# Capstone Software

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{{Short description|American video game developer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Capstone Software
| logo = Capstone Software logo.svg
| founded = 1984
| defunct = 1996
| hq_location = [Miami](/source/Miami), [Florida](/source/Florida), U.S.
| key_people = Leigh Rothschild, David Turner, Amy Smith-Boylan, James M. Wheeler
| industry = [Video games](/source/Video_game_industry)
| parent = [IntraCorp](/source/IntraCorp)
}}

'''Capstone Software''' was a subsidiary of [IntraCorp](/source/IntraCorp), a [Miami](/source/Miami)-based computer and video game company. Founded in 1984, Capstone created first-person games such as ''[Corridor 7: Alien Invasion](/source/Corridor_7%3A_Alien_Invasion)'', ''[Operation Body Count](/source/Operation_Body_Count)'', ''[William Shatner's TekWar](/source/William_Shatner's_TekWar)''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tarason|first=Dominic|date=2018-02-19|title=William Shatner's Tekwar lives again... for some reason|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/02/19/william-shatners-tekwar-lives-again-for-some-reason/|access-date=2020-11-28|website=[Rock, Paper, Shotgun](/source/Rock%2C_Paper%2C_Shotgun)}}</ref> and ''[Witchaven](/source/Witchaven)'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Witchaven - PC - GameSpy|url=http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/witchaven/|access-date=2020-11-28}}</ref> and is also known for releasing games based on movie/TV licenses. Capstone's first-person games used the [''Wolfenstein 3D'' engine](/source/Wolfenstein_3D_engine), and later, the [Build engine](/source/Build_engine).

IntraCorp went bankrupt in 1996 and shut down all its operations, including Capstone Software. Capstone's last game, ''[Corridor 8: Galactic Wars](/source/Corridor_8)'', 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](/source/Intracorp).

===Intracorp===
{{Video game titles|
{{Video game titles/item
| article=Search for the Titanic
| title=Search for the Titanic
| date=February 1989<ref name="SearchTitanic"/>
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1989&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS), [Commodore 64](/source/Commodore_64)
| notes=
* [Simulation video game](/source/Simulation_video_game)
* Co-developed by [Codesmiths](/source/Codesmiths)
* Published by Capstone Software
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=
| title=The Big Deal
| date=1991
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1991&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS), [Amiga](/source/Amiga)
| notes=
* Gambling video game
* Co-developed by [ComputerEasy](/source/ComputerEasy) and [Software Toolworks](/source/Software_Toolworks)
* Published by Capstone Software and [Accolade, Inc.](/source/Accolade%2C_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''<ref name="GambleSoftware"/>
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=
| title=Bridge Master
| date=1992
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1992&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)<br />1993&nbsp;– [Mac OS](/source/Classic_Mac_OS)
| notes=
* [Card game](/source/Card_game)s
* Published by Capstone Software
* Remade as ''Bridge Master Championship Edition'' in 1993 for Windows 3.x and MacOS
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Chess Wars
| title=Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Chess Wars
| date=1993
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1993&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Chess](/source/Chess) game
* Published by Capstone Software
* Working title was ''Terminator 2 - Cyber Chess''<ref name="T2CyberChess"/>
* Uses the ''Grandmaster Chess'' engine<ref name="T2ChessEngine"/>
}}}}

