Captain Commando

Captain Commando
First North American arcade flyer
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)Capcom
Designer(s)Akira Yasuda
Junichi Ohno
Artist(s)Akira Yasuda
Composer(s)Masaki Izutani
Platform(s)Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation
ReleaseArcade
  • NA: September 1991
  • JP: November 1991
Super NES
  • JP: March 17, 1995
  • NA: August 1995
  • EU: 1995
PlayStation
  • JP: September 17, 1998
Genre(s)Beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemCP System

Captain Commando is a 1991 beat 'em up game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It was the seventeenth game produced for the company's CP System hardware. The game stars the titular superhero who was originally conceived as a fictional spokesman used by Capcom USA in the company's console games during the late 1980s. The game was included in Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle compilation title, which was released digitally for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows in September 2018.