The best Summer Game Fest announcement was a bunch of old Capcom games

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I don’t think it’s too controversial to say that this year’s Summer Game Fest presentation wasn’t a very memorable one. Geoff Keighley’s show wasn’t dreadful by any means, but there were precious few highlights among an abundance of substanceless CG trailers and perhaps one too many games set in outer space.

Around the halfway point, however, was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it reveal of Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium, which is launching on all major platforms on July 22. The vibrant trailer felt like a brief yet welcome change of pace from the largely ho-hum announcements that came prior. 

As a lover of old Capcom arcade games, many of which I’d played via numerous PS2 compilations like Capcom Classics Collection and Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, the announcement of Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium took me right back to my childhood, where I perhaps spent too much time indulging my curiosity for old-school arcade games.

But why bother getting excited about a bunch of bygone arcade games when there are plenty of new games to look forward to? Well, the answer to that, I think, has a bit more depth than simple childhood nostalgia.

Capcom has released so many compilations over the last few years that it might make your head spin. There was the Capcom Home Arcade Console, a rather gaudy arcade stick that came packed with 16 arcade titles. We’ve also had the Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle, the upcoming Capcom Fighting Collection, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection and no shortage of Megaman and Megaman X compilations. It’s a lot.

And in fairness, it’s not like the new Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium is composed of games that are entirely new to the publisher’s compilation efforts. The Street Fighter Alpha and Darkstalkers games are present here,