Capcom HERO

[Michael Hopcroft]

Now that Capocom has sold their RPG rithgts to Living Room Games, I;'m wondering what they'll do with it. Still, i;d like to see soemthuing unoficcial for ti in HEro because:

1, HERO handles the fighting game genre very well, and
2. I suspect that with Campcom poulling the strings, they won't get to do the REALLY inetersting things with the characters.

For example, I don't know in LR Games' system willl ahve soom for social disadavnatges (or indeed social anything), yet the classic Capcom fighting game characters should in theory have plenty of them. Street Fighter could practically have a relationship chart.

I'm wondering whether I should ask if anyone has that sort of thing in mind.

[Enforcer84]

See Surbrook's Stuff, between he, Alex Fauth and myself there are dozens of fighting fighting game characters (capcom and others)...

[Susano]

See Surbrook's Stuff, between he, Alex Fauth and myself there are dozens of fighting fighting game characters (capcom and others)...

I can't wait for the Capcom books myself.

And will I see more characters from you, hmmm?

:)

[Ben Seeman]

They'd better do Mega Man justice or I'll be very upset.

[Samaritan]

They'd better do Mega Man justice or I'll be very upset.

Frankly, I'm looking forward to it so I can stat out fighters from other games... Tekken, Soul Calibur, etc...

[Susano]

They'd better do Mega Man justice or I'll be very upset.

I talked to the guys at GenCon. There will be 4-5 books. All I can recall is Street Fighter II+, Darkstalkers, and Rival Schools.

[yamamura]

Capcom Fighters sings this song; doo-dah doo-dah
Capcom Arena five miles long; oh the doo-dah day

Sorry couldn't resist, I will go back being quiet. Though I am interested since the only WW books still on my self is Streetfighter.

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[Ben Seeman]

You know, since there are other Mega Man licensed games out there (Mattel has a board game and Decipher has a TCG) I'm surprised that no one has done a MM RPG. The Mega Man Universe has at least 4 great settings to play in. I'd buy 'em.

[steriaca]

I can't wait for the Capcom books myself.

And will I see more characters from you, hmmm?

:)

I myself want to see the Karin writup. Why? Well, I am a fan of her hairstyle...but beyond that, you have to amier someone that rich, who still finds in nesasarie to beat someone up personly, and NOT send wave after wave of faceless minions after Sakura.

[Enforcer84]

I talked to the guys at GenCon. There will be 4-5 books. All I can recall is Street Fighter II+, Darkstalkers, and Rival Schools.
Buwahahahha. They gonna do Capcom vs SNK?? Probably not but it would be tres cool

[Enforcer84]

sure, just gotta get s'more done.

[Susano]

Buwahahahha. They gonna do Capcom vs SNK?? Probably not but it would be tres cool

I am thinking Capcom versus Marvel was mentioned....

[tgrandjean]

Capcom Fighters sings this song; doo-dah doo-dah
Capcom Arena five miles long; oh the doo-dah day

Sorry couldn't resist, I will go back being quiet. Though I am interested since the only WW books still on my self is Streetfighter.

G
Akuna-ma-tata
What a wonderful phrase!
Akuna-ma-tata
Ain't no passing phase...

I just want to glance through the books and see if they did it any better than the WW versions...

[nexus]

Are the new games d20 or some new system?

[paigeoliver]

What is there exactly to get excited about here? It is doubtful that the combat system will be as good as Hero, it looks like they are just doing the one on one fighting games, wow, I can't WAIT to simulate that!!

I like those games too, and I actually own a Streetfighter 2 Jamma board that plugs into my Super Neo 29 arcade cabinet (also have a Neo Geo motherboard for it, 11 cartridges, an X-Men board, and half a dozen other boards for it), but I fail to see how they would possibly be able to do the genre better than Hero could?

Personally my guess is that it is going to end up being more along the lines of the old WWF RPG, remember that mess?

Also, didn't there used to be a Street Fighter roleplaying game? I am almost certain there was.

[Michael Hopcroft]

Also, didn't there used to be a Street Fighter roleplaying game? I am almost certain there was.
Yes, published by White Wolf. I still have it. You had to make cards to write down the charatceristics and damage of your fighter;'s signature moves and the system was really built around one-on-one duels. It used a somewhat more burtal but les lethal 9since SF duels are rarely fogutht to the death) version of the WoD system.

