In 1978, Konami began releasing video games. They became a hit developer and publisher in 1981, thanks to titles like Frogger.

About two years later, in 1983, Capcom was founded. By the end of 1985, they had become well known thanks to games like 1942.

For decades, Konami and Capcom have been some of the dominant players in the video game industry. Of all the developers and publishers to never develop their own consoles, few can compare to these Japanese giants that have covered a multitude of genres over the years.

The purpose of this vote is to determine which of these two companies have historically created the Best lineups, as chosen by the VGChartz community.

Vote for one company or the other in each of the following seven categories:

• 8-Bit Console/Arcade Games
• 16 Bit Console/Arcade Games
• The Fifth Generation of Consoles
• The SIxth Generation fo Consoles
• The Seventh Generation of Consoles
• Handhelds up until the release of the NIntendo DS
• Handhelds since the release of the Nintendo DS

Examples of games in each cagtegory will be posted below.

I'll tally up all the votes for each era, then based on the sum of all seven categories, I'll name a winner. The winner will be, at earliest, named on February 14, in a bit over 2 weeks from now.

Example Ballot (Not Actually Being Counted):

• 8-Bit Console/Arcade Games - Capcom
• 16 Bit Console/Arcade Games - Konami
• The Fifth Generation of Consoles - Capcom
• The SIxth Generation fo Consoles - Konami
• The Seventh Generation of Consoles - Capcom
• Handhelds up until the release of the NIntendo DS - Konami
• Handhelds since the release of the Nintendo DS - Capcom

8-Bit Console/Arcade Games

Capcom

Mega Man 1 through 6

Ghosts n Goblins

Ducktales and other Disney Licensed Games

Bionic Commando

Konami

Contra and Super C

Castlevania 1 through 3

Metal Gear

Frogger

16 Bit Console/Arcade Games

Capcom

Street Fighter 2 series

Final Fight

Mega Man X

Strider

Konami

The Simpsons Arcade Game

Super Castlevania 4

Turtles in Time

Contra 3: Alien Wars

The Fifth Generation of Consoles

Capcom

Resident Evil 1 through 3

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Darkstalkers

Mega Man Legends

Dino Crisis

Konami

Metal Gear Solid

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Silent Hill

Dance Dance Revolution

The SIxth Generation fo Consoles

Capcom

Resident Evil 4

Okami

Devil May Cry

Viewtiful Joe

Konami

Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3

Silent Hill 2 and 3

Zone of the Enders

Pro Evolution Soccer

The Seventh Generation of Consoles

Capcom

Monster Hunter Tri

Resident Evil 5 and 6

Dead Rising

Street Fighter 4 series

Konami

Metal Gear Solid 4

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Metal Gear Rising: Reveangeance

Handhelds up until the release of the NIntendo DS

Capcom

Ace Attorney Trilogy

Mega Man spinoffs (including Xtreme, Battle Network, and Zero)

Zelda: Oracle Duo and Minish Cap

Shantae

Konami

Castlevania (A Load of Them)

Kid Dracula

Metal Gear: Shost Babel

Yu-Gi-Oh

Handhelds since the release of the Nintendo DS

Capcom

Latter Ace Attorney games

Monster Hunter (Freedom in particular)

Resident Evil: Revelations

Okamiden

Konami

Castlevania (Including multiple Metroidvanias and Mirror of Fate)

Contra 4

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Boktai series

Note that these are only some of the games that fall under each category.

8-Bit Console/Arcade Games - Capcom
16 Bit Console/Arcade Games - Konami
The Fifth Generation of Consoles - Capcom
The SIxth Generation fo Consoles - Capcom
The Seventh Generation of Consoles - Konami
Handhelds up until the release of the NIntendo DS - Konami
Handhelds since the release of the Nintendo DS - Konami

I hate both companies by the way.

I like it. This isn't an actual vote, since I want to wait to read your comparisons, but I'd probably go Capcom 8 bit and 16 bit, and Konami from there on out. It's hard though. Mega Man vs. Castlevania? Resident Evil vs MGS? Nice thread though.

8-Bit Console/Arcade Games - Konami
16 Bit Console/Arcade Games - Capcom
The Fifth Generation of Consoles - Konami
The SIxth Generation fo Consoles - Capcom
The Seventh Generation of Consoles - Capcom
Handhelds up until the release of the NIntendo DS - Konami
Handhelds since the release of the Nintendo DS - Konami

Does does Konami even make these days lol I never see there games anymore aside of MGS

• 8-Bit Console/Arcade Games - Konami
• 16 Bit Console/Arcade Games - Capcom
• The Fifth Generation of Consoles - Konami
• The SIxth Generation fo Consoles - Capcom
• The Seventh Generation of Consoles - Capcom
• Handhelds up until the release of the NIntendo DS - Konami
• Handhelds since the release of the Nintendo DS - Capcom

• 8-Bit Console/Arcade Games - capcom


• 16 Bit Console/Arcade Games - Capcom


• The Fifth Generation of Consoles - capcom


• The SIxth Generation fo Consoles - Capcom


• The Seventh Generation of Consoles - Capcom


• Handhelds up until the release of the NIntendo DS - capcom


• Handhelds since the release of the Nintendo DS - Capcom

8-Bit Console/Arcade Games - Capcom
16 Bit Console/Arcade Games - Capcom
The Fifth Generation of Consoles - Konami
The SIxth Generation fo Consoles - Capcom
The Seventh Generation of Consoles - Capcom
Handhelds up until the release of the NIntendo DS - Konami
Handhelds since the release of the Nintendo DS - Capcom