Capcom Generations

Capcom Generations
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Release
Volume 1
    • JP: August 27, 1998
    • EU: September 3, 1999 (PS only)
Volume 2
    • JP: September 23, 1998
    • EU: September 3, 1999 (PS only)
Volume 3
    • JP: October 15, 1998
    • EU: September 3, 1999 (PS only)
Volume 4
    • JP: November 12, 1998
    • EU: September 3, 1999 (PS only)
Volume 5
    • NA: October 31, 1998 (PS only)
    • JP: December 3, 1998
    • EU: May 1999 (PS only)
    • EU: November 10, 2000 (Value Series, PS only)
Genre(s)Various
Mode(s)Single-player

Capcom Generations (カプコン ジェネレーション, Kapukon Jenerēshon, Capcom Generation) is a series of five video game compilations produced by Capcom for PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Each volume contains three or four games from a particular series or game genre and were ported directly from their original arcade versions (with the exception of Super Ghouls'n Ghosts, which was originally a Super NES game). Each disc also contains a "collection mode" featuring history, tips, artwork, character profiles, arranged music (which can be enabled on the game themselves as well) and other unlockable contents for each game. The PlayStation versions of the games also featured support for the DualShock controller.

In Japan, the series was released individually with 5 discs. In Europe, Virgin Interactive released Volumes 1–4 in a single bundle (retaining the 4 discs) whereas Volume 5 (which focused on the Street Fighter series) was released separately without any ties to the Capcom Generations series and it is the only volume in the series to be released in North America. The 16 games in the series were later collected in both Capcom Classics Collection and Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded, based on their Capcom Generations versions.

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