Company:Capstone Software

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Capstone Software
IndustryVideo games
Founded1984
Defunct1996
HeadquartersMiami, Florida, U.S.
Key people
Leigh Rothschild, David Turner, Amy Smith-Boylan, James M. Wheeler
ParentIntraCorp

Capstone Software was a subsidiary of IntraCorp, a Miami-based computer and video game company. Founded in 1984, Capstone created first-person games such as Corridor 7, Operation Body Count, William Shatner's TekWar[1] and Witchaven,[2] and is also known for releasing games based on movie/TV licenses. Capstone's first-person games used the Wolfenstein 3D engine, and later, the Build engine.

IntraCorp went bankrupt in 1996 and shut down all its operations, including Capstone Software. Capstone's last game, Corridor 8: Galactic Wars, never left the prototype stage and was never released. Capstone became VRTech, providing first-person buildouts of new construction condominiums using the Build engine. It eventually closed down.

Games

The following is a list of games developed and/or published by Capstone Software as well its parent company Intracorp.

Intracorp

Title Details
Search for the Titanic

Original release date:
February 1989[3] 		Release years by system:
1989 – MS-DOS, Commodore 64
Notes:
The Big Deal

Original release date:
1991 		Release years by system:
1991 – MS-DOS, Amiga
Notes:
  • Gambling video game
  • Co-developed by ComputerEasy and Software Toolworks
  • Published by Capstone Software and Accolade, Inc.
  • The MS-DOS version compiles the games Ante Up, Cribbage King / Gin King and Trump Castle: The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation
  • The Amiga version compiles the games The Chessmaster 2000, Cribbage King / Gin King and Trump Castle: The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation[4]
Bridge Master

Original release date:
1992 		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
1993 – MacOS
Notes:
  • Card games
  • Published by Capstone Software
  • Remade as Bridge Master Championship Edition in 1993 for Windows 3.x and MacOS
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Chess Wars

Original release date:
1993 		Release years by system:
1993 – MS-DOS
Notes:
  • Chess game
  • Published by Capstone Software
  • Working title was Terminator 2 - Cyber Chess[5]
  • Uses the Grandmaster Chess engine[6]

Capstone Software

Title Details
Trump Castle: The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation

Original release date:
1988 		Release years by system:
1988 – MS-DOS, Commodore 64
1989 – Amiga, Atari ST
Notes:
  • Gambling video game
  • Self-published by Capstone Software
  • Part of the Trump Castle series
Miami Vice

Original release date:
1989 		Release years by system:
1989 – MS-DOS, Atari ST
Notes:
  • Platformer
  • Self-published by Capstone Software
  • Based on the Miami Vice franchise
Cardinal of the Kremlin

Original release date:
March 4, 1990 		Release years by system:
1990 – MS-DOS
1991 – Amiga
Notes:
Lots-O-$lot$

Original release date:
1991 		Release years by system:
1991 – MS-DOS
Notes:
  • Serves as an add-on program for the MS-DOS versions of Trump Castle: The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation, The Big Deal and Trump Castle II
Exotic Car Showroom

Original release date:
1992 		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Grandmaster Chess

Original release date:
1992 		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
1995 – MacOS
Notes:
  • Chess game
  • Self-published by Capstone Software
  • Re-released on CD for MS-DOS in 1993
Computerized Coloring Books

Original release date:
1992[7] 		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS, Amiga
Notes:
  • Art tool
  • Based on the FernGully, Home Alone and Rock-A-Doodle franchises
  • Windows 3.x port was planned but never released[8]
Trump Castle 3

Original release date:
1993 		Release years by system:
1993 – MS-DOS
Notes:
  • Gambling video game
  • Self-published by Capstone Software
  • Part of the Trump Castle series
Operation Body Count

Original release date:
March 1994 		Release years by system:
1994 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Corridor 7: Alien Invasion

Original release date:
March 1, 1994 		Release years by system:
1994 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Zorro

Original release date:
March 14, 1995 		Release years by system:
1995 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Witchaven

Original release date:
September 30, 1995[9] 		Release years by system:
1995 – MS-DOS
Notes:
William Shatner's TekWar

Original release date:
October 1995[10] 		Release years by system:
1995 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Casino Tournament of Champions

Original release date:
1995 		Release years by system:
1995 – MS-DOS
Notes:
  • Gambling video game
  • Self-published by Capstone Software
Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance

Original release date:
May 6, 1996 		Release years by system:
1996 – MS-DOS
Notes:

Published

Title Details
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Original release date:
1989 		Release years by system:
1990 – Commodore 64
1990 – MS-DOS
1991 – Amiga
Notes:
Trump Castle 2