===Capstone Software===
{{Video game titles|
{{Video game titles/item
| article=Trump Castle (series)
| title=Trump Castle: The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation
| date=1988
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1988&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS), [Commodore 64](/source/Commodore_64)<br />1989&nbsp;– [Amiga](/source/Amiga), [Atari ST](/source/Atari_ST)
| notes=
* Gambling video game
* Self-published by Capstone Software
* Part of the ''Trump Castle'' series
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=
| title=Miami Vice
| date=1989
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1989&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS), [Atari ST](/source/Atari_ST)
| notes=
* [Platformer](/source/Platform_game)
* Self-published by Capstone Software
* Based on the ''[Miami Vice](/source/Miami_Vice)'' franchise
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Cardinal of the Kremlin (video game)
| title=Cardinal of the Kremlin
| date=March 4, 1990
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1990&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)<br />1991&nbsp;– [Amiga](/source/Amiga)
| notes=
* [Government simulation game](/source/Government_simulation_game)
* Published by Intracorp
* Based on [Tom Clancy](/source/Tom_Clancy)'s novel of [the same name](/source/The_Cardinal_of_the_Kremlin)
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=
| title=Lots-O-$lot$
| date=1991
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1991&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/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''
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=
| title=Exotic Car Showroom
| date=1992
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1992&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Business simulation game](/source/Business_simulation_game)
* Self-published by Capstone Software
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Grandmaster Chess
| title=Grandmaster Chess
| date=1992
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1992&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)<br />1995&nbsp;– [Mac OS](/source/Classic_Mac_OS)
| notes=
* [Chess](/source/Chess) game
* Self-published by Capstone Software
* Re-released on CD for MS-DOS in 1993
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Computerized Coloring Books
| title=Computerized Coloring Books
| date=1992<ref name="ColorBooks"/>
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1992&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS), [Amiga](/source/Amiga)
| notes=
* [Art tool](/source/Video_game_art)
* Based on the ''[FernGully](/source/FernGully)'', ''[Home Alone](/source/Home_Alone)'' and ''[Rock-A-Doodle](/source/Rock-A-Doodle)'' franchises
* Windows 3.x port was planned but never released<ref name="ColorBooks-Buffalo"/>
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Trump Castle (series)
| title=Trump Castle 3
| date=1993
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1993&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* Gambling video game
* Self-published by Capstone Software
* Part of the ''Trump Castle'' series
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Operation Body Count
| title=Operation Body Count
| date=March 1994
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1994&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [First-person shooter](/source/First-person_shooter)
* Self-published by Capstone Software
* Uses [Wolfenstein 3D](/source/Wolfenstein_3D) engine
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Corridor 7: Alien Invasion
| title=Corridor 7: Alien Invasion
| date=March 1, 1994
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1994&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [First-person shooter](/source/First-person_shooter)
* Self-published by Capstone Software
* Uses [Wolfenstein 3D](/source/Wolfenstein_3D) engine
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Zorro (1995 video game)
| title=Zorro
| date=March 14, 1995
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1995&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Platformer](/source/Platform_game)
* Self-published by Capstone Software
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Witchaven
| title=Witchaven
| date=September 30, 1995<ref name="Whaven"/>
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1995&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [First-person shooter](/source/First-person_shooter)
* Published by Intracorp
* Uses [Build engine](/source/Build_(game_engine))
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=William Shatner's TekWar
| title=William Shatner's TekWar
| date=October 1995<ref name="IntraCorpPL"/>
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1995&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [First-person shooter](/source/First-person_shooter)
* Self-published by Capstone Software
* Uses [Build engine](/source/Build_(game_engine))
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Casino Tournament of Champions
| title=Casino Tournament of Champions
| date=1995
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1995&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* Gambling video game
* Self-published by Capstone Software
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance
| title=Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance
| date=May 6, 1996
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1996&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [First-person shooter](/source/First-person_shooter)
* Published by Intracorp
* Sequel to ''Witchaven''
* Uses [Build engine](/source/Build_(game_engine))
}}}}