The four sourcebooks planned for the Capcom RPG are Street Figher, Darkstalkers, King of Fighters and Rival Schools. No Capcom vs. Marvel, probably because of the licensing issues. (I ratehr doubt we will ever see another Marvel RPG). IIRC, King of Fighters started out as an SNK property.

I'm not sure what exactly I would do with these games if I bought them. Converting to HERO seems obvious, but what kind of characters are these? Supers?

[paigeoliver]

King of Fighters definitely started out as an SNK property, belongs to Playmore now IIRC. I think they are actually STILL making the dang things.

I have the King of Fighters '94 Neo Geo cartridge.

[Susano]

Are the new games d20 or some new system?

D20.

[Susano]

What is there exactly to get excited about here? It is doubtful that the combat system will be as good as Hero, it looks like they are just doing the one on one fighting games, wow, I can't WAIT to simulate that!!

Although I'm not interested in the one-on-one fighting style of the video games, I do think Capcom has scads of interesting characters that can be adapted to a variety of genres. A serious of Capcom sourcebooks would be great for ideas, plots, NPCs, and descriptions of the various video game characters. Who cares if the fighting system isn't any good? I'd use it all as a HERO resource anyway.

[Susano]

I'm not sure what exactly I would do with these games if I bought them. Converting to HERO seems obvious, but what kind of characters are these? Supers?

In NINJA HERO, I describe a video game martial artist pretty much as a form of super hero. I certainly would build them on the superheroic scale, with a 150-200 point base and totals of 250-350 points (or more). The various adaptations I have on my website are all built this way. In fact, Midnite Maid, the Shotokan-clone in NINJA HERO is 360 points.

[Samaritan]

D20.

OGL, more specifically. The folks at Living Room Games say that it'll be similar to Mutants & Masterminds in regards to chargen. From the demo pack I saw, it felt more like that and d20 mixed together... of course, that could change. They pushed back the release to December due to some rules changes they needed to make.



I'm not sure what exactly I would do with these games if I bought them. Converting to HERO seems obvious, but what kind of characters are these? Supers?

Ninja HERO would be as good a place to start as any. Probably bring in EBs for things like fireballs and whatnot. *shrug* Now that I'm thinking about it, I'll have to see if I can stat out Bison with his Psycho Crusher and all...

[Susano]

Ninja HERO would be as good a place to start as any. Probably bring in EBs for things like fireballs and whatnot. *shrug* Now that I'm thinking about it, I'll have to see if I can stat out Bison with his Psycho Crusher and all...

M. Bison - the White Wolf version adapted to HERO.

http://surbrook.devermore.net/streetfighter/sfmbison.html

[Samaritan]

M. Bison - the White Wolf version adapted to HERO.

http://surbrook.devermore.net/streetfighter/sfmbison.html

Oh fine then! Just blow my ideas outta the wat... hey! He's got Guile!

:D

[Enforcer84]

Oh fine then! Just blow my ideas outta the wat... hey! He's got Guile!

:D
And a fine job he did. :) Did you see mine? I got Charlie, and let's face it he's superior to Guile...:D

[Samaritan]

And a fine job he did. :) Did you see mine? I got Charlie, and let's face it he's superior to Guile...:D

So THAT'S why Guile made it out and Chuck didn't.... :nya:

*ducks for cover*

Incidentally, I agree with you when it comes to SF Alpha. :)

[Enforcer84]

Thankyou.
And since Capcom can't be expected to maintian cohesive continuity...just kidding. If you ever get a chance to see it, there is a guy goes by the name tiamat. He got translations of the book "All about Capcom" and it has the skinny on the whole Street FIghter universe and all that is "canon".

it's an interesting read.
Who knew that 'Q' would be so tough...

[Samaritan]

Thankyou.
And since Capcom can't be expected to maintian cohesive continuity...just kidding. If you ever get a chance to see it, there is a guy goes by the name tiamat. He got translations of the book "All about Capcom" and it has the skinny on the whole Street FIghter universe and all that is "canon".

it's an interesting read.
Who knew that 'Q' would be so tough...


I hesitate to admit this... but I haven't played SF since its Alpha 3 release on the Dreamcast... or was it PSOne? One of those. Anyways, never played 3rd Strike or anything, so all mentions of Gil, Q, and others are pretty much lost on me. :)

Most of my fighting games come down to Tekken, Soul Calibur, and once in awhile Marvel vs. Capcom.