Original release date:
1991 		Release years by system:
1991 – MS-DOS, Amiga
Notes:
  • Gambling video game
  • Developed by Brian A. Rice
  • Part of the Trump Castle series
Taking of Beverly Hills

Original release date:
1991 		Release years by system:
1991 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Home Alone

Original release date:
1991 		Release years by system:
1991 – MS-DOS, Amiga
Notes:
  • Platformer
  • Developed by Manley & Associates
  • Based on the Home Alone franchise
Monte Carlo Baccarat

Original release date:
1991 		Release years by system:
1991 – MS-DOS
Notes:
  • Gambling video game
  • Developed by Brian A. Rice
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Original release date:
1992 		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
Notes:
  • Platformer
  • Developed by Manley & Associates
  • Based on the Home Alone franchise
L.A. Law

Original release date:
1992 		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
Notes:
The Dark Half

Original release date:
1992 		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
Notes:
An American Tail: The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His Friends

Original release date:
August 1992[11] 		Release years by system:
1992 – MS-DOS
Notes:
  • Adventure game
  • Developed by Manley & Associates
  • Based on An American Tail film
Wayne's World

Original release date:
1993 		Release years by system:
1993 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Homey D. Clown

Original release date:
1993 		Release years by system:
1993 – MS-DOS
Notes:
The Beverly Hillbillies

Original release date:
1993 		Release years by system:
1993 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Discoveries of the Deep

Original release date:
1993 		Release years by system:
1993 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Surf Ninjas

Original release date:
1994 		Release years by system:
1994 – MS-DOS, Amiga, Amiga CD32
Notes:
Ultimate Backgammon

Original release date:
1994 		Release years by system:
1994 – MS-DOS
Notes:
Anyone for Cards?

Original release date:
1994 		Release years by system:
1994 – MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, MacOS
Notes:
  • Card games
  • Developed by Random Programming
Chronomaster

Original release date:
December 20, 1995[12] 		Release years by system:
1995 – MS-DOS
Notes:

Distributed

Cancelled

Title Cancellation date Developer(s) Ref(s).
Rescue 911 1994 Capstone Software [13]
Flintstones vs. The Jetsons Chess 1994 Capstone Software [13]
Corridor 8: Galactic Wars 1996 Capstone Software
Fate 1996 Capstone Software

References

  1. ↑ Tarason, Dominic (2018-02-19). "William Shatner's Tekwar lives again... for some reason". https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/02/19/william-shatners-tekwar-lives-again-for-some-reason/. 
  2. ↑ "Witchaven - PC - GameSpy". http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/witchaven/. 
  3. ↑ "Special Report". Computer Gaming World (Golden Empire Publications) (56): 9. February 1989. http://pdf.textfiles.com/zines/CGW/1989_02_issue56.pdf. 
  4. ↑ Lynch, Dennis (1991-07-26). "Gambling via Software is the Safe Way" (in en-US). Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-07-26-9103230061-story.html. 
  5. ↑ "PC Zone Magazine". PC Zone (Future plc) (1): 11. April 1993. https://archive.org/stream/PC_Zone_Issue_001_1993-04_Dennis_Publishing_GB#page/n9. 
  6. ↑ "CD-ROM Redux". CD-ROM Entertainment (Future plc): 51. June 1994. https://archive.org/details/CDROMEntertainment1994June. 
  7. ↑ "Educational Games move Forward". Electronic Games (Decker Publications) 1 (1): 64. October 1992. https://archive.org/stream/Electronic-Games-1992-10/Electronic%20Games%201992-10#page/n63. 
  8. ↑ Hudkins, Lonnie; Allen, Carl (1992-04-26). "The FernGully Computerized Coloring Book" (in en-US). The Buffalo News. https://buffalonews.com/1992/04/26/ferngully-program-both-fun-educational-children-create-color-and-print-pictures-from-their-own-computers/. 
  9. ↑ Varner, Jim (May 2, 2000). "Witchaven - Gamespot". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/witchaven/. 
  10. ↑ IntraCorp 1995 Product Line. Capstone Software. 1995. p. 3. http://www.mocagh.org/miscgame/intracorp-95catalog.pdf. 
  11. ↑ DeCoster, Jeane; Crook, David (1992-08-29). "The Mouse That Didn't Roar" (in en-US). Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1992-08-29/entertainment/ca-5439_1_american-tail. 
  12. ↑ "Chronomaster - ng alphas". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (11): 115. November 1995. https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-011/page/n115. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "The 1994 Summer Consumer Electronics Show". http://www.ibiblio.org/GameBytes/issue20/misc/sumces.html. 

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