{"id":1853,"date":"2024-11-26T13:56:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T04:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=1853"},"modified":"2024-11-26T13:56:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T04:56:38","slug":"side-arms-arcade-game-by-capcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/11\/26\/side-arms-arcade-game-by-capcom\/","title":{"rendered":"Side Arms arcade game by Capcom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e106dee5e08&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"402\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Side-Arms.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1854\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hyper Dyne Side Arms<\/strong>\u00a0(Capcom, Arcade 1986)<br>This game blew me away as a kid when I first saw it. That two mecha could transform into starfighters and form one big robot was too cool. At the time, I was unable to get enough powerups to make that happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I recall correctly, it was a drugstore called Skagg&#8217;s that had this game. Mom would ask me to go and I would be excited to go so that I could look at this game. After my quarter was gone, I&#8217;d still just love to watch the screen. It was so great how stores and convenience stores would have arcade games by the entrance. I miss those days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I bought my PC Engine in Osaka in 2001, Side Arms was one of the first games I bought for that system. Neat stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyper Dyne Side Arms\u00a0(Capcom, Arcade 1986)This game blew me away as a kid when I first saw it. That two mecha could transform into starfighters and form one big robot was too cool. At the time, I was unable to get enough powerups to make that happen. If I recall correctly, it was a drugstore &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/11\/26\/side-arms-arcade-game-by-capcom\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Side Arms arcade game by Capcom&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[219,208,10,12,221],"class_list":["post-1853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video-games","tag-animated-gif","tag-capcom","tag-gaming","tag-retrogaming","tag-side-arms"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2806,"url":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/super-neat-o-capcom-and-namco-merchandise-at-yamashiroya-in-ueno\/","url_meta":{"origin":1853,"position":0},"title":"Super neat-o Capcom and Namco B-Side Label\u00a0merchandise at Yamashiroya in Ueno","date":"2026-01-11","format":false,"excerpt":"B-Side Label stickers can be found in stores like Loft and Village Vanguard. 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