===Published===
{{Video game titles|
{{Video game titles/item
| article=Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989 video game)
| title=Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
| date=1989
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1990&nbsp;– [Commodore 64](/source/Commodore_64)<br />1990&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)<br />1991&nbsp;– [Amiga](/source/Amiga)
| notes=
* [Adventure game](/source/Adventure_game)
* Developed by Off The Wall Productions
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Trump Castle (series)
| title=Trump Castle 2
| date=1991
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1991&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS), [Amiga](/source/Amiga)
| notes=
* Gambling video game
* Developed by Brian A. Rice
* Part of the ''Trump Castle'' series
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=
| title=Taking of Beverly Hills
| date=1991
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1991&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Action](/source/Action_game) / [Adventure game](/source/Adventure_game)
* Developed by Off The Wall Productions
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Home Alone (video game)
| title=Home Alone
| date=1991
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1991&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS), [Amiga](/source/Amiga)
| notes=
* [Platformer](/source/Platform_game)
* Developed by [Manley & Associates](/source/Manley_%26_Associates)
* Based on the ''[Home Alone](/source/Home_Alone)'' film
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=
| title=Monte Carlo Baccarat
| date=1991
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1991&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* Gambling video game
* Developed by Brian A. Rice
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (video game)
| title=Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
| date=1992
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1992&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Platformer](/source/Platform_game)
* Developed by [Manley & Associates](/source/Manley_%26_Associates)
* Based on the ''[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York](/source/Home_Alone_2%3A_Lost_in_New_York)'' film
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=LA Law: The Computer Game
| title=L.A. Law
| date=1992
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1992&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Adventure game](/source/Adventure_game)
* Developed by [Synergistic Software](/source/Synergistic_Software)
* Based on the ''[L.A. Law](/source/L.A._Law)'' TV show
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=The Dark Half (video game)
| title=The Dark Half
| date=1992
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1992&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Adventure game](/source/Adventure_game)
* Developed by Symtus
* Based on ''The Dark Half'' film
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=An American Tail: The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His Friends
| title=An American Tail: The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His Friends
| date=August 1992<ref name="ATail"/>
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1992&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Adventure game](/source/Adventure_game)
* Developed by [Manley & Associates](/source/Manley_%26_Associates)
* Based on ''[An American Tail](/source/An_American_Tail_(franchise))'' franchise
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Wayne's World (video game)
| title=Wayne's World
| date=1993
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1993&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Adventure game](/source/Adventure_game)
* Developed by Robert Fiorini & Associates
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Homey D. Clown (video game)
| title=Homey D. Clown
| date=1993
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1993&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Action game](/source/Action_game)
* Developed by [Synergistic Software](/source/Synergistic_Software)
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=The Beverly Hillbillies (video game)
| title=The Beverly Hillbillies
| date=1993
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1993&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Adventure game](/source/Adventure_game)
* Developed by [Synergistic Software](/source/Synergistic_Software)
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Discoveries of the Deep
| title=Discoveries of the Deep
| date=1993
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1993&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Adventure game](/source/Adventure_game)
* Developed by [GameTek](/source/GameTek)
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=
| title=Surf Ninjas
| date=1994
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1994&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS), [Amiga](/source/Amiga), [Amiga CD32](/source/Amiga_CD32)
| notes=
* [Beat 'em up](/source/Beat_'em_up) game
* Developed by [Creative Edge Software](/source/Creative_Edge_Software)
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=
| title=Ultimate Backgammon
| date=1994
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1994&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Board game](/source/Board_game)
* Developed by Sentient Software
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Anyone for Cards?
| title=Anyone for Cards?
| date=1994
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1994&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS), [Windows 3.x](/source/Windows_3.x), [Mac OS](/source/Classic_Mac_OS)
| notes=
* [Card game](/source/Card_game)s
* Developed by Random Programming
}}{{Video game titles/item
| article=Chronomaster
| title=Chronomaster
| date=December 20, 1995<ref name="CMaster-NEXTGen"/>
| multiplereleasedates=no
| release=1995&nbsp;– [MS-DOS](/source/MS-DOS)
| notes=
* [Adventure game](/source/Adventure_game)
* Developed by [DreamForge Intertainment](/source/DreamForge_Intertainment)
}}}}

===Distributed===
* ''[Eternam](/source/Eternam)''
* ''Pinball Arcade''
* ''[Superman: The Man of Steel](/source/Superman%3A_The_Man_of_Steel_(1989_video_game))''
* ''[Trolls](/source/Trolls_(video_game))''

