For detailed information about this series, see: Captain Commando on Wikipedia
Captain Commando is a series of side-scrolling beat'em up video games by Capcom.
Video Game[]
- Captain Commando (November 1991) for Arcade, SNES, and PlayStation
Manga[]
- Captain Commando (1994), a 2-volume manga series written by Kenkou Tabuchi and illustrated by Kotomi Tobashi, originally published as part of the Gamest Comics series. Translated by UDON Studio in 2013.
Other Media[]
- Captain Commando Challenge Series (1986-1989). An unifying term created by Capcom USA which appeared in the packaging of several of their NES games. This is Captain Commando's actual origin media, depicting him as a space-faring super hero thanking the player for purchasing the game in question.
Links to Other Series[]
Direction | Series | Date | Description | Type
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194X | November 1986 | The NES ports of 1942 and 1943: The Battle of Midway are part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Commando (Capcom) | November 1986 | The NES port of Commando is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Ghosts 'n Goblins | November 1986 | The NES port of Ghosts 'n Goblins is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Trojan | February 1987 | The NES port of Trojan is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Section Z | July 1987 | The NES port of Section Z is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. The English manual also states Captain Commando to be the main character. | 1 | |
Side Arms | October 1987 | The Commodore 64 port of Side Arms is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Mega Man | December 1987 | Mega Man and Mega Man 2 are part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Gun.Smoke | February 1988 | The NES port of Gun.Smoke is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
LED Storm | May 1988 | The Amiga port of LED Storm is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Legendary Wings | July 1988 | The NES port of Legendary Wings is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Stocker | July 1988 | The Commodore 64 port of Stocker is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Mickey Mouse | October 1988 | Mickey Mousecapades is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Bionic Commando | December 1988 | The NES port of Bionic Commando is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Forgotten Worlds | 1989 | The Amiga port of Forgotten Worlds is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Willow | June 1989 | The NES version of Willow is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Strider | July 1989 | The NES version of Strider is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
DuckTales | September 14, 1989 | Capcom's DuckTales for the NES is part of the Captain Commando Challenge Series. | 2 | |
Final Fight | November 1991 | Ginzu from Captain Commando has ties to Guy from Final Fight. The setting of Captain Commando is a future version of Metro City, the setting of Final Fight, and a bust of Haggar appears as an item. |
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Nausicaä | November 1991 | The boss character "Monster" in Captain Commando looks remarkably similar to the Heedra from Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind. | 3 | |
Adventure Quiz | July 1992 | Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2 features characters from Captain Commando. | 1 | |
Street Fighter | February 27, 1996 | Captain Commando makes a cameo appearance in the intro of Street Fighter × All Capcom and as a party guest with Ginzu and Carol in Street Fighter Alpha 2, the moves and combat armor of Crimson Viper from Street Fighter IV are inspired by Captain Commando's and Nash receives a costume of the Captain in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. |
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Marvel Super Heroes (Capcom) | June 18, 1997 | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter features references to Captain Commando. |
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Marvel vs. Capcom | January 12, 1998 | Captain Commando is a playable character in Marvel vs. Capcom and Marvel vs. Capcom 2. | 1 | |
SNK vs. Capcom | October 21, 1999 | Various Captain Commando characters are featured in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters games. | 2 | |
Namco × Capcom | May 26, 2005 | Namco × Capcom features characters from Captain Commando. | 1 | |
Capcom Classics Collection | March 22, 2006 | Captain Commando is included in Capcom Classics Collection Remixed and Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2. | 2 | |
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom | December 2008 | Baby Head makes a cameo in PTX-40a's ending in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. | 1 | |
Lost Planet | May 11, 2010 | "Captain Commando" is one of the unlockable Nom de Guerres in Lost Planet 2. | 2 | |
The Punisher | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Frank Castle" appears in a list of researchers. | 3 | |
X-Men | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Kurt Wagner", "Katheryne Pryde" and "Henry McCoy" appear in a list of researchers. | 3 | |
Daredevil (Marvel) | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Matthew Michael Murdock" and "Elektra Natchios" appear in a list of researchers. | 3 | |
Fantastic Four | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Jonathan Storm" appears in a list of researchers. | 3 | |
Spider-Man | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Peter Parker" and "Felicia Hardy" appear in a list of researchers. | 3 | |
Captain America | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Steve Rogers" appears in a list of researchers. | 3 | |
Captain Britain | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "Brian Braddock" appears in a list of researchers. | 3 | |
Batman | August 2012 | In Volume 2 of the UDON release of the Captain Commando manga, "R. Dick Grayson" and "Timothy Drake" appear in a list of researchers. | 3 | |
Minna to (Series) | November 19, 2013 | Captain Commando makes a cameo appearance in the intro of Street Fighter × All Capcom. | 1 | a|
Dead Rising | June 9, 2014 | Captain Commando is featured as a costume for Chuck Greene in Super Ultra Dead Rising 3' Arcade Remix Hyper Edition Ex Plus Alpha, along with his actual moves, and later as a costume for Frank West in Dead Rising 4. | 1 | a|
Skullgirls | April 17, 2015 | One of the alternate color palettes in Skullgirls is based on Captain Commando. | 3 | |
Project X Zone | November 12, 2015 | Project X Zone 2 features characters from the Captain Commando series. | 1 | |
Capcom Beat'em Up Bundle | September 18, 2018 | Captain Commando is included in Capcom Beat'em Up Bundle, and the Captain makes an actual appearance in the game's commercial. | 1 | a|
The Knights of Avalon | November 7, 2018 | Characters from Captain Commando appear in The Knights of Avalon as part of a Capcom limited promotion. | 1 | |
Resident Evil | April 03, 2020 | A movie poster referencing Captain Commando appears in Resident Evil 3. |
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Capcom Arcade Stadium | February 17, 2021 | Captain Commando is included in Capcom Arcade Stadium. | 2 |