itā€™s probably a good deal, even if the garish design looks way too light to be stable. On board WiFi would eventually mean a hacked unit would allow for easy loading of ROMs right over a home network, like a pi. Pretty cool overall. Edit:FBA is the gold standard emulator for capcom systems. It runs better than any MAME versions. Itā€™s also the basis for Fightcade, which comes from the old GGPO architecture. Lots of potential here. ---
**Author:** ![KC-Slater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/kc-slater/32/417_2.png) [@KC-Slater](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/KC-Slater)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/7 "2019-04-16T14:43:47Z")
Pandoraā€™s Box and other bootleg all-in-oneā€™s have been eating Capcomā€™s lunch long enough to establish an interested market exists for this kind of thing, I suppose? The line-up of games is on the extreme ends of what I would be hoping for and dreading. (Cyerbots and Progear are very welcome inclusions, but I have zero desire to play Strider or GnG on this thingā€¦) ---
**Author:** ![Vespa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/vespa/32/405_2.png) [@Vespa](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Vespa)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/8 "2019-04-16T14:44:28Z")
If Sega did something like this but used the Virtua Stick Pro design Iā€™d be all over it ![](http://i.imgur.com/2c1bXDm.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![tomwhite2004](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/tomwhite2004/32/15175_2.png) [@tomwhite2004](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/tomwhite2004)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/9 "2019-04-16T14:49:08Z")
> [@cornerstone](#): > > FBA is the gold standard emulator for capcom systems. It runs better than any MAME versions. Itā€™s also the basis for Fightcade, which comes from the old GGPO architecture. FBA is a hack job of ancient MAME drivers designed to run on low spec hardware missing literally hundreds of improvements to both the emulation and qsound. Itā€™s anything but the gold standard. ---
**Author:** ![harborline\_765](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/harborline_765/32/5947_2.png) [@harborline\_765](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/harborline_765)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/10 "2019-04-16T14:50:47Z")
> [@KC-Slater](#): > > FB Alpha-based emulation though? Yeahā€¦ The hardware is being manufactured under license by Koch Media too (as opposed to say, licensing it to HORI or another reputable manufacturer instead), so Iā€™m guessing Capcom Japan had little involvement with it. I reckon if Capcom Japan was involved theyā€™d probably try and be the highest bidder for the services of M2 given the timescales involved. But maybe if that were the case it wouldnā€™t be ready in time for winter 2019 anyway. For instance, Darius Cozmic Collection was announced in July 2018 but wasnā€™t released until February. ---
**Author:** ![cornerstone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/cornerstone/32/1281_2.png) [@cornerstone](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/cornerstone)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/11 "2019-04-16T14:51:14Z")
Ha. Must be why itā€™s been running for years on old beater machines. Iā€™m more interested in any type of fightcade implementation. Speaking of FBA, it looks like people are accusing capcom of using the code against its own TOS. > Wouldnā€™t be the first time a large company stole code. ---
**Author:** ![DaveLong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/davelong/32/1419_2.png) [@DaveLong](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/DaveLong)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/12 "2019-04-16T15:30:14Z")
I was pretty hype until they showed what it is. Just put these games in a really nice package on current consoles, please. \*sigh\* ---
**Author:** ![raskulous](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/raskulous/32/11773_2.png) [@raskulous](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/raskulous)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/13 "2019-04-16T15:50:58Z")
I think itā€™s cool, but not worth the trouble. If thatā€™s the style of machine you want, a Pandora is a better option by far. ---
**Author:** ![tomwhite2004](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/tomwhite2004/32/15175_2.png) [@tomwhite2004](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/tomwhite2004)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/14 "2019-04-16T15:53:47Z")
yep they shouldnā€™t be using it at all. haze just confirmed as much on the shmups forumā€¦ ā€œFB Alpha is strictly non-commercial, since itā€™s based off old MAME code / license, so thatā€™sā€¦ bold.ā€ it will be a real shame if the inclusion of progear diminishes the chances of seeing an accurate m2 port with better timings than emulation can currently offer as that is a title people really wanted them to work on. ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/15 "2019-04-16T16:05:32Z")
The chassis design is downright offensive. Why would you not make it a rectangle with clean edges? Donā€™t use a logo from the 80s as the basis for a controllerā€™s design. I mean, youā€™d think thatā€™d be obvious. The logo wasnā€™t design for this use. And it makes for a junky looking novelty rather than a device for enthusiasts. The whole thing looks like it was designed by amateurs. Iā€™m getting sick and tired of these really dumb emulation boxes that were thought up by interns in a back cubicle somewhere. Nintendo executed it decently. And Sega appears to be following suit. But come on Capcom. This is a joke. ---
**Author:** ![KC-Slater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/kc-slater/32/417_2.png) [@KC-Slater](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/KC-Slater)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/16 "2019-04-16T16:11:41Z")
_Meanwhile at Capcom USAā€¦_ ā€œWho spilled the mutation-serum on that stack of laptop stickers and old Madcatz joysticks?..ā€ ---
**Author:** ![GraveyardDuck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/graveyardduck/32/5498_2.png) [@GraveyardDuck](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/GraveyardDuck)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/17 "2019-04-16T16:14:07Z")
Iā€™m disappointed that itā€™s going down this route. I thought based on the success of the Beat Em Up Collection that this would have been a no- brainer, especially on Switch. Even as DLC, it could have produced a nice ROI with little risk. But at this high price point this decision is baffling and is not for me. ---
**Author:** ![Vespa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/vespa/32/405_2.png) [@Vespa](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Vespa)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/18 "2019-04-16T16:34:16Z")
Hoping now that Capcom having the license to release AvP means we get a release for consoles/pc/mac later down the line. The license couldnā€™t have been cheap, right? time to get your ROI, Capcom and port it to all the things. ---
**Author:** ![AgentUnknown](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/agentunknown/32/20902_2.png) [@AgentUnknown](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/AgentUnknown)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/19 "2019-04-16T18:00:46Z")
Ugh, that design is awful and not an attractive price either. And including 1944 as the only 194X title is so stupid, thatā€™s definitely one of the weaker entries in the series. Should have been 19XX. Think Iā€™ll just stick with the CPS 1/2 emulators on my PSP considering those work great and this thing is just using roms anyways and may be stealing source code: > ---
**Author:** ![DaveLong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/davelong/32/1419_2.png) [@DaveLong](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/DaveLong)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472/20 "2019-04-16T18:12:14Z")
This just really seems like something corporate either didnā€™t know about until it was too late or that they gave the ok to very grudgingly. [Next page](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/capcom-high-end-plug-and-play-arcade-setup-rumored/1472.md?page=2)