We will probably not teach you anything, but nostalgia has been on the rise for several years, so much so that it is sometimes easier for a publisher to capitalize on its successes of yesteryear through remasters, remakes or others rather than trying new licenses. For arcade games, it's totally a different story, as this trend of compilations has been going on for much longer. Indeed, CAPCOM was already coming out of the "Arcade collections" nearly 15 years ago. Not to mention the famous Street Fighter collection for the 30th anniversary released in 2018 (which you will find the test here). Today, what will interest us is Capcom Arcade Stadium which seems to serve as the ultimate compilation. Is it really? We'll see about that.
A neat presentation
In general, when we want to make us eat nostalgia by wanting to remain relatively lazy, we can just put a few roms, a menu that will have required at least 3 hours of work to an intern, and bim, we have a source of income not headache. In the case of Capcom Arcade Stadium, we are very far from it. We find ourselves in a menu inspired directly from the arcades with the appropriate terminals and the images of the corresponding games that scroll happily just to remind us a little of the game pointed in the selection menu. If you forget that you will very quickly end up literally in underpants in Ghosts'N Goblins, you will remember it very quickly. Arcade machines are waiting for you to put a coin, and it makes you want to. Note that the sound design of the menus as a whole is really good and evokes this era of the arcade. It sounds more as if the Japanese publisher had wanted to pay tribute (admittedly, to himself) rather than yet another compilation pump to money, and that's good. 
An à la carte economic model
Basically, Capcom Arcade Stadium is free to download with 1943: The Battle Of Midway. You feel it coming, you will have to buy the games one by one or in packs each costing 14.99 euros or 39.99 euros for the total of the 32 games. Knowing that it is possible to buy them for 1.99 euros per unit. Forty euros, it could seem a little expensive at the base. But in the end, if we compare with other collections of the same kind, we realize that on average, we are in front of collections that oscillate between 20 and 40 euros including between 10 and 50 games. We do not therefore place at the level of the golden case, but we nevertheless remain very far from the "foutage de gueule". 
List of games:
Pack 1: Dawn of the Arcade ('84 '88) – Vulgus – Pirate Ship Higemaru – 1942 – Commando – Section Z – Tatakai no Banka – Legendary Wings – Bionic Commando – Forgotten Worlds – Ghouls 'n Ghosts Pack 2: Arcade Revolution ('89 '92) – Strider – Dynasty Wars – Final Fight – 1941: Counter Attack – Senjo no Okami II – Mega Twins – Carrier Air Wing – Street Fighter II: The World Warrior – Captain Commando – Varth: Operation Thunderstorm Pack 3: Arcade Evolution ('92 '01) – Warriors of Fate – Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting – Super Street Fighter II Turbo – Powered Gear: Strategic Variant Armor Equipment – Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness – 19XX: The War Against Destiny – Battle Circuit – Giga Wing – 1944 The Loop Master – Progear In the end, this list is quite complete and varied. It is even likely that many will have the opportunity to discover some unknown nuggets, some of which are only available in their Japanese version. We could perhaps regret the 3 versions of Street Fighter II, especially when we have already got our hands on the Street Fighter 30th anniversary collection. If we look closely, we may well find some regrettable absentees. Maybe they will be added later? 
Despite an "à la carte" economic model that seems to confuse some players, it must be admitted that Capcom Arcade Stadium has big assets to offer. Whether you are a fan of the first hour or you want to discover the pearls of yesteryear that have made the history of video games, it is clearly likely that you will not be disappointed. The variety of titles offered, the small additions and the challenges related to scoring may motivate you to put coins back again and again in the arcades. Fortunately, these are virtual and unlimited!