[NuSoardGraphite]

I think Capcom has a huge list of interesting characters and settings that could make for interesting roleplaying aside from the atypical Streetfighter universe characters. (I include Rival Schools and Darkstalkers in this) How about these:

Resident Evil: Survival Horror at its best (well...Silent Hill does the horror part better, but RE is a classic!)

Star Gladiators: A little-known Capcom 3D fighting game. The setting is intruiging and the characters are very cool as is expected of Capcom. Set in the future where advanced technology exists and Alien species interact with humans. A megalomaniac named Bilstien attempts to take over the galaxy and a band of Heroes attempts to stop him with their Plasma weaponry. The main character, Hayato is a light-sabre wielding samurai with Ki-powers that he channels through his plasmasword. Other characters include an acrobatic female (of course) with beam-chakram, a Wookie-like character with a plasma axe and a bird-man with beamclaws. The birdman is really cool as he can fly (for short periods) and swoop down upon his enemy, scoop them up off the ground and do a super-atomic pildriver! Good stuff.

Megaman and Megaman X: We all know who this is (I hope so, anyway) and this could be a fun light-hearted campaign or even a serious game with super-high technology and lots of robot-bashing.

Devil May Cry: This is one of my favorite games of all time and Dante is without a doubt the coolest video game character ever devised. A DMC campaign could include a group of individual Devil Hunters forced to work together to stop Armageddon...

[Samaritan]

Ooooh, I recall Star Gladiators! (Was that Capcom?)

What about the non-Capcom games... Battle Arena Toshinden? Tobal?

And how can we forget the Dreamcast Capcom classic, Tech Romancer? :)

[Enforcer84]

Hey don't feel bad.

Personally, somewhere along the way I became a greater fan of The King of Fighters series. To say it's superior to Streetgfighter is wrong, Capcom always maintained the Edge gameplay and graphics wise. But storyline? KOF kicks ASS. Every 3 or 4 years they did a "dream" match which threw together as many characters as they could fit. But beyond that, they introduced new villains, heroes, and storylines every year. And Capcom started to lose me on the SSFIIultracoolspecialeditions. Capcom did a marvelous job on the "Vs" titles (forgive the pun) and the rapture that is Capcom vs SNK was hard to ignore.

Honestly, the fighting game genre has been done to death, the games progress visually only now. 3-D, 2-D, the combos, specials, and eveything falls into "quasi-realistic" and "don't give a hoot about realism"...

But I LOVE THEM. they are the only arcade games I play...

[paigeoliver]

What I like about the King of Fighters and other Neo Geo fighters is that I don't need a six button arcade cabinet to support them. The six button layout is klunky and uncomfortable for games that only use a few buttons, while the Neo Geo layout plays like a dream for games with one to 4 buttons.

So while I actually do have a Street Fighter II JAMMA board, I don't want to actually add the extra buttons to my cabinet to play it.

Of course my FAVORITE arcade games don't use buttons at all (Robotron and Uo Poko).

[Susano]

I want a GUILTY GEAR X sourcebook.... :rockon:

[NuSoardGraphite]

I am also one who prefers KOF to SF. Gimme Rose and Mai Shiranui over Chun Li and Cammy any day!

[Susano]

I am also one who prefers KOF to SF. Gimme Rose and Mai Shiranui over Chun Li and Cammy any day!

Uhm... isn't Rose a SF character? has psycho powers like M. Bison?

[Enforcer84]

Yes.

[Sketchpad]

I've always been a SF fan myself ... in fact, I've been itching to run some SF Hero and may actually do it tonight :D Just gotta make the characters now ;)

On an odd side note ... we've (my group and I) been joking about doing a quarters version of the game. Bring a few quarters with you. Ante in a quarter to play ... if you're in dire need of help, you may add a quarter to get a heal. Winner takes the pot and then a new fight happens ;) Kinda like poker ... but better ;)

[NuSoardGraphite]

Uhm... isn't Rose a SF character? has psycho powers like M. Bison?

:doi:

Doh!

I meant "King" but said Rose instead....

[Susano]

King does get massive points for her sense of style. ^_^

[Enforcer84]

King is Cool, Long live the King.


My favorite KOF characters are:
Maxima
Shii Kensou (He shares my birthday, dresses like I did in highschool and if I was a japanese martial arts using highschool student; he's what I'd look like.
But I'd stop chasing Athena and turn my attentions to Vanessa, The new girl Fuin(?) or Mai, of course...