===Cancelled===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="width:35%" scope="col" | Title
! style="width:14%" scope="col" | Cancellation date
! style="width:25%" scope="col" | Developer(s)
! style="width:3%" scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | ''[Rescue 911](/source/Rescue_911)''
| 1994
| Capstone Software
| <ref name="GBytes20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/GameBytes/issue20/misc/sumces.html|title=The 1994 Summer Consumer Electronics Show}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | ''Flintstones vs. The Jetsons Chess''
| 1994
| Capstone Software
| <ref name="GBytes20"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | ''Corridor 8: Galactic Wars''
| 1996
| Capstone Software
| 
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | ''Fate''
| 1996
| Capstone Software
|
|}

==References==
<references>
<!-- Intracorp -->
<ref name="SearchTitanic">{{cite magazine |title=Special Report |url=http://pdf.textfiles.com/zines/CGW/1989_02_issue56.pdf |magazine=[Computer Gaming World](/source/Computer_Gaming_World) |issue=56 |publisher=Golden Empire Publications |date=February 1989 |page=9}}</ref>
<ref name="GambleSoftware">{{Cite news|last=Lynch |first=Dennis |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-07-26-9103230061-story.html |title=Gambling via Software is the Safe Way |date=1991-07-26 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |access-date=2022-06-04 |language=en-US }}</ref>
<ref name="T2CyberChess">{{cite magazine|date=April 1993 |title=PC Zone Magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/PC_Zone_Issue_001_1993-04_Dennis_Publishing_GB#page/n9 |magazine=[PC Zone](/source/PC_Zone) |publisher=[Future plc](/source/Future_plc) |issue=1 |page=11}}</ref>
<ref name="T2ChessEngine">{{cite magazine|date=June 1994 |title=CD-ROM Redux |url=https://archive.org/details/CDROMEntertainment1994June |magazine=[CD-ROM Entertainment](/source/CD-ROM_Entertainment) |publisher=[Future plc](/source/Future_plc) |page=[https://archive.org/details/CDROMEntertainment1994June/page/n50 51]}}</ref>

<!-- Capstone Software -->
<ref name="ColorBooks">{{cite magazine|title=Educational Games move Forward |url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic-Games-1992-10/Electronic%20Games%201992-10#page/n63 |magazine=[Electronic Games](/source/Electronic_Games) |volume=1 |issue=1 |publisher=Decker Publications |date=October 1992 |page=64}}</ref>
<ref name="ColorBooks-Buffalo">{{Cite news|last1=Hudkins |last2=Allen |first1=Lonnie |first2=Carl |url=https://buffalonews.com/1992/04/26/ferngully-program-both-fun-educational-children-create-color-and-print-pictures-from-their-own-computers/ |title=The FernGully Computerized Coloring Book |date=1992-04-26 |newspaper=The Buffalo News |access-date=2018-07-31 |language=en-US }}</ref>
<ref name="IntraCorpPL">{{cite book |title=IntraCorp 1995 Product Line |url=http://www.mocagh.org/miscgame/intracorp-95catalog.pdf |publisher=Capstone Software |date=1995 |page=3}}</ref>
<ref name="Whaven">{{cite web|last=Varner |first=Jim |title=Witchaven - Gamespot |date= May 2, 2000 |work=[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot) |url=http://www.gamespot.com/witchaven/ |access-date=November 12, 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="CMaster-NEXTGen">{{cite magazine|title=Chronomaster - ng alphas |url=https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-011/page/n115 |magazine=[Next Generation](/source/Next_Generation_(magazine)) |issue=11 |publisher=[Imagine Media](/source/Future_US) |date=November 1995 |page=115}}</ref>

<!-- Published -->
<ref name="ATail">{{Cite news|last1=DeCoster |last2=Crook |first1=Jeane |first2=David |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-29-ca-5439-story.html |title=The Mouse That Didn't Roar |date=1992-08-29 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2018-08-02 |language=en-US }}</ref>

<!-- Cancelled -->
</references>

==External links==
*[http://corridor7.tripod.com/INTSITE/capstone/capstone_software.htm Capstone Software] at KBW's Corridor 7 Homepage
*{{MobyGames company|company=capstone-software}}

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