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Capstone Software

March 08, 2023

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: Alien Invasion, 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.

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

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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  2. ^ "Witchaven - PC - GameSpy". Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  3. ^ "Special Report" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 56. Golden Empire Publications. February 1989. p. 9.
  4. ^ Lynch, Dennis (1991-07-26). "Gambling via Software is the Safe Way". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  5. ^ "PC Zone Magazine". PC Zone. No. 1. Future plc. April 1993. p. 11.
  6. ^ "CD-ROM Redux". CD-ROM Entertainment. Future plc. June 1994. p. 51.
  7. ^ "Educational Games move Forward". Electronic Games. Vol. 1, no. 1. Decker Publications. October 1992. p. 64.
  8. ^ Hudkins, Lonnie; Allen, Carl (1992-04-26). "The FernGully Computerized Coloring Book". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  9. ^ Varner, Jim (May 2, 2000). "Witchaven - Gamespot". GameSpot. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  10. ^ IntraCorp 1995 Product Line (PDF). Capstone Software. 1995. p. 3.
  11. ^ DeCoster, Jeane; Crook, David (1992-08-29). "The Mouse That Didn't Roar". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  12. ^ "Chronomaster - ng alphas". Next Generation. No. 11. Imagine Media. November 1995. p. 115.
  13. ^ a b "The 1994 Summer Consumer Electronics Show".

External links

  • Capstone Software
  • Capstone Software at MobyGames

March 08, 2023
capstone, software, subsidiary, intracorp, miami, based, computer, video, game, company, founded, 1984, capstone, created, first, person, games, such, corridor, alien, invasion, william, shatner, tekwar, witchaven, also, known, releasing, games, based, movie, . 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 Alien Invasion 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 Capstone SoftwareIndustryVideo gamesFounded1984Defunct1996HeadquartersMiami Florida U S Key peopleLeigh Rothschild David Turner Amy Smith Boylan James M WheelerParentIntraCorpIntraCorp 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 Contents 1 Games 1 1 Intracorp 1 2 Capstone Software 1 3 Published 1 4 Distributed 1 5 Cancelled 2 References 3 External linksGames EditThe following is a list of games developed and or published by Capstone Software as well its parent company Intracorp Intracorp Edit Title DetailsSearch for the TitanicOriginal release date February 1989 3 Release years by system 1989 MS DOS Commodore 64Notes Simulation video game Co developed by Codesmiths Published by Capstone SoftwareThe Big DealOriginal release date 1991 Release years by system 1991 MS DOS AmigaNotes 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 MasterOriginal release date 1992 Release years by system 1992 MS DOS1993 MacOSNotes Card games Published by Capstone Software Remade as Bridge Master Championship Edition in 1993 for Windows 3 x and MacOSTerminator 2 Judgment Day Chess WarsOriginal release date 1993 Release years by system 1993 MS DOSNotes Chess game Published by Capstone Software Working title was Terminator 2 Cyber Chess 5 Uses the Grandmaster Chess engine 6 Capstone Software Edit Title DetailsTrump Castle The Ultimate Casino Gambling SimulationOriginal release date 1988 Release years by system 1988 MS DOS Commodore 641989 Amiga Atari STNotes Gambling video game Self published by Capstone Software Part of the Trump Castle seriesMiami ViceOriginal release date 1989 Release years by system 1989 MS DOS Atari STNotes Platformer Self published by Capstone Software Based on the Miami Vice franchiseCardinal of the KremlinOriginal release date March 4 1990 Release years by system 1990 MS DOS1991 AmigaNotes Government simulation game Published by Intracorp Based on Tom Clancy s novel of the same nameLots O lot Original release date 1991 Release years by system 1991 MS DOSNotes 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 IIExotic Car ShowroomOriginal release date 1992 Release years by system 1992 MS DOSNotes Business simulation game Self published by Capstone SoftwareGrandmaster ChessOriginal release date 1992 Release years by system 1992 MS DOS1995 MacOSNotes Chess game Self published by Capstone Software Re released on CD for MS DOS in 1993Computerized Coloring BooksOriginal release date 1992 7 Release years by system 1992 MS DOS AmigaNotes 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 3Original release date 1993 Release years by system 1993 MS DOSNotes Gambling video game Self published by Capstone Software Part of the Trump Castle seriesOperation Body CountOriginal release date March 1994 Release years by system 1994 MS DOSNotes First person shooter Self published by Capstone Software Uses Wolfenstein 3D engineCorridor 7 Alien InvasionOriginal release date March 1 1994 Release years by system 1994 MS DOSNotes First person shooter Self published by Capstone Software Uses Wolfenstein 3D engineZorroOriginal release date March 14 1995 Release years by system 1995 MS DOSNotes Platformer Self published by Capstone SoftwareWitchavenOriginal release date September 30 1995 9 Release years by system 1995 MS DOSNotes First person shooter Published by Intracorp Uses Build engineWilliam Shatner s TekWarOriginal release date October 1995 10 Release years by system 1995 MS DOSNotes First person shooter Self published by Capstone Software Uses Build engineCasino Tournament of ChampionsOriginal release date 1995 Release years by system 1995 MS DOSNotes Gambling video game Self published by Capstone SoftwareWitchaven II Blood VengeanceOriginal release date May 6 1996 Release years by system 1996 MS DOSNotes First person shooter Published by Intracorp Sequel to Witchaven Uses Build enginePublished Edit Title DetailsBill amp Ted s Excellent AdventureOriginal release date 1989 Release years by system 1990 Commodore 641990 MS DOS1991 AmigaNotes Adventure game Developed by Off The Wall ProductionsTrump Castle 2Original release date 1991 Release years by system 1991 MS DOS AmigaNotes Gambling video game Developed by Brian A Rice Part of the Trump Castle seriesTaking of Beverly HillsOriginal release date 1991 Release years by system 1991 MS DOSNotes Action Adventure game Developed by Off The Wall ProductionsHome AloneOriginal release date 1991 Release years by system 1991 MS DOS AmigaNotes Platformer Developed by Manley amp Associates Based on the Home Alone franchiseMonte Carlo BaccaratOriginal release date 1991 Release years by system 1991 MS DOSNotes Gambling video game Developed by Brian A RiceHome Alone 2 Lost in New YorkOriginal release date 1992 Release years by system 1992 MS DOSNotes Platformer Developed by Manley amp Associates Based on the Home Alone franchiseL A LawOriginal release date 1992 Release years by system 1992 MS DOSNotes Adventure game Developed by Synergistic Software Based on the L A Law TV showThe Dark HalfOriginal release date 1992 Release years by system 1992 MS DOSNotes Adventure game Developed by Symtus Based on The Dark Half filmAn American Tail The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His FriendsOriginal release date August 1992 11 Release years by system 1992 MS DOSNotes Adventure game Developed by Manley amp Associates Based on An American Tail filmWayne s WorldOriginal release date 1993 Release years by system 1993 MS DOSNotes Adventure game Developed by Robert Fiorini amp AssociatesHomey D ClownOriginal release date 1993 Release years by system 1993 MS DOSNotes Action game Developed by Synergistic SoftwareThe Beverly HillbilliesOriginal release date 1993 Release years by system 1993 MS DOSNotes Adventure game Developed by Synergistic SoftwareDiscoveries of the DeepOriginal release date 1993 Release years by system 1993 MS DOSNotes Adventure game Developed by GameTekSurf NinjasOriginal release date 1994 Release years by system 1994 MS DOS Amiga Amiga CD32Notes Beat em up game Developed by Creative Edge SoftwareUltimate BackgammonOriginal release date 1994 Release years by system 1994 MS DOSNotes Board game Developed by Sentient SoftwareAnyone for Cards Original release date 1994 Release years by system 1994 MS DOS Windows 3 x MacOSNotes Card games Developed by Random ProgrammingChronomasterOriginal release date December 20 1995 12 Release years by system 1995 MS DOSNotes Adventure game Developed by DreamForge IntertainmentDistributed Edit Eternam Pinball Arcade Superman The Man of Steel TrollsCancelled Edit 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 SoftwareFate 1996 Capstone SoftwareReferences Edit Tarason Dominic 2018 02 19 William Shatner s Tekwar lives again for some reason Rock Paper Shotgun Retrieved 2020 11 28 Witchaven PC GameSpy Retrieved 2020 11 28 Special Report PDF Computer Gaming World No 56 Golden Empire Publications February 1989 p 9 Lynch Dennis 1991 07 26 Gambling via Software is the Safe Way Chicago Tribune Retrieved 2022 06 04 PC Zone Magazine PC Zone No 1 Future plc April 1993 p 11 CD ROM Redux CD ROM Entertainment Future plc June 1994 p 51 Educational Games move Forward Electronic Games Vol 1 no 1 Decker Publications October 1992 p 64 Hudkins Lonnie Allen Carl 1992 04 26 The FernGully Computerized Coloring Book The Buffalo News Retrieved 2018 07 31 Varner Jim May 2 2000 Witchaven Gamespot GameSpot Retrieved November 12 2012 IntraCorp 1995 Product Line PDF Capstone Software 1995 p 3 DeCoster Jeane Crook David 1992 08 29 The Mouse That Didn t Roar Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2018 08 02 Chronomaster ng alphas Next Generation No 11 Imagine Media November 1995 p 115 a b The 1994 Summer Consumer Electronics